Back in college, Pete Frates was nervous about asking basketball star Sean Marshall to be his roommate. Now Sean is honoring Pete –– who inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge –– as the leader of Team Challenge ALS. (via OnlyAGameNPR)
During their junior years at Boston College, Pete Frates asked his friend Sean Marshall to be his roommate. It happened when Sean was walking through a part of campus called The Mods.
"So one night he was banging on the door, and I was like, 'Pete, go to bed.' And he was just yelling, 'Buddy. Buddy. Open the door!' And I was just yelling, 'Go to bed! Go to bed!' ”The other moment that stands out to Sean came after he and the BC basketball team lost at home to a weaker opponent. Turns out Pete Frates tries to stay positive, too. If his name sounds familiar, that’s because he inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge., 17 million people participated. It raised $115 million.Meanwhile, Sean Marshall continued his professional basketball career.It was a single-elimination, 5-on-5 tournament that attracted professional players from leagues overseas. In 2014, the tournament’s first year, the prize was $500,000.
Team Challenge ALS won its first game by 16 points. Then came the No. 3 seed — a team called"The Stickmen."
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