Monday, August 14, 2006
LR Touchdown Club Announces Speakers
My pal David Bazzel, President of the Touchdown Club, sent me this note. I always try to do David a good turn.
The Little Rock Touchdown Club and Metropolitan National Bank announced the club’s 2006 line-up of nationally recognized speakers and the state’s finest in athletic football.
The club will kick off the season with its first meeting from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Aug. 28 at Embassy Suites in Little Rock. Members will meet each week throughout the fall season and once a month during the winter and spring months. National and regional speakers from the world of college football will address members each week.
Some of this year’s guest speakers will include:
Barry Switzer, who won national championships at Oklahoma and a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys will kick off the first meeting on August 28 2006.
Ken Hatfield, former star player and head coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks, (tentatively scheduled for September 5, 2006.)
Steve Roberts, ASU Coach, (tentatively scheduled for September 11, 2006.)
Paul Finebaum, Alabama journalist and media personality, (tentatively scheduled for September 18, 2006.)
James Street and Bob McKay, Texas Longhorn All-Americans from 1969 Shootout
Razorback Quarterback Greats spanning 4 decades: Clint Stoerner, Quinn Grovey, Ron Calcagni and Bill Montgomery
Other tentative speakers throughout the season include Danny Ford, Houston Nutt, Pat Dye, Walt Coleman, Jimmy Sexton, Monte Coleman, Otis Kirk and some other Arkansas head coaches from colleges and high schools.
This year the Little Rock Touchdown Club will have an empty chair in honor of legendary Razorback sports broadcaster, Paul Eells. In addition, a Paul Eells Award will be presented at the Club’s annual banquet in December.
Club membership is $40 per year for returning members and $45 per year for new members. Weekly lunches are $15 for returning members and $25 for new members. Members can also pay $10 to attend the meetings without purchasing a lunch. For more information, visit The Little Rock Touchdown Club online.
