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University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Tackle Cancer This Saturday
10/10/2017 12:00:00 AM | Football
Randy Shaver Cancer Fund
The University of Minnesota football team will join forces with the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund to help Tackle Cancer on Saturday, Oct. 14 when the Gophers host the Michigan State Spartans at 7 p.m. at TCF Bank Stadium (Tickets).
Saturday is Gopher football's annual tackle cancer game and volunteers will be collecting donations at each gate throughout the stadium with all money raised supporting the University of Minnesota cancer researchers. Fans can also visit RandyShaverCancerFund.org for more information or to make a donation.
The mission of the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund is to assist and support the cancer community in Minnesota by funding research, prevention, treatment and other programs relating to the cancer community's needs.
Shaver is well-known television anchor with KARE11. While his focus has always been on cancer research and the Minnesota cancer community, Shaver's fight became intensely personal when he himself became a patient shortly after his 1998 tournament. Diagnosed with Stage IV Hodgkin's Disease, Shaver's treatment and subsequent remission have understandably made him even more passionate than ever about finding a cure.
Shaver's Tackle Cancer initiative, which encompasses high school, college and professional football games, raised more than $281,000 for the Minnesota cancer community last year.
