Pete Frates

Peter Frates (born December 28, 1984) is a former Boston College baseball player who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2012. He is credited as the creator of the Ice Bucket Challenge, an activity involving dumping a bucket of ice water on one's head to promote awareness of ALS that went viral on social media during the summer of 2014.
Biography
Early life
Peter Frates was born in Beverly, Massachusetts on December 28, 1984. He is the second of three children of John and Nancy Frates. He attended in Danvers, Massachusetts, where he was a four-year member of the school's football, hockey and baseball teams. He graduated in 2003.
College and baseball career
Frates attended Boston College, graduating in 2007. While at Boston college, he played baseball and majored in communications.
On April 13, 2015 Frates signed a special lifetime contract with the Boston Red Sox, making him an official member of the organization for life.
Diagnosis with ALS and Ice Bucket Challenge
Frates was diagnosed with ALS on March 13, 2012. Upon diagnosis, he immediately began advocacy and fundraising work for the disease.
Personal life
Pete Frates married Julie Kowalik on June 1, 2012 Their first child, Lucy Fitzgerald, was born on August 31, 2014.
Awards
* Inducted into the St. John's Preparatory School Hall of Fame on November 20, 2012.
* Awarded the Stephen Heywood Patients Today Award in 2012 for his fundraising and advocacy work in increasing awareness of ALS. Frates' Boston College and sporting connections became an initial focus of the Ice Bucket Challenge and strengthened its focus on ALS.
* Listed as number one on Eventcombo's Top 50 Coolest People of 2014
* Named one of 10 "people who mattered" of 2014 on December 18, 2014, along with Maryam Mirzakhani, Radhika Nagpal, and others.
* Number 3 retired by Boston College men's baseball team.

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