Chris Nowinksi, Sports Legacy Institute and co-founder and president of the Sports Legacy Institute (SLI), a non-profit organization dedicated to solve the sports concussion crisis. Chris also serves as a co-director of the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) at Boston University School of Medicine. He also serves on the National Football League Players Association Mackey/White TBI Research Committee and on the board of directors of the Brain Injury Association of America.

A former Harvard football player and WWE professional wrestler, he was forced to retire from a series of concussions in 2003. He debuted on WWE’s flagship program Monday Night RAW in 2002, when he was named “Newcomer of the Year” by RAW Magazine, and was the youngest male Hardcore Champion in WWE history.  He is a champion to concussion awareness and education.

Tim Fleiszer, Sports Legacy Institute and 4 time Grey Cup championship winner.  We are pleased to work closely with Tim and the Sports Legacy Institute group on our football platform.  Tim played 10 seasons with the CFL. A leader on and off the field, Tim was a team captain on three teams (Montreal, Ottawa and Edmonton) and a CFL Players Association representative for four years. Throughout his ten year career, Fleiszer was passionate about his involvement in community-building initiatives. He was twice nominated for the Tom Pate award, given to the CFL player who reflects outstanding community service. It is an honour to work along side Chris Nowinski and Tim Fleiszer and the Sports Legacy Institute.

Andy Fantuz: Andy is one of Canada’s best football players. With the University of Western Ontario Mustangs, Andy was the CIS rookie of the year in 2002 and won the Hec Crighton trophy in 2004 as the most outstanding player in the country.  A first round draft pick of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Andy won a Grey Cup in 2007 and was the Most Outstanding Player in the Grey Cup game.  In 2010, Andy was named the Most Outstanding Canadian in the CFL. In February of 2011, Andy had offers from 4 NFL teams and chose to sign with the Chicago Bears of the NFL.  During the summer of 2010, as part of their “100 years of The Roughriders” promotional campaign, a breakfast cereal under the name “Fantuz Flakes” was created. The box featured an image of Fantuz on the front and the entire supply was sold out in just a few hours.