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WHO: |
Junior Achievement and the Sports Professionals Foundation
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WHAT: |
The Sports Professionals Celebrity Golf Challenge brought together members
of the Houston metropolitan and nationally recognized business, professional,
media, and sports organizations
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WHERE: |
Tour 18 Golf Club |
WHEN: |
Thursday, January 29, 2004 (Super Bowl week)
7:30am registration, 9:30am shotgun start
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WHY: |
This tournament offered participants the exciting opportunity to compete
on one of Houston's premier golf clubs with active & former pro athletes.
There were numerous professional networking opportunities throughout
the day, pre-event, on the course, the 19th hole banquet, and the at the
Awards ceremony
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WHO BENEFITS: |
Proceeds from the tournament benefitted Junior Achievement and the Sports
Professionals Foundation
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OVERVIEW: |
This very special tournament experience Super Bowl week included: 18
holes of golf, full access to facilities at Tour 18 Golf Club, player gifts,
breakfast, lunch dinner, team photos, awards banquet with sports memorabilia
drawing, and numerous executive level services
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CELEBRITY PLAYERS PARTICIPATING INCLUDED: |
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Oliver Luck, former QB, Houston Oilers - 2004 Tournament
Honorary Chairman
Kris Brown, current K, Houston Texans
Marcus Coleman,
current CB, Houston Texans
Robert Fergerson, current WR, Green Bay Packers
Jabbar Gaffney, current WR, Houston Texans
Dante Hall, current Pro Bowl KR,
K.C. Chiefs
Casey Hampton, current Pro Bowl DL, Pittsburgh Steelers
Ken Hamlin, current safety, Seattle Seahawks
Quincy Morgan, current WR,
Cleveland Browns
Darrin Sharper, current Pro Bowl Safety, Green Bay Packers
Jamie Sharper, current LB, Houston Texans
Andy Russell, former all
pro LB, Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers
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Ken Ruettgers, former
OL, Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers
Andre Ware, former QB, Heisman
Trophy Winner, Detroit Lions
AI Smith, former Pro Bowl LB, Houston Oilers
Santana Dotson, former DL, Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers
Marcus
Robertson, former All-Pro Safety, Houston Oilers
Billy "White Shoes" Johnson,
former WR, Houston Oilers / Atlanta Falcons
Harold Carmichael, former
All-Pro WR, Philadelphia Eagles
Robert Newhouse, former All-Pro RB, Super
Bowl champion, Dallas Cowboys
Earnest Byner, former All-Pro RB, Super
Bowl Champion, Washington Redskins
Nesby Glasgow, former CB, Seattle
Seahawks
Shawn Moore, former QB, Denver Bronco's
Bubba McDowell, former
All-Pro Safety, Houston Oilers
Joe Bowden, former LB, Houston Oilers/
Tennessee Titans
Webster Slaughter, former Pro Bowl WR, Cleveland Browns
/ Houston Oilers
Todd Scott, former Pro Bowl Safety, Minnesota Vikings
Marlin Brisco, 1 st African American QB, Drafted by Denver Broncos, 1968
Adrian McBride, former DB, Cleveland Browns / St. Louis Cardinals
Troy
Barnett, former DT, New England Patriots
AI Barnett, former Philadelphia
Eagle, NFL Europe
Jimmy Jones, former LB, New York Jets, current EVP
HR, Reebok
Mickey Washington, former CB, Super Bowl Buffalo Bills
Steve
Jackson, former CB, Houston Oilers, current DB coach, Washington Redskins
Mike Quick, former Pro Bowl WR, Philadelphia Eagles
Kimble Anders,
former Pro Bowl FB, Kansas City Chiefs
Dr. Lem Burnham, former DE, Philadelphia
Eagles, former VP NFL Player Development
Lamar Lathan, former Pro Bowl
LB, Houston Oilers/ Carolina Panthers
Derrick Harris, former FB, St.
Louis Rams/ San Diego Chargers
Tyrone Smith, former CB, San Francisco
49er's
Sedric Clark, former LB, Baltimore Ravens
Bryant Westbrook,
CB, Green Bay, 1 st Round Draft Pick, Detroit Lions
Chris Carter, current
Houston Texans, former Cincinnati Bengals
Kevin Mack, Cleveland Browns
Pat Carter, former TE, Houston Oilers - Rams
Toya Jones, current Houston
Texans
Curtis Duncan, Former WR, Houston Oilers
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