Pat McAfee is making good on a promise that now carries a seven-figure payoff for the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
After Iowa City spent the weekend in the national spotlight, McAfee said on The Pat McAfee Show that he will donate $1 million to the hospital. The announcement followed ESPN College GameDay’s stop in Iowa City, where a field goal attempt during the show missed.
McAfee had been taking heat from some people for not making the donation after the attempt, and he addressed that directly on his show. “A lot of people were coming after me for not doing the donation, and I think those people are pretty right.
It didn't feel right after as I was thinking about it." We will donate a million to that children's hospital.
I would like to be a part of help for them. And I also think we are going to be doing some work together in the future.
He also made clear the money is headed to the University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, and he framed the gift as more than a one-time gesture. “I would just like to let everybody know we will be donating one million dollars to that hospital.
We would like to thank that hospital for their hospitality and for what they do. "They need to know how much they empower and help everybody else that comes in contact with them.
Keep kicking ass,” McAfee said.
The weekend itself was already a major moment for Iowa City, even with the Hawkeyes falling to Ohio State. But McAfee’s donation adds another layer to a weekend that, by the end, was about more than the final score.
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