Play a round with your
Favorite NFL Legend or Hall of Famer
Mike Ditka’s Gridiron Greats are coming to Tampa for the Super Bowl -- And one of them could be playing golf in your foursome!
Super Bowl week just got a little more exciting for local golfers. Mike Ditka, an NFL legend as both a coach and player, is hosting the second annual “Gridiron Greats Championship Week Golf Classic” on Thursday, January 29th at the exclusive and beautiful Avila Golf Club in Tampa.
The event, one of four that the Gridiron Greats are sponsoring during the week of Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, will feature a Who’s Who of NFL greats including Ditka, Gale Sayers, Michael Irvin, Eric Dickerson, Billy Kilmer, Deacon Jones, Steve McMichael, Dan Hampton, Larry Little, Daryl Johnston, Ron Jaworski, Richard Dent, Mel Renfro, Gino Marchetti, Bobby Bell and Randy Cross. Local golfers who register individually or as a foursome will play their round along-side one of the Gridiron Greats.
This is the perfect opportunity to play a round of golf on an incredible, par 72 private course (designed by Jack Nicklaus and Bob Sierra) with the men who built the NFL into the most popular sporting league in the world – All in the name of charity.
All golfers will be treated to “Bloody Mike’s Breakfast”, hosted by Ditka as well as a “Cigar & Scotch” post event where they can mingle with all of the NFL Gridiron Greats. A luxury gift package for participants will include a Tour Edge hybrid club and bag, an autographed Gridiron Greats item, Ditka cigars & wine, Gridiron Greats apparel and much more.
Ultimately, the “Gridiron Greats Championship Week Golf Classic” promises to not only be a great time for all participants but also a fantastic fundraiser for a couple of great charities. The Gridiron Greats are coming together for the purpose of helping their NFL brothers in dire need and also to assist with raising funds for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation who provide full college scholarship grants and educational counseling to surviving children of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps special operations personnel who were killed in an operational mission or training accident.
Golfers can participate for a donation of $4,000 (per foursome) or $1,000 (individual golfer). Your donation goes directly to the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund, a 501(c)3 charitable and humanitarian organization and is tax deductible.
To register or for information on sponsorship opportunities, call 1-866-242-4164.
MIKE DITKA’S GRIDIRON GREATS CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK
Event Schedule
Mike Ditka’s Gridiron Greats Dinner of Champions
WHEN: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
WHERE: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Tampa
Hosted By Bob Costas
Mike Ditka’s 2nd Annual Gridiron Greats Golf Classic
WHEN: Thursday, January 29, 2009; Begins at 8 a.m.
WHERE: Avila Golf Club, Tampa
Gridiron Greats Autograph Extravaganza
WHEN: Friday, January 30, 2009, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Tampa
Mike Ditka’s Gridiron Greats Sporting Clay Event
WHEN: Saturday, January 31, 2009; Begins at 8 a.m.
WHERE: Tenoroc Shooting Center, 3829 Tenoroc Mine Road, Lakeland