WHO WE PLAY FOR

LEAGUE OF CHAMPIONS

About the

League

of Champions

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Our Champions are industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers who leverage their success, influence, and platforms to eliminate Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). Through their networks and voice, they amplify our mission and help us protect young hearts across the nation.

League of Champions

  • Chai Baker

    League of Champions Co-Chair

    All American basketball player who survived SCA

  • Andre Walsh

    League of Champions Co-Chair

    All American track star DQ’ed with life threatening heart condition

  • Russell Westbrook

    League of Champions Member

    Nine-time NBA All-Star

  • Clive Dixon

    League of Champions Member

    Professional Skateboarder

  • Marcus Maye

    League of Champions Member

    New Orleans Saints Free Safety

  • Jane Alukonis

    League of Champions Member

    Head Coach for USC Women’s Soccer

  • CJ Hobgood

    League of Champions Member

    Professional Surfer

  • Winston Scott

    League of Champions Member

    Retired US Navy Captain & Nasa Astronaut

  • Corey Howell

    League of Champions Member

    Professional Surfer

  • Leyla Erkan

    League of Champions Member

    #1 FSU Tennis player who DQ’ed with life threatening heart condition

  • Lauren Tabler

    League of Champions Member

    University of Michigan Softball player & Wife of SCA survivor

Help Us Grow The League

Our Champions are leaders and visionaries who have achieved remarkable success in their careers, and now use their voice to protect young hearts. By sharing our mission across their networks, they expand our reach and help us prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) on a national scale. We hold immense gratitude for their partnership advocacy, and dedication to saving lives.

If you know an influential leader passionate about our cause and capable of driving large-scale impact, we want to connect. Nominate a Champion today and help us bring life-saving heart screenings to more communities.

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Donate To Who We Play For

All donations to Who We Play For goes directly to life-saving heart screenings, AED placements, research, and more to help eliminate sudden cardiac death in the young. For every $20 donated, we are able to provide 1 heart screening to a student. For every $6,000 donated, we are able to save a life.

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Other Ways to Get Involved

  • Social Advocacy

    The simplest way for you to support our mission is by sharing about us on your social media.

    Advocate Now

  • Heart Screenings

    An ECG is one of the only ways to catch a life-threatening heart defect before SCA occurs. Have you been screened?

    Schedule Your Screening

  • AED Placement Programs

    AEDs assist in life-saving, time-sensitive measures that must be taken when a person has a SCA event. Make sure your community has an AED.

    Our AED Programs

  • Physicians

    The physicians involved in WWPF help us to read ECGs from our participants and host ECGs in their offices.

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