Sports In the Bay
Photos by M.S. McDaniel
Breast cancer is a deadly disease rapidly affecting our community which is why the Oakland Raiders and Alta Bates Summit Medical Center has made it their mission to bring awareness by holding their annual Football 101.
Nearly 80 people were present on Saturday enjoyed a delicious BBQ lunch, learn the X’s and O’s of football as well as meet Raiders players Kirk Morrison, Louis Murphy, Chris Johnson and Johnnie Lee Higgins.
“I love Football 101,” said Marie Femminis, a 10-year attendee of the annual event and a Raiders season ticket holder. Breast cancer touched Femminis’ life when her high school teacher was stricken with the disease.
One and eight women will get breast cancer (12%) with nearly 200,000 invasive breast cancer diagnoses each year.
Rookie wide receiver Louis Murphy knows firsthand about breast cancer, his mother died in his arms while he was a senior at Florida State. They would go on to win the National Championship.
“I play for my mother and the female fans with breast cancer,” said Murphy who made three awesome blocks in last week’s against the Eagles.
Murphy also said that he felt that the pigeon on the field during the game was a symbol of his mother’s everlasting presence.
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