Members of the Stony Brook University Football team took some time off the field this past October to lift the spirits of the young patients at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital.  

After an early morning practice, the players, along with Wolfie, mingled with some of the youngest Seawolves fans in the pediatric acute care units and the pediatric hematology/oncology unit at Stony Brook Children’s.

All had a great time in the play room at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital wit the football players from Stony Brook University. (left to right) Christian Ricard (#39), 6-year-old Liliana Virgilio of Smithtown, Will Tye (#44),  Davonte Anderson (#2) and 4-year-old Julien Indefonso of Holbrook.

With ‘tricks and treats’ in hand, the players drew and colored Halloween-inspired pictures and crafts with the children, took photos, gave out temporary Wolfie tattoos, signed autographs and had some fun with the kids in the Child Life playroom.

The visit brought exactly what the players had hoped for –  smiles to all the young faces. And based on the players’ smiling faces it was difficult to tell who was having more fun.

The players making the visit were Running Back Stacey Bedell of Mastic Beach, New York (#21); Tight End Will Tye of Middletown, Connecticut (#44); Kicker/Punter Luke Allen of Port Jefferson, New York (#53); Quarterback Conor Bednarski of South Pasadena, California (#16); Defensive Back Christian Ricard, of Spencer, Massachusetts (#39); and Defensive Back Davonte Anderson of Corona, California (#2).

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