Chicago Bears tight end, Greg Olsen, will host the World's Largest Charity Kickball Tournament this Saturday to raise money for cancer research. Olsen's annual kickball tournament brings more than 1,000 people to Grant Park each summer with proceeds benefiting his foundation, Receptions for Research.
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| 2010 Tournament via Kicks For A Cure Facebook page (Photo by Matthew Barrett) |
Olsen started the foundation in honor of his mother, a breast cancer survivor. Olsen saw how difficult it was for his mother to battle breast cancer, but saw her overcome the disease with perseverance and great care. He hopes his charity will help give more people a "second chance at life," just like his mother was given.
Here's Olsen talking about his foundation and the big kickball tournament:
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