November 18, 2011
By Steve Yanda
Tallahassee — In the moments after Candi Fisher got the phone call with the diagnosis, the spaghetti she had been cooking for dinner became unimportant. So she left it on the stove, hopped into her car and drove a few blocks to a
NFL Star Xavier Rhodes Partners with Florida State Coach Fisher to Fight Fanconi Anemia
Minneapolis, Minn. –Tuesday, July 5, 2016 — Minnesota Vikings cornerback and former Florida State star Xavier Rhodes announced today his partnership with Kidz1stFund, the foundation created by his college coach, Jimbo Fisher, and Candi Fisher with the mission of raising research money for Fanconi anemia — a rare blood disease
FSU coach considered leaving after son’s diagnosis
TALLAHASSEE — Jimbo Fisher was at the top of his profession for one year when a family crisis had him thinking he may have to walk away from his dream job.
Fisher’s youngest son, Ethan, then six weeks shy of his 6th birthday, was diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening disease
Rose Bowl Competitors Fight for Same Outcome – A Cure
PASADENA, Calif. – Reigning national college football champions, Florida State University (FSU) Seminoles will take on No. 2 Oregon (UO) Ducks in the Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, but the teams have a shared goal that trumps their quest for the 2015 College Football National Title – a cure against Fanconi anemia
Motocross Champion, Ricky Carmichael, and No. 1 College Football Coach, FSU’s Jimbo Fisher, Team Up in Dallas to Fight Fanconi Anemia
DALLAS – Aug. 28, 2014 – As Florida State University head football coach Jimbo Fisher readies his national championship team for this weekend’s season opener in Dallas, he’s also teaming up with motocross champion Ricky Carmichael to raise awareness for Fanconi anemia (FA) – a rare and incurable blood disorder
Coach Bobby Bowden Reddit AMA Supporting Kidz1stFund
LEGACY FSU FOOTBALL COACH, BOBBY BOWDEN, TO HOST LIVE REDDIT AMA
IN SUPPORT OF KIDZ1STFUND
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., (Aug. 13, 2014) – Florida State University football coaching legend, Bobby Bowden, will host a Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ (AMA) hour long session on Aug. 19,
9 to 10 a.m. EDT, in support
Florida State Chapter of Uplifting Athletes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Upon his arrival at Florida State just a few weeks prior to the start of the 2012 season, Penn State transfer Kevin Haplea knew that he wanted to make his presence felt both on and off field at his new program.
The on-field part was a given. A late
Kidz1stFund-Sponsored Bone Marrow Donor Drive Kicks-Off the 2013 Football Season
128 FLORIDA STATE ATHLETES, SPIRIT GROUPS AND MARCHING CHIEF MEMBERS GET SWABBED FOR NATIONAL MARROW DONOR REGISTRY
Tallahassee, Fla. – Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher and wife Candi kicked off the 2013 football season with a Kidz1stFund-sponsored Bone Marrow Donor Drive with FSU student-athletes, spirit groups and the band on
FSU and Pitt Announce Kidz1stFund Helmet Decals For Labor Day Game
FSU Head Coach Jimbo Fisher and Pitt Head Coach Paul Chryst Join to Fight Fanconi Anemia
Aug 23, 2013
Tallahassee, Fla. –When the Florida State Seminoles and Pittsburgh Panthers open their 2013 college football seasons versus one another on Labor Day, the teams won’t only be fighting for the
Fisher Joined by Saban, Bowden at Kidz1stFund Event
TALLAHASSEE — Florida State head football coach Jimbo Fisher and his wife, Candi, teamed up with two legendary college football coaches on Sunday evening for a private fundraiser at Fleming’s Steakhouse in Birmingham, Ala., benefitting Kidz1stFund to raise funds for Fanconi anemia research, the rare disease that affects their son,