🏈 Coach Saban and Alabama football undertake ALS challenge

[PhillyGirl]

http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2014/08/watch_nick_saban_alabama_footb.html

Just about everyone in the world's done it by now. Now you can add Nick Saban to list of participants in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
The Alabama football coach took the frosty plunge after Tuesday's practice in Tuscaloosa.

Saban said it was especially important cause to Alabama football because alum Kevin Turner is fighting ALS.

"I'm sure most of you have seen the ESPN deal and I'm really excited that so many people have taken such an interest in this and it's raised quite a bit of money and awareness."

"We had them throw it off the porch so nobody could get hit in the head," Saban said.

Saban nominated U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (a friend from West Virginia), Mark Ingram, Paul Finebaum and Will Muschamp.

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Tried to post the video but it won't work. Meh.

 

[doemasters]

 

[PhillyGirl]

Boooo I posted this earlier but couldn't figure out how to post the video!

 

[rick4bama]

Good for the team.

 

[rick4bama]

Come Mark doing it!

 

[TerryP]

@PhillyGirl It's an Instagram video....just copy the url and paste it.

http://instagram.com/p/r5buH8LwUL

 

[planomateo]

These people realize that they can just donate money w/o dumping ice right? It is cool that dumping ice has brought some attention to ALS, but I'll admit I'm tired of seeing it on social media and the news.

According to the ALS website ~5600 people are diagnosed every year with ALS. Last year in the same timeframe (3 weeks), they received $1.9m, thanks to the ice bucket challenge, they've received $22.9m (11x increase).

• It is estimated that ALS is responsible for nearly two deaths per hundred thousand population annually.
• Approximately 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year. The incidence of ALS is two per 100,000 people, and it is estimated that as many as 30,000 Americans may have the disease at any given time.

The folks in Ferguson could use an ice bucket challenge to cool their heads.

 

[rick4bama]

I wonder who though this thing up? I have seen it done for others thing ,but this is the first for ALS.

 

[doemasters]

 

[planomateo]

I wonder who though this thing up? I have seen it done for others thing ,but this is the first for ALS.

http://www.boston.com/sports/2014/0...-frates-makes-lasting-impact-for-als-research

 

[PhillyGirl]

One of the co-founders of the movement died yesterday in a diving accident, after leaving an ALS fundraiser.

http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/08/19...ce-bucket-challenge-co-founder-dies-drowning/

The movement has also raised $22.9 million so far. Amazing, considering it started off as people dumping buckets on their heads!

 

[rick4bama]

http://www.boston.com/sports/2014/0...-frates-makes-lasting-impact-for-als-research

It sad when you have to come to something like this, just to raise money for a cause.

 

[alabama mike]

Looking at the video, Coach did not get very wet. I think we need a do over.

 

[planomateo]

They've hit $31.5m ($1.6m raised since their last report - yesterday).

 

[doemasters]

Looking at the video, Coach did not get very wet. I think we need a do over.

we plan on doing another one in January :rtrsign: