Coaching the home White Team at the July 15 Legends Celebrity Softball Game at Rockford Rivets Stadium in Loves Park, Ill., 1993-1999 and 2001-2003 Green Bay Packers nose tackle and 2008 Packer Hall of Fame inductee Gilbert Brown revs up the crowd for the fundaising game, which featured retired pro athletes from both sides of the Wisconsin-Illinois border, including alumni of the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Cubs. Nicknamed “The Gravedigger,” Detroit native Brown played 125 Packers games, recording 292 tackles (186 solo) and seven sacks. Brown played in 15 Packers playoff games and was a major contributor on strong defenses during the mid-1990s, including Green Bay’s champion 1996 Super Bowl XXXI team.
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The Rockford Rivets baseball team of the collegiate wood bat Northwoods League hosted its inaugural Legends Celebrity Softball Game fundraiser on July 15 at 3,279-seat Rivets Stadium in Loves Park, Ill. The event benefitted the Boys and Girls Club of Rockford. The softball game showcased retired pro athletes drawn from the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Cubs, featuring teams coached by coached by 1993-1999 and 2001-2003 Green Bay Packers nose tackle and 2008 Packer Hall of Fame inductee Gilbert “The Gravedigger” Brown, and 1987-1992 Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre “The Hawk” Dawson, a 2010 Baseball Hall of Famer. Brown’s team defeated Dawson’s crew by a score of 31-15 in seven innings.
With retired professional sports stars from the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Cubs on the game day rosters, a large crowd of stateline sports fans from both sides of the Wisconsin-Illinois border were in attendance on July 15 at Rockford Rivets Stadium in suburban Loves Park, Ill. for the team’s inaugural Legeneva Celebrity Softball Game. Event proceeds benefitted the Boys and Girls Club of Rockford.
Tallying a hit for the home White Team coached by coached by retired Green Bay Packers nose tackle and 2008 Packer Hall of Fame inductee Gilbert Brown, 1993-1995 Packers safety George Teague connects at the plate during the July 15 Legends Celebrity Softball Game at Rockford Rivets Stadium in suburban Loves Park, Ill. The events benefitted the Boys and Girls Club of Rockford.
A fan chats with Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson, a 2010 Baseball Hall of Famer, following the conclusion of the July 15 Legends Celebrity Softball Game at Rockford Rivets Stadium in Loves Park, Ill. The Gold Team, coached by Dawson and City of Loves Park Mayor Greg Jury, included Chicago Bears middle linebacker and 1998 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Mike Singletary and Milwaukee Bucks center Paul Mokeski, who logged six seasons with the Bucks from 1983-1989 and played a role as a key bench player on several deep playoff runs by Milwaukee in 1984 and 1985. The game raised funds for the Boys and Girls Club of Rockford.
Chicago Bears middle linebacker and 1998 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Mike Singletary connects during an at-bat for the Gold Team coached by Chicago Cub outfielder and Baseball Hall of Famer Andre Dawson on July 15 at the Legends Celebrity Softball Game fundraiser at Rockford Rivets Stadium in Loves Park, Ill. The event raised funds in support of the Boys and Girls Club of Rockford.
Chicago Cubs 1989-1990 left-handed reliever Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams, a key figure in the Cubs winning the 1989 National League East title, looks to bunt his way onto the basepaths for the Gold Team coached by Chicago Cub outfielder and Baseball Hall of Famer Andre Dawson on July 15 at the Legends Celebrity Softball Game fundraiser at Rockford Rivets Stadium in Loves Park, Ill. The event raised funds in support of the Boys and Girls Club of Rockford.
Retired 1994-1995 Green Bay Packers wide receiver Charles Jordan swings left-handed for the fences for the home White Team coached by Green Bay Packers nose tackle and 2008 Packer Hall of Fame inductee Gilbert Brown on July 15 at the fundraising Legends Celebrity Softball Game at Rockford Rivets Stadium in Loves Park, Ill. The event benefitted the Boys and Girls Club of Rockford.
Milwaukee Bucks center Paul Mokeski, who logged six seasons with the Bucks from 1983-1989 and played a role as a key bench player on several deep playoff runs by Milwaukee in 1984 and 1985, connects for a hit during the July 15 Legends Celebrity Softball Game at Rockford Rivets Stadium in Loves Park, Ill. Proceeds from the game benefitted the Rockford