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USC Blind Long Snapper Jake Olson's 17 Bench Reps Raise Funds for Retinoblastoma

Jake Olson, a long snapper for the USC Trojans who is blind, threw down 17 reps on the bench press during a fundraiser to combat retinoblastoma, per Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com:

Lindsey Thiry

Amazing moment at USC Pro Day. Jake Olson, their blind long snapper, just had 17 reps on the bench press to raise funds for retinoblastoma, which took his eyesight. https://t.co/kSxWZxanAX

Olson lost his eyesight at the age of 12 to retinoblastoma, a rare cancer that cost him both of his eyes, according to Kyle Bonagura of ESPN.com. Wednesday's bench press was part of a fundraiser to donate money to Uplifting Athletes, "a nonprofit organization created to inspire the rare-disease community, and retinoblastoma research supporting [Dr.