Help Kelly raise money

I am teaming up with the Concussion Legacy Foundation in their first ever Race to End CTE in memory of my stepdad, Robert Allardice, West Point Class of ’69. Please join us in our mission to End CTE by making a donation.

https://raceroster.com/events/2022/50537/2022-cleveland-marathon/pledge/team/116

Dice played football and wrestled at West Point. In October of 1968 while playing for the West Point football team as a defensive tackle, Dice sustained three concussions in one week, followed by a broken neck the very next week.

In 1996, the effects of the injuries that had taken away his dreams to serve his country began to manifest themselves more seriously. By his retirement in 2006 he was noticeably struggling, increasingly confused, and losing his ability to communicate. His disease progressed quickly, systematically stripping him of his quality of life.

During his courageous battle and before he lost his ability to communicate, he made the decision to donate his brain to the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank for research.Dice became the first known West Point graduate to have died with the disease known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), confirmed by Dr. Ann McKee and the research team at Boston University.

Dice was a man who believed that everyone he met held the potential to be his friend. He was bound by his ties to West Point and the members of the Long Gray Line. He lived Duty, Honor, Country every day. Integrity was how he lived his life. He was fiercely loyal and an honorable man. The effects of his injuries diminished his athleticism but not his patriotism; he never wavered in his love for West Point and his country. We know that he would have been the first to sign up to support any of his fellow classmates.

Please join me in honoring Dice’s memory and support Team West Point in this year’s Race to End CTE. Donate to our team here.

Thank you for your consideration. Go Army!