Bluecats Welcome NFL Players at Saturday\'s Game
May 12, 2005 - United Indoor Football Association (UIF)
Evansville BlueCats News Release
The Evansville Bluecats are excited to announce that NFL and the University of Notre Dame football players will be on hand for this Saturday's Bluecats game against the Tennessee Valley Raptors. A total of 22 players are expected to attend.
The players will be on hand and available to sign autographs for Bluecats fans at halftime. Fans will be able to find the players at the Guest Services Booth near Gate 2 at Roberts Stadium.
The list of players includes two local NFL players, Deke Cooper from North High School and the University of Notre Dame, and Kevin Hardy from Harrison High School and the University of Illinois.
The players are: Deke Cooper of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Kevin Hardy of the Cincinnati Bengals, Byron Leftwich, Fred Taylor, Marcus Stroud, and Kiwaki Thomas of the Jaguars, Tim Johnson, Brock Williams, and Grant Irons of the Oakland Raiders, Lance Legree and David Barrett of the New York Jets, Anthony Mitchell of the Bengals, Chris Brown of the Cleveland Browns, Dante Brown of the Buffalo Bills, Will Hampton of the Carolina Panthers, Earthwind Moreland of the New England Patriots, Cedric Donaldson formerly from the Miami Dolphins, and former Notre Dame players Ajani Sanders, Benny Gilbueaex, Joe Farrar, Ivory Covington, Mario Strahan,
The Bluecats would like to say thank you to these players and Casino Aztar.
The players will also participate in other events this weekend surrounding the Deke Cooper Celebrity Weekend.
Also at halftime, the MDA will be honoring local television news anchor Mike Blake for his 35 years of service to the MDA telethon.
A local motorcycle club, ABATE, American Bikers Aim Toward Education â Region 8, Posey, Vanderburgh, and Warrick counties, will be taking part in the pregame ceremonies.
The official 2005 Evansville Bluecats Cheerleaders poster will make their debut at this Saturday's game. Posters are available for $5 and the cheerleaders will be available throughout the game to autograph them.
The Evansville Bluecats Booster Club would like to remind fans that they are invited to join the Evansville Bluecats Booster Club at Cold Stone Creamery on Monday, May 16th, from 5-7pm. Your purchase will benefit the Bluecats Booster Club. Be sure to say you are a Bluecats fan and thank them for backing the âcats.
The Evansville Bluecats are putting their perfect 4-0 record at home on the line this Saturday night. Kickoff for this Saturday's game is 7:05pm and the game is sponsored by Old National Bank. Gates at Roberts Stadium open at 6pm. As always, fans are invited to arrive early and tailgate in the stadium parking lot with your fellow Bluecats fans. The first 3000 fans in the stadium will receive a free Evansville Bluecats Spirit Sign and the first 1500 lucky fans will receive the official 2005 Bluecats Thunder Stix from Old National Bank.
Get close to the action this Saturday, May 14th, with all your fellow Bluecats fans and cheer on the Evansville Bluecats as they take on the Tennessee Valley Raptors. For tickets, contact the Roberts Stadium box office at 812-476-1383 ext. 25. For the complete Evansville Bluecats 2005 schedule, please visit the website at www.evansvillebluecats.com.
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