Today's Blue & White, July 1st, 2011

First Pitch!

Is it already July and half of 2011 is over?  In Spike’s mind, that means that we’re two months away from kickoff.  But before we talk about Citadel Athletics, we wish everyone a happy and safe Fourth of July holiday weekend.

The very active Citadel Football Association announced this week that they will present their Second Annual Women’s Football Seminar on Saturday, July 30.  This was a huge success last year and will only get bigger and better while raising funds.

We call your attention to our end-of-the-issue space that is entitled “Having Absolutely Nothing to Do with Citadel Athletics.”  This time we review what one website calls their “Top 12 Athletes Who Define Patriotism.”  As a fan of patriotism during this July 4^th holiday season, we think you’ll enjoy it.

As you’ve come to expect, we have another packed issue of news and notes, so enjoy and Go Bulldogs!!! 

TCBF Annual Meeting Set for July 15

The annual meeting of The Citadel Brigadier Foundation has been set for July 15, and will be held at 10 am in the Greater Issues Room of Mark Clark Hall on campus.  All members in good standing may attend this meeting.  For more information, please call us at 843/953-5277.

Sweet Johnson Hagood Stadium Suite May Become Available

An environmentally-controlled luxury suite at Johnson Hagood Stadium could possibly become available in time for the 2011 football season.  If you have an interest, please contact Associate Athletics Director John McAleer ’72 at 843/953-1354 or email him at john.mcaleer@citadel.edu.

Football Team Aids Habitat for Humanity

Members of the football team and coaching staff gave back to the community on Saturday as they volunteered at Habitat for Humanity's Joeva Cove.

The Bulldogs, who participate in a number of volunteer activities throughout the offseason, also recently worked on another Habitat for Humanity project a couple of weeks ago on James Island.  A group of approximately 15 cadet-student-athletes and coaches worked at Joeva Cove, a Sea Island Habitat for Humanity community in West Ashley from 8:30 am to 12 noon. 

CFA Presents Women’s Football 101 & 102 on July 30

The Citadel Football Association will present the Second Annual Women’s Football Seminar on Saturday, July 30 at Johnson Hagood Stadium. 

The experience is open to ladies and teenage girls only.  Registration begins at 7:30 am and the event runs from 8:30 am to 3 pm.  Cost is $50 per person.

First-time attendees to Football 101 will spend the morning going behind-the-scenes with tours of the team’s meeting room, weight room, training and equipment rooms.  Citadel coaches will provide instruction on the basics of the game as well as the option offense that is currently being utilized by the Bulldogs.

Football 102 is only for those who attended the inaugural event last year.  Their morning will be spent getting more in-depth instruction in player positions, walking through plays in addition to offensive and defensive strategies.

A catered lunch for all attendees will be held in the Altman Athletic Center at the stadium and will feature a tailgate-type menu.  A special program will follow with Kay Higgins, wife of the Bulldogs’ head coach Kevin Higgins. 

New this year will be a “Fall Tailgating Fashion Show” and will feature designs during lunch with stylings from local shops Cache, Coldwater Creek and Palmetto Moon of Towne Center.  After lunch, the group will “hit” the stadium field for a practice that includes running plays, passing and receiving, tackling dummies and the all-important “fun run to the end zone” where one can perform individual touchdown dances.

Goody bags for all attendees contain a T-shirt, a complete football information notebook, a 2011 souvenir schedule poster and two tickets ($50 value) to a Citadel home football game.  At this game, highlights for the seminar will be featured on the stadium’s videoboard.

Last year 54 women enjoyed a memorable time and learned enough about football to impress even their husbands and/or male friends. 

A portion of the seminar is tax deductible as proceeds benefit The Citadel Football Association’s Scholarship through The Citadel Brigadier Foundation. 

To register, please refer to www.thecitadelfootballassociation.com or call 843/953-5123.  

Summer Camp Information

The summer camping season has begun within the Department of Athletics, and if you have an interest in any of the camps listed below, please call us at 843/953-5070 and we’ll put you in touch with the respective coach:

Basketball:      July 18-22 Aug. 5-7

Wrestling:        July 5-13

Soccer:             July 11-14 July 20-23

13^th Annual Bulldog Kickoff Classic Set for Aug. 18

The 13^th Annual Bulldog Kickoff Classic Presented by Wells Fargo sells out every year and it will again this year.

Set for Aug. 18 at Wild Dunes Resort’s Links and Harbor courses, the event serves as the unofficial start of the football season.  And following the golf, participants are able to take part in The Citadel Club of Charleston’s annual Shrimp and Beer Night that takes place at the Beach House.

There are 36 Class Sponsorships available ($2,000/minimum per class) and each class will receive signage on both courses as well as listing in the game program.  The top donor class will be awarded a catered tailgate party on the Club Level Terrace during a home football game and the class may direct $12,500 to a Memorial Fund Scholarship of their choice or have one created in their class name. 

