Curt Schilling Biography

CURTIS MONTAGUE (CURT) SCHILLING...Curt and his wife Shonda have 4 children: Gehrig (5/27/95), Gabriella (5/22/97), Grant (10/13/99) and Garrison (6/27/01)...attended Yavapai Junior College in Prescott, AZ, where he helped the 1985 club to the JuCo World Series...graduated from Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix in 1985...an avid history buff, who is particularly interested in the World War II era, Curt is president of Multi-Man Publishing, which produces board games and war games for Hasbro Games, Inc. (www.multimanpublishing.com)...Curt's father Cliff served 20 years in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") prior to his passing in 1988...born in Anchorage, Curt is one of 8 Alaskan-born big leaguers.

CURT IN THE COMMUNITY: Widely recognized as one of the most community-minded players in baseball, Curt received the Roberto Clemente Award, the Branch Rickey Award, the Hutch Award and the Jim "Catfish" Hunter Humanitarian Award, presented by the North Carolina ALS Association, in 2001 alone...he wasted little time demonstrating his eagerness to continue the efforts he began in Philadelphia and Phoenix upon his trade to the Red Sox...on the day of his acquisition, he announced plans to make a $500,000 contribution to the Jimmy Fund and plans to continue his countless other charitable endeavors in New England...Curt and Shonda have worked tirelessly on behalf of numerous charitable causes with a particular focus on raising funds for research as well as elevating awareness of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) and melanoma...in 1992, the Schillings adopted the Philadelphia chapter of the ALS Association to benefit from their fundraising and public awareness efforts...they launched "Curt's Pitch," a pledge drive for Phillies fans to donate to the ALS Association based on Curt's annual strikeout and win totals (www.curtspitchforals.org)...the Schillings inaugurated "The Curt Schilling ALS Golf Outing," now in its 12th year in the Philadelphia area...when Curt was traded to Arizona, the Schillings replicated their ALS fundraising with the "Curt's Pitch" program and the "Curt Schilling FORE ALS Golf Tournament"...now, the program continues in conjunction with the ALS Association of Massachusetts...when Curt signed a 4-year contract with Arizona in 2001, he donated $1 million to be divided among the United Way ($500,000) and the ALS Chapters of Philadelphia and Phoenix ($250,000 each)...Curt and Shonda are responsible for generating nearly $4 million for the ALS Association in the past 13 years...in September of 2002, Curt and Shonda, a survivor of melanoma, directed their energy at prevention and awareness of melanoma by launching SHADE, The Curt and Shonda Schilling Melanoma Foundation of America (www.ShadeFoundation.org)...in October of 2003, the SHADE Foundation received the "Excellence in Cancer Awareness Award," presented by Congressional Families Action for Cancer Awareness...the December, 2002 issue of Worth Magazine named Curt "Philanthropist of the Year" for his contributions of time and money as well as the public awareness he has brought to important issues...Curt won the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association Humanitarian Award in 2000...in 1996, he was honored with Phi Delta Theta's Lou Gehrig Award, presented annually to the major leaguer who best exemplifies the character of the Hall of Famer and fraternity member...that same year, he was named Baseball's "Most Caring Athlete" by USA Today Weekend.