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FAQ: Battle of the Legends Football Game and Heart Health Awareness Initiative
TL;DR
The American Heart Association's HCM awareness campaign provides life-saving knowledge that could give athletes and communities a critical advantage in preventing sudden cardiac death.
The American Heart Association educated fans about HCM detection and Hands-Only CPR techniques through interactive zones and QR code resources at a college football game.
This initiative builds stronger communities by empowering people with heart health knowledge and CPR skills to save lives and improve cardiac arrest survival rates.
Legendary players DeSean Jackson and Michael Vick's college teams competed while fans learned about heart conditions affecting 1 in 500 young people and life-saving CPR.
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The Association aimed to reach young athletes and fans with important messages about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) awareness and teach them how to save lives using Hands-Only CPR through an interactive pregame 'Heart Health Zone'.
HCM is defined by thickening and stiffening of the heart walls, which limits the heart's ability to fill and pump blood properly. It is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death among young athletes, affecting as many as 1 in every 500 young people in the United States, yet often goes undiagnosed.
Participants learned the correct rate and depth of CPR compressions through walk-up style CPR education opportunities at the Heart Health Zone, focusing specifically on Hands-Only CPR techniques.
The event occurred on Thursday, November 5, 2025, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia during the Battle of the Legends college football game between Delaware State Hornets and Norfolk State Spartans.
The American Heart Association, Greater Philadelphia organized the event, with involvement from former legendary players DeSean Jackson (Delaware State Hornets) and Michael Vick (Norfolk State Spartans), along with Jennifer Litchman-Green, executive director of the Association.
This reflects the Association's broader mission to ensure every community, particularly those historically underrepresented in health care, has access to knowledge and resources needed to live longer, healthier lives, building on ongoing work with HBCUs and historically underrepresented populations.
Fans received business cards with QR codes linking to more information about HCM, Hands-Only CPR, and how to start a Heart Club at schools, and were encouraged to visit Heart.org/HCMStudentAthlete and Heart.org/Nation for additional resources.
The Association aims to double cardiac arrest survival rates by 2030 through its Nation of Lifesavers™ movement, which focuses on building more people's confidence and capability to respond to cardiac emergencies.
This activation builds on the Association's ongoing work with HBCUs, student-athletes, and community leaders to expand health literacy and improve outcomes for heart disease and stroke across historically underrepresented populations, reaching people where they are to build stronger, more informed communities.
Curated from NewMediaWire
