Anthony Rizzo has caught the wave.
The Cubs first baseman posted video on his Instagram of what he called “by far the best college tradition of all time. #TheWave.”
As described in this piece by the Tribune’s Shannon Ryan, spectators, players and now officials at Iowa football games acknowledge patients at the neighboring children’s hospital with a friendly wave between the first and second quarters.
Rizzo is among the most active and generous professional athletes via the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation.
The foundation announced a $3.5 million donation in April to create two endowed funds at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
A cancer survivor, Rizzo underwent six months of chemotherapy after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at age 18.
An emotional Rizzo said during the ribbon-cutting ceremony: “This means a lot because I remember sitting with my mom saying, ‘We were going to do this,’ 10 years ago and this is a little step in our mission. This is so much bigger than (baseball).”
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