On February 6, 2010, the NFL Alumni hosted the 11th Annual NFL Alumni Sporting Clays Team Challenge presented by NRA Sports. The event, held annually in conjunction with Super Bowl Weekend in the host city, took place at Markham Park’s sporting clays facility in Sunrise, FL. It included many NFL alumni as well as a few current NFL players. In total there were 120 shooters making 24 sponsor squads with each team captained by an NFL celebrity. The NFL Alumni Sporting Clays Team Challenge serves as a major funding vehicle for the youth-oriented programs of the NFL Alumni, Inc., a non-profit charitable organization with a motto and mission of Caring for Kids.
Extreme sport shooter Patrick Flanigan kicked off the festivities with a great show of marksmanship and showmanship. Patrick’s show rocked the landscape with bangs and booms and stunned the crowd with his display of accuracy and skill. The exhibition reached its peak with members of the local youth trap league hurling eggs as far as they could while Patrick blew them out of the sky!
Team NRA SPORTS-2, who removed themselves for prize consideration, won the event by seven shots posting a score of 191 out of 250. The team was made up of two former players, Jack Youngblood, a Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee and Dave Butz, a member of the Washington Redskins Super Bowl Championship team; Taurus International President & CEO Bob Morrison, Skeet Champion Todd Bender; and Doug Koenig, one of the top action pistol shooters in the world.
Presenting sponsor NRA Sports helped the NFL Alumni advance its mission of Caring for Kids by underwriting costs. Other valued sponsors were American Airlines, Cabela’s, Great HealthWorks, Otis Technology, R&R Pheasant Hunting, White Flyer Targets, Winchester Ammunition, Tiffany & Co. and many more.
The results of the 250-target team competition and the 50-target individual competition were as follows:
First – TEAM LEUPOLD – (184 out of 250)
Larry Ball – NFL Alumni (35 out of 50)
Manny Fernandez – NFL Alumni (30 out of 50)
Avery Ball (36 out of 50)
James Harrod (46 out of 50)
Guy Roper (37 out of 50)
Second – TEAM MARKHAM PARK – (161 out of 250)
Steve Cargile – Current NFL Player (26 out of 50)
Peter Vittoratos (42 out of 50)
Adam Tobin (42 out of 50)
Jay Fitzgerald (23 out of 50)
Todd Fitzgerald (28 out of 50)
Third – R&R Pheasant Hunting – (143 out of 250)
Eric Wright – NFL Alumni (18 out of 50)
Sal Roseland (31 out of 50)
Jason Dilges (32 out of 50)
David Ridley (38 out of 50)
Luke Ridley (24 out of 50)
TOP SHOOTER (TIE) -James Harrod (TEAM LEUPOLD) - (46 out of 50) -Dave Butz (NRA SPORTS-2) – (46 out of 50)
Below is a list of retired and current NFL players that attended this year:
Dick Anderson DB, Dolphins, 68-77
Donny Anderson RB, Packers, Cardinals, 66-74
Larry Ball LB, Dolphins, Lions, Bucs, 72-78
Bobby Bell HOF/LB, Chiefs, 63-74
Joey Browner DB, Vikings, Bucs, 83-92
Bob Brudzinski LB, Rams, Dolphins, 77-89
Dave Butz DT-DE, Cardinals, Redskins, 73-88
Steve Cargile DB, Broncos, Bucs, 06-present
Jeff Dellenbach OL, Dolphins, Pats, Packers, Eagles, 85-99
Manny Fernandez DT, Dolphins, 68-75
Don Fitzgerald FB, Falcons, Redskins, Lions, 68-71
Nesby Glasgow DB, Colts, Seahawks,79-92
La'Roi Glover DT, Raiders, Saints, Cowboys, Rams, 96-08
Nate Jones DB, Cowboys, Dolphins, 04-present
Todd Kalis OG, Vikings, Steelers, Bengals, 88-95
Willie Lanier HOF/ LB, Chiefs, 67-77
George Martin DE, Giants, 75-88
Guy McIntyre OG, 49ers, Packers, Eagles, 84-96
Karl Mecklenburg LB, Broncos, 83-94
Randy Minniear RB, Giants, Browns, 66-70
Earl Morrall QB, Lions, Steelers, Giants, Colts, Fins, 56-76
Tom Nowatzke FB-LB, Lions, Colts, 65-72
Lee Nystrom OT, Packers, 73-75
Ralph Ortega LB, Falcons, Dolphins, 75-80
Jerry Sisemore OT-OG, Eagles, 73-84
Everson Walls DB, Cowboys, Giants, Browns, 81-93
Eric Wright DB, 49ers, 81-90
Jack Youngblood HOF/ DE, Rams, 71-84
Mark your calendars for next year’s event, February 5, 2011 in Dallas, TX. Check the NFL Alumni site to keep up with details as more information is released.
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