June 8, Martin Bayless Free Football Camp Offers Instruction from NFL Players
DAYTON – May 23, 2008 – As the annual sponsor of the Martin Bayless Football Camp in Dayton, Cricket Communications, Inc, a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, is pleased to announce the details of the 22nd annual free event. The 2008 camp will be held at Welcome Stadium (1801 S Edwin C Moses Blvd), on Sunday, June 8, and will be open to boys and girls in grades 3-12 at no charge.
The camp will include NFL player instruction, an autograph session, free lunch and a camp t-shirt for each participant. Turf appropriate shoes or sneakers are requested to be worn; however, no football pads or equipment is needed. Parents and spectators are welcome to watch the event. Registration for all camp participants will be the day of camp; a parent or guardian signature is required for camp participation.
• 3rd – 7th grades: registration from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., camp from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• 8th – 12th grades: registration from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., camp from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The following NFL players have been invited to participate in the camp, most will be returning from past years:
Antonio Smith, Indianapolis Colts
Antwan Peek, Cleveland Browns
BJ Askew, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Brandon McKinney, San Diego Chargers
Brandon Mitchell, Houston Texans
CC Brown, Houston Texans
Chris Taylor, Houston Texans
Cortney Roby, Indianapolis Colts
Earl Cochran, Houston Texans Joshua Cribbs, Cleveland Browns
Leon Hall, Cincinnati Bengals
Lew Sanders, New England Patriots
Na’Shon Goddard, New York Giants
Nduke Chindum, Cincinnati Bengals
Roy Manning, Cincinnati Bengals
Steve Sanders, Cleveland Browns
Will Allen, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Will Demps, Houston Texans
As a thank you to the community, The Bayless Foundation will be hosting a meet and greet autograph signing with Mr. Bayless and the NFL players participating in the 2008 Free Football Camp. The event is free and open to the public, ages 21 and up, on Saturday, June 7, beginning at 8:00 p.m. at Buffalo Wild Wings (BW3s) (262 East Stroop Road, Kettering, OH).
Martin Bayless, a Dayton native, is an instrumental role model, coach, and leader for the sport of football. He is a former fourth-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1984 draft and a first round pick of the of the USFL’s Memphis Showboats of Bowling Green. He ranks second in NCAA history for career interceptions with 27. During his NFL career, Bayless started 133 games, making 586 tackles, 11.5 sacks, and 12 career interceptions. He has been coaching since retiring as a player in 1998.
Bayless started the Martin Bayless Football Camp in 1986 in Dayton. More than 125,000 youngsters have participated in Bayless’ camps across the country held in five cities, San Diego, Phoenix, Kansas City, Buffalo and Dayton, making it the largest free football camp in the U.S. Past participants include three individuals who have gone on to become Heisman Trophy Winners—Reggie Bush, Ricky Williams and Rashaan Salaam—and two who went on to become the first overall pick in the NFL Draft—Alex Smith and Dan Wilkinson. Bayless’ camps and other charitable projects are under the direction of the Martin Bayless Charitable Foundation, established in 1994.
“Through the sport of football, we try to educate camp participants about teamwork, decision-making, setting goals, trust, tolerance, and other qualities that are necessary for success in sports and in life,” said Bayless. “Many thanks are due to the Dayton area community for their unwavering support of the Martin Bayless Charitable Foundation and our efforts to create positive experiences for youth.”
Cricket is a proud supporter of the camp and Bayless’ work with children in the community, this year Cricket has donated six wireless phones and service for use during the Dayton camp. “The Cricket phones will definitely make the camp run more smoothly by improving communications between the NFL Players and coaches involved,” said Bayless.
Informational pamphlets about the camp are available at Dayton area Cricket stores, Smokey Bones restaurants, BW3s restaurants and Welcome Stadium. For more information, please contact Bryant Dickerson at dickersonbryant@yahoo.com, visit the BW3 restaurant on Stroop Road (937-424-3999), or visit the Martin Bayless Charitable Foundation Website at www.baylessfoundation.org.
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