ND’s Kelly kicks off Gridiron Luncheon Series

Published 10:09 am Friday, February 26, 2010

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The College Football Hall of Fame has an impressive slate of speakers scheduled to appear during the 14th Annual KeyBank Gridiron Legends Luncheon Series in South Bend, Ind.

The series will run this March-June.

Notre Dame’s newly appointed head coach Brian Kelly will be the first speaker in this year’s series on Tuesday, March 23. The luncheon will be located at the Century Center in downtown South Bend at 11:30 a.m.

Tickets are $35 per person or $270 for a table of 8. Luncheons consist of a discussion or question and answer session with the featured speaker, a video presentation and lunch. Attendees also have the opportunity to win various prizes.

The Hall of Fame is proud to announce a new partnership with WNDU for the Gridiron Legends Luncheon Series. Sports Director Jeff Jeffers, a 30-year veteran sports anchor will serve as the emcee for the series.

Held annually, the KeyBank Gridiron Legends Luncheon Series brings some of the biggest names in college football to the Hall of Fame. This special multiple-event series features players, coaches and media personalities reflecting on their thoughts, experiences and memories of the game. Many times extremely humorous as well as poignant, this event is one of the best the Hall of Fame offers and should not be missed.

Past speakers in the series have included Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Bo Jackson, Bobby Bowden, Drew Brees, Mike Ditka, Archie Griffin, Lou Holtz, Keith Jackson, Peyton Manning and Eli Manning just to name a few.

For tickets and information, please contact Kristen Pflipsen at (574) 235-5717.