Julius Erving, Shannon
Miller, Carl Lewis among celebrities to play in Art of Olympians fundraiser in
Bonita Springs
Professional
and Olympic athletes will participate in the 2012 Art of the Olympians College
of Life Foundation Premiere Olympian Golf Classic. The charity event is December
2nd – 4th at The Colony Golf & Country Club in Bonita
Springs. The tournament pairs
celebrity-athletes with amateurs in a fundraiser for Art of the Olympians
Foundation Inc., the Fort Myers-based museum and gallery.
The
inaugural tournament recognizes the return of golf to the games at the 2016
Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Athletes
participating include:
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Cornelius
Bennett, football: Buffalo Bills and Indianapolis Colts; 5-time Pro Bowl;
2-time All-Pro
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Lee
Elder, golf: 14 professional wins; first African-American to play the Masters
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Mike
Eruzione, hockey: USA Olympic hockey; 1 gold medal; scored winning goal during
Miracle on Ice game versus Russia
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Julius
“Dr. J” Erving, basketball: 11-time NBA All-Star; 4 MVP titles; 3 championships
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Rowdy
Gaines, swimming: USA Olympic swimming; 3 gold medals; NBC TV swimming
commentator
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Artis
Gilmore, basketball: 6-time NBA All-Star; 5-time ABA All-Star
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Carl
Lewis, track and field: USA Olympic track and field; 9 gold and 1 silver medal
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Rodney
Hampton, football: New York Giants; 2-time Pro Bowl; XXV Super Bowl champion
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Tim
Hardaway, basketball: USA Olympic basketball; 5-time NBA All-Star; 1997 All NBA
team
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Jackie
Joyner-Kersee, track and field; USA Olympic track and field; 3 gold, 1 silver
and 2 bronze medals
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Mark
McCumber, golf: 10-time PGA Tour winner
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Shannon
Miller, gymnastics: USA Olympic gymnastics; 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze
medals
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Nat
Moore, football: Miami Dolphins; 1977 All Pro and Pro Bowl teams
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Chris
Mullin, basketball: NBA 1985-2001; Dream Team 1992; 5-time NBA All-Star
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Bobby
Nichols, golf: 11-time PGA Tour winner
The
presenting sponsor is WCI Communities. Other sponsors currently committed to
the tournament are The Colony Golf & Country Club and The News-Press Media
Group.
Information in this article from the Naples Daily News. For the full
Naples Daily News article, click here.
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