The event raised more than $5.4 million for the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami, in conjunction with the $75 million commitment the Miami Dolphins pledged to the organization last November for a year-round effort toward the cause.
“This is a group of people in this community in South Florida that have come together to fight a disease that affects everybody,” said Tom Garfinkel, vice chairman, president and chief executive officer of the Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium, who raised more than $52,000 for the event himself.
“If it hasn’t affected you personally yourself, it’s affected someone you love or someone you know.