Our story…
CTE is a devastating neurodegenerative disease caused by repetitive head impacts in sports and military service that can only be diagnosed after death. We are raising funds to support the Concussion Legacy Foundation’s End CTE campaign, which is leading efforts to prevent, diagnose, and treat CTE while supporting patients and families fighting the disease.
14 of the first 18 Ivy League football players who have had their brain examined have had CTE. We are participating in memory of two Yale football players we have lost to CTE, including Mike Pyle '61. (the other member is not yet public)
We are competing against the other Ivy League schools including Harvard, Penn, Columbia, Brown, Princeton, Dartmouth, and Cornell to see who can raise the most funds. To remind us we’re all in the fight to End CTE together, the losing team captains will film themselves singing the winner’s fight song and CLF will post the video to their social media accounts (like last year). Thank you for joining and supporting our team!
- Gary Fencik '76, Chris Gaughan '91, Shane Bannon '11, Samantha Pyle Buono
Team members
Click on one of our team members below to make a donation.
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Chris Gaughan
Raised: $11,179.06
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Shane Bannon
Raised: $5,020.60
Team captain
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Gary Fencik
Raised: $5,000.00
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Sam Pyle Buono
Raised: $3,532.61
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Jon Reese
Raised: $2,676.42
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Luca Buono
Raised: $54.43
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Tyler Varga
Raised: $0.00
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| May 11 | Shane Bannon | Undisclosed amount |
| May 11 | Zach Cohen | $54.43 |
| May 10 | Lynn Jennings Taylor | $107.94 |
| May 05 | ‘89 Ivy League Champs | $2,676.42 |
| May 05 | Candy Pyle | $107.94 |
| Apr 29 | Bob and Susan Blanchard | $268.47 |
| Apr 28 | The Walz Family | Undisclosed amount |
| Apr 27 | The Yoon Family | Undisclosed amount |
| Apr 26 | Shannon and Bryan Jordan | $268.47 |
| Apr 26 | Mary Kay Clarke | $54.43 |
