NFL QB Joins Panthers Ownership

October 1, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Detroit Panthers News Release


Detroit, MI. The ABA Detroit Panthers professional basketball team announced that Charlie Batch, quarterback for the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers, has assumed the role of majority owner. Co-owner Antoine Joubert will assume the role of head coach. "We are very pleased to have Charlie with us. He's a great athlete, a good businessman, and he loves basketball," said Joubert. "Working together, we will make the Panthers one of the premiere teams in the ABA. The talent we've assembled is awesome - lots of great local players with great credentials." Batch joins former New England Patriot Marques Sullivan, owner of the ABA Chicago Rockstars, as NFL players who have joined the ABA. For more information, email acesphysical@yahoo.com or visit www.detroitpanthers.com or www.abalive.com.

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