by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Following an outstanding season in which he earned All-California honors as at College of the Redwoods, Dillon went through a transformation of his body and psyche that coaches, friends and family couldn’t understand. He went from a muscular 320 pounds to 380,...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Andrew displayed the passion and desire to make a difference for the rare disease cause when the offensive lineman started the Fordham Chapter of Uplifting Athletes in 2011. What he didn’t know through this work was how important this cause would become when it became...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
C.J. is one of those individuals who doesn’t have an inherent big-stage bone in his body. After all, his chosen position on a college football field for the University of Nebraska was fullback. The best fullbacks embrace life in the shadows. Diversely talented, but...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Like plenty of boys from Texas, Case dreamed of playing big-time college football one day. Unfortunately Case wasn’t like most other boys. That didn’t stop Case from dreaming. At the age of four, Case was diagnosed with a form of the rare disease scleroderma. The type...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Chuck, Stony Brook’s veteran head coach of more than a decade, was more than willing to make a difference in the life of a rare disease patient when a former college football teammate asked him for a favor that didn’t require anything more than saying yes. Chuck’s...
