Curt Schilling and Everquest

Curt Schilling loves playing EverQuest so much (and his passion for helping in the fight against ALS) that he decided to move into the world of Everquest. Permanently.

Schilling's video game character resided within the online world of EverQuest II (EQII) for three days during the Yankees vs. Red Sox baseball series June 5, 6 and 7, 2006 at Yankee Stadium. During that time, anyone could register for and log into EverQuest II at www.battleals.com to challenge the evil Schilling character, appropriately named "Curt Schilling."

Every time a player defeated the virtual Schilling character, Sony Online Entertainment, creators of EverQuest II, made a donation of $5 dollars (up to a maximum of $10,000) to the ALS Association, which assists patients with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

After the three-day baseball series, Curt's character remained within the game as a high-powered enemy that characters have to face later in the game. At the launch of the campaign on June 5th, Schilling's 10-year-old son, Gehrig (named after the legendary Yankee first baseman), was one of the first to battle his virtual dad in-game.