CHICAGO, IL. — Join the Citi Brian Urlacher Thursday Night Watch Party on Sept 10 from 7:00 pm-10:00 pm at Ditka’s Restaurant in Chicago where Citi card members will have the exclusive opportunity to watch prime time football with Brian Urlacher as Pittsburgh takes on New England on Thursday Night Football. Brian will offer his insight on the game and hold an interactive Q&A session with participants. Age: 21 + years old. Cost: $99. Source: ProCamps.
CANTON, OH. — Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis headlined the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2015 as he gave his Pro Football Hall of fame induction speech, turning the event into a Steelers rally. As Bettis grabbed one of the famous ‘terrible towels’ synonymous with the franchise at the beginning of his speech, he led a chant of “Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go” to a capacity crowd at Tom Benson Stadium. Source: FoxNewsSports.
KNOXVILLE, TN. — NFL MVP and Pro Bowler, Archie Manning, was the keynote speaker at the greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame’s 34th annual dinner and induction ceremony Tuesday night, Aug 4, held at the Knoxville Convention Center. This year’s class included 10 of Tennessee’s most distinguished athletes and sports media personal. The dinner began at 6:30 p.m. and the ceremony began at 7:30 p.m. Source: wbir.com.
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Former Atlanta Braves pitcher, John Smoltz, missed the 2000 MLB season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, which threatened to derail his career. He has been very outspoken about the dangers of the surgery and said earlier this month that he doesn’t know if there will ever be another pitcher to enter the Hall of Fame after undergoing the procedure. Smoltz is the first pitcher in the Hall of Fame to have returned from Tommy John surgery. During his 2015 acceptance speech on Sunday, July 26, Smoltz spoke out against the surgery and sent a warning to parents. Source: USA Today. (more…)
CHANTILLY , VA. — Olympic Gold medalist, Mike Eruzione, is set to sign autographs at the up coming Chantilly Show in Chantilly Virginia. The event takes place at the Dulles Expo Center on October 9-11, 2015 located at 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center. Source: CSA Shows.
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