Rotary Lombardi Award - Dec 8

Posted by Jon R. McKinnie 
on Nov 19, 2010
 
 The Houston Rotary Club will again host the Rotary Lombardi Award Presentation December 8 from  7:45pm - 9:30pm at the George R Brown Convention Center located downtown Houston.  This year, there will be special pricing structure for Rotarians. 

Rotarian Special Package Discount:

$375.00 VIP Package/Admission to all ticketed events & to include Souvenir helmet and t-shirt.

$200.00 12/8 VIP Linemen's Reception & Preferred Seating at the Awards Presentation

$ 75.00 General Admission

$ 25.00 Student Admission


Please find details about the event at: Rotary Lombardi Award  The event gets better and better each year. Let's show strong Rotary support for this premier event!


 

The Rotary Lombardi Award finalists are:

  • Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson, Defensive End, 6-4, 275, Jr., Bamberg, SC
  • Adrian Clayborn, Iowa, Defensive End, 6-4, 285, Sr., St. Louis, MO
  • Nick Fairley, Auburn, Defensive Line, 6-5, 298, Jr., Mobile, AL
  • Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU, Center, 6-3, 305, Sr., Tyler, TX
Vince Lombardi once said “The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.”  Forty years ago, the Rotary Club of Houston set out to honor Lombardi’s legacy of determination and discipline by establishing the Rotary Lombardi Award (“Award”).  Since 1970, the Award has been presented annually to the nation’s best Division IA college football lineman (offense or defense) who, in addition to outstanding performance and ability, best exemplifies the discipline of Vince Lombardi. All net proceeds from the Award benefit The American Cancer Society, which has received in excess of three million dollars since the Award’s inception.

Every year the four finalists come to Houston for two days filled with many activities including a Community event for low-income and at-risk children promoting positive messages on healthy lifestyles and staying in school.  One of the highlights and most endearing events for the finalists are the visits with the Front Line Kids courageously fighting cancer at local hospitals.


Those who vote on the Award consist of all head coaches of NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams, all former winners and finalists of the Award, and selected members of the national sports media.


Our sponsors, volunteers and committees tout a profound connection to the Award.  Involvement with the Award connects spirited college sports fans with devoted supporters of the American Cancer Society.  It is a fight against cancer both off and on the gridiron. 


We invite you to become part of the Rotary Lombardi Award experience and a sponsor of this monumental presentation.   For more details and to access the Rotary Lombardi website, click on Rotary Lombardi Award  The link to the two-day schedule of events for the Award is on the left side of this web page.