Baker Mayfield autographed a football for Darrell Clarke.
The 2017 Heisman Memorial Trophy winner Baker Mayfield delighted patients at Kravis Children’s Hospital at Mount Sinai during a visit on Sunday, December 10, a day after receiving college football’s most prestigious award. Mr. Mayfield’s visit was arranged by Companions in Courage, a nonprofit foundation founded by hockey star Pat LaFontaine, and coordinated by the Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department. The senior quarterback from the University of Oklahoma autographed footballs for patients and participated in a question-and-answer session before patients and families with Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and President for Academic Affairs, Mount Sinai Health System. Recorded in the KidZone TV studio, the session was broadcast live throughout the hospital for those who were unable to attend. “Kids who have had struggles, they put a smile on their faces,” Mr. Mayfield said. “They are fighting for happiness.” He told patients, “Never give up. Just keep fighting.”