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#BCEagles Newsstand: Frates Accepts NCAA Inspiration Award
December 15, 2016 | Baseball, Boston College Athletics
The NCAA, baseball team and more joined the Frates family in Beverly for award ceremony
On Tuesday, the Boston College baseball team traveled to Beverly, Mass., to watch as former captain and ALS advocate Pete Frates was presented the 2017 NCAA Inspiration Award by the association's president Dr. Mark Emmert.
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Frates is unable to travel to Nashville, Tenn., to accept the award at the NCAA Honors Celebration in January, so the NCAA came to him. Frates' family home, where he currently resides with wife Julie and two-year-old daughter Lucy, was packed with family, friends and media, showing the outpouring of love, support and admiration for Frates. Emmert said that the association was proud to present Frates and his family with the award to him and his family in his home.
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BC Director of Athletics Brad Bates said out loud something many who know Frates think daily, "How lucky are we that we get to know Pete?" Â His father, John Frates, noted that the now famous Ice Bucket Challenge catapulted over his true essence, which is as a collegiate baseball player. Â Frates is not only an inspiration in a time when it's needed most, but progress in ALS research has advanced because of the money raised from the social media phenomenon, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton said during the ceremony.
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While all the guests waited for the ceremony to start, stories about Frates – baseball, toughness and otherwise – were told. The Boston Herald's Steve Buckley, who had been a great supporter of the ALS cause and BC baseball, retold some in his Wednesday column.
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Local news stations Fox 25, WBZ Boston, WCVB, 7News and NECN also covered the event.
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After the event, Dr. Michael Benson, the chair of the NCAA Honors Committee and the president of Eastern Kentucky University, was so inspired by what he saw in Beverly, he wrote a piece for The Huffington Post.
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On Wednesday, Frates' mother, Nancy, joined WBZ Boston to talk about Frates, Emmert making the trip to Boston, the impact of the Ice Bucket Challenge and the Fifth Annual Plunge for Pete.
For the most up-to-date sports headlines, visit the Boston Globe sports section.
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Frates is unable to travel to Nashville, Tenn., to accept the award at the NCAA Honors Celebration in January, so the NCAA came to him. Frates' family home, where he currently resides with wife Julie and two-year-old daughter Lucy, was packed with family, friends and media, showing the outpouring of love, support and admiration for Frates. Emmert said that the association was proud to present Frates and his family with the award to him and his family in his home.
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BC Director of Athletics Brad Bates said out loud something many who know Frates think daily, "How lucky are we that we get to know Pete?" Â His father, John Frates, noted that the now famous Ice Bucket Challenge catapulted over his true essence, which is as a collegiate baseball player. Â Frates is not only an inspiration in a time when it's needed most, but progress in ALS research has advanced because of the money raised from the social media phenomenon, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton said during the ceremony.
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While all the guests waited for the ceremony to start, stories about Frates – baseball, toughness and otherwise – were told. The Boston Herald's Steve Buckley, who had been a great supporter of the ALS cause and BC baseball, retold some in his Wednesday column.
Â
Local news stations Fox 25, WBZ Boston, WCVB, 7News and NECN also covered the event.
Â
After the event, Dr. Michael Benson, the chair of the NCAA Honors Committee and the president of Eastern Kentucky University, was so inspired by what he saw in Beverly, he wrote a piece for The Huffington Post.
Â
On Wednesday, Frates' mother, Nancy, joined WBZ Boston to talk about Frates, Emmert making the trip to Boston, the impact of the Ice Bucket Challenge and the Fifth Annual Plunge for Pete.
For the most up-to-date sports headlines, visit the Boston Globe sports section.
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