Monday, 9 December 2019

Pete Frates, A Driving Force Behind The Viral Ice Bucket Challenge, Dies At 34

Pete Frates, (seated, center) participates in the Ice Bucket Challenge with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to raise money for ALS research at the Statehouse in Boston in 2015.

The former Boston College baseball star was diagnosed with ALS when he was 27. He turned a fundraising challenge into a national story and helped raise millions for ALS research.

(Image credit: Charles Krupa/AP)



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