FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                Media Contact: Jon Versteeg
July 13, 2007                                                                                             815-774-2881  

jversteeg@jackhammerbaseball.com

 

THE BUDWEISER GRIDIRON ON THE DIAMOND EVENT IS SET!

Roster Announced for the July 28^th Softball Game Between Former Bears and Packers at Silver Cross Field

 

JOLIET, IL-The Joliet JackHammers will welcome 15 former Bears and Packers players to Silver Cross Field for the first-ever “Budweiser Gridiron on the Diamond” event, (formerly the Budweiser Legends Game), on Saturday, July 28 at 7:05 p.m. at Silver Cross Field. The JackHammers are currently home through July 15 at Silver Cross Field against the Gary SouthShore RailCats.

 

“Football is so huge here in the Chicagoland and what better rivalry than the Bears and Packers,” said Kelly Sufka, the JackHammers Executive Vice President/General Manager.  “I think this game should prove to be a very fun and exciting event at Silver Cross Field.”

 

The Bears part of the roster features former “Junkyard Dog” Otis Wilson, the former linebacker who helped anchor the 1985 Bears defense that held 11 opponents to 10 points or less and lead the Bears to a Super Bowl Championship. The roster also highlights former tight end Emory Moorehead, who also played on the 1985 Super Bowl XX Championship Team.

 

“This is an idea that could not have come to fruition without the help of the NFL Players Association,” added Sufka. “We can’t thank the NFLPA Retired Players Chicago Chapter for their help in coordinating and making this event a reality!”

 

The entire roster is as follows: Bears vs. Packers

 

                Bears                                                                               Packers                        

                                                                                                               

                Otis Wilson                   LB   80 - 87                   Vince Workman  RB         89 - 92

                Wendell Davis            WR   88 - 93                   Lenny McGill       CB         91 - 92

                Maurice Douglass      DB    86 - 93                   Bill Schroeder       WR        94, 97 - 01

                Jim Morrissey              LB   85 - 93                   Darrell Thompson RB        90 - 94

                Emery Moorehead      TE   81 - 88                   Dexter McNabb   FB          92 - 93

                Mike Hoban                  G    74                                                          

                Brent Novoslsky        TE     88                                                          

                Charles Brown           DB    66-67                                                    

                Brian Glasgow           TE     87                                                          

                Robin Earl                    RB   77-82                    

 

Loose Gravel: The Budweiser special events began in 2003 with the Michelob Ultra Cross Town Legends Game (former Cubs players versus White Sox players– 2003 and 2004). In 2005, Budweiser sponsored the “I-55 Classic” featuring former Cubs players against former Cardinals players. The JackHammers had a different twist at the 2006 Budweiser Legends Game with former American League players taking on former National League players. This is the first time the game has featured former NFL players and the first time the teams have played softball instead of baseball.

                                                                                                               

Tickets for the game are on sale right now. For tickets, please call the JackHammers Box Office at (815) 726-BALL, go online to www.jackhammerbaseball.com or stop by the Box Office inside Silver Cross Field during normal business hours.