Ice Bucket Challenge co-creator Patrick Quinn dies, aged 37
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He first saw the ice bucket challenge in 2014 on the social media of professional golfer Chris Kennedy, who had a family member suffering with ALS. Frates, a former Boston College baseball player, died in December last year at the age of 34 Celebrities, athletes, politicians and even a pre-White House Donald Trump took part in the ice bucket challenge, videos of which attracted millions of views online. “It dramatically accelerated the fight against ALS, leading to new research discoveries, expanded care for people living with ALS, and significant investment from the government in ALS research.” Lou Gehrig’s disease is named after the legendary New York Yankees baseball player who suffered from it. “Nobody knew the ice bucket challenge would become a worldwide phenomenon, but we united as one because that is what it takes to change a disease like ALS,” said Quinn in 2015.
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