The Fourth Annual Brett Favre Celebrity Softball Game presented by Bergstrom Automotive will be held Sunday, June 8, 2003, at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wisconsin. The game will begin at 1:00 pm. All proceeds will benefit the Brett Favre Forward Foundation. The mission of the Foundation is to provide aid to disadvantaged or disabled children who reside in Wisconsin.
"I am very excited to be hosting this celebrity softball game for the fourth straight year. Each year we have received tremendous support from the community enabling us to continue to provide significant dollars to local charities," said Brett Favre, president of the Brett Favre Forward Foundation and quarterback of the Green Bay Packers.
The softball game will be broadcast and promoted by the Post-Crescent, WBAY-TV (ABC) and Cumulus Broadcasting. The softball game will feature the following Green Bay Packers with the offense against the defense. The following Green Bay Packers are scheduled to participate:
Offense
Brett Favre, QB
Najeh Davenport, RB
Donald Driver, WR
Robert Ferguson, WR
William Henderson, FB
Doug Pederson, QB
Marco Rivera, G
Mark Tauscher, T
Javon Walker, WR
Coach: Edgar Bennett
Defense
Marques Anderson, S
Josh Bidwell, P
Na'il Diggs, LB
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, DE
Hunter Hillenmeyer, LB
Aaron Kampman, DT
Paris Lenon, LB
Ryan Longwell, K
Torrance Marshall, LB
Jacoby Shepherd, DB
Bryant Westbrook, CB
Coach: Dexter McNabb
General admission tickets are still available and can be purchased by calling the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ticket office at 800/WI-TIMBER or 920/733-4152. Purchase tickets now to avoid ticket lines on day of game. The ticket office will be open from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm on Saturday, June 7th and will open at 8:00 am on Sunday, June 8th.
The Brett Favre Forward Foundation was established in 1996 and is a 501(c)3 organization in which all net proceeds raised from each event benefits charities. The Foundation has donated close to $1,000,000 in the past seven years.
For more information regarding the Brett Favre Celebrity Softball Game, contact Erin Smith, Event Director at 205/541-8138.
