The Fred Thompson Save A Life Foundation, INC. (FTSALF) is a non-profit organization that was established in 2011 in the pursuit of creating awareness about SCD and to provide the opportunity to young athletes to get extensive testing for health problems.  It was founded by Jackie Wilcots-Terry, the grandmother of Fred Thompson.  Fred played football in high school (Oakland Tech) and college (Oregon State).  In 2011, he passed away due to SCD.  It was later revealed that he had a heart condition that was never diagnosed.