Corporate sponsorships are also available ($500) and they include exclusive ownership of the hole of your choice (first come; first served) that may be staffed.  Also included are one golfing spot and two tickets to the Shrimp & Beer Night.

All proceeds benefit athletic scholarships.

For more information – including sponsorship opportunities – please contact Rod Moseley ’74 at 843/708-1053 or Jimmy Bagwell ’74 at 843/270-0591.  Additional information may also be secured by referring to http://www.citadelsports.com/information/2011_Kickoff_Classic.pdf.  Don’t be left out; sign up today! 

TCBF to Sponsor 21st Annual Citadel Homecoming Golf Tournament

The Citadel Brigadier Foundation will sponsor the 21^st Annual Homecoming Golf Tournament on Friday, Nov. 11, at Shadowmoss Golf Club.  Proceeds will benefit the Brigadier Foundation’s Memorial Fund.

The event begins with sign-in from 7:30-8 am and the shotgun start commences at 8:30 am.  The tournament is a four-man, captain’s choice format and fee is $90/person and includes green and cart fees, a box lunch, beverages, a cap, balls, prizes and more. 

For additional information – including sponsorship opportunities – and to secure an application, please contact Gina Inabnett at 843/953-5277 or refer to http://www.citadelsports.com/information/2011_Homecoming_Golf_Tournament_Application.pdf. 

Want to Keep Up With Citadel Athletics?

Fans have the opportunity to follow all the action of The Citadel Bulldogs by joining Twitter and Facebook for your round-the-clock news on Citadel athletics.

To join other loyal fans on Twitter, visit: http://twitter.com/CitadelSports and to become a devotee of the Bulldogs on Facebook, visit: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Citadel-Sports/108617202526805?ref=ts.  And, as always, we’re updated on www.CitadelSports.com.

Bulldog Business Partners

The Citadel Brigadier Foundation has started the “Bulldog Business Partners” for the 2010-11 academic year and the first to sign up are:

• Charleston Comfort Inn
• Charleston Crab House/Palmetto Ale House
• Tommy Condon’s Irish Pub
• Hawthorne Suites
• Lutheran Hospice
• Piggly Wiggly
• Kevin Shealy, Allstate Insurance
• Sleep-Inn / Mt. Pleasant
• South Carolina Federal Credit Union

We encourage you to please stop by and thank our supporters.  If you want more information on how your business can partner with The Citadel Brigadier Foundation, please call us at 843/953-5277.

And Having Absolutely Nothing to Do with Citadel Athletics

Spike found it interesting that The Bleacher Report selected the Top 12 Athletes Who Define Patriotism, and with this being our Independence Day Holiday, we thought we’d share that list with our loyal readers:

The Bleacher Report’s Top 12 Athletes Who Define Patriotism

12.       David Robinson: Former 12-year NBA veteran and All-Star played at Navy;

11.       Presidents Gerald Ford & George Bush: Former college athletes at Michigan and Yale, respectively;

10.       Rick Monday: Los Angeles Dodgers’ centerfielder who save an American flag from would-be burners in the Wrigley Field outfield (he still has the flag);

9.         Mary Lou Retton: Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast who made an impact on the President’s Council on Fitness and Sports;

8.         Joe Louis:  Professional boxer who held the championship for 140 consecutive months;

7.         Roger Staubach:  Former Navy and Dallas Cowboys quarterback who was the last academy winner of the Heisman Trophy;

6.         Ted Williams:  Former Boston Red Sox slugger who won two MVP Awards forfeited several years of his prime to fight in WWII;

5.         Jerry Coleman: Former New York Yankees standout, the 1950 World Series MVP, who was a pilot in WWII;

4.         Jack Lummus:  Former New York Giants football player and an officer in the Marine Corps who fought and died at the Battle of Iwo Jima during WWII and received the Medal of Honor;

3.         1980 USA Olympic Hockey Team: Defeating the Russians in the semifinals earned them Sports Illustrated’s “Top Sports Moment of the 20^th Century” citation;

2.         Jesse Owens:  African-American who dominated the 1936 Berlin Olympics by capturing four gold medals in the face of Adolf Hitler;

1.         Pat Tillman:  Former Arizona Cardinals football player who declined a $3.6 million contract to enlist in the Armed Forces.

July Birthdays

July 8               Rob Acunto                            Administration

July 8               John McAleer                          Administration

July 11             Russ Pace                               Photographer

July 23             Damien Price                           Basketball 

Upcoming Events

July 7                           Breakaway Twilight Series @Maybank Triplets Facility

July 15                         TCBF Annual Meeting @10 am Mark Clark Hall

July 30                         CFA’s 2^nd Annual Football 101 & 102 Seminar @Johnson Hagood

Aug. 18                       13^th Annual Bulldog Kickoff Golf Classic @Wild Dunes

Aug. 20                       “Meet the Bulldogs (Football)” @Maybank Triplets Facility

William Wilson 5K Walk/Run @Columbia

Nov. 11                       21^st Annual Homecoming Golf Tournament @Shadowmoss

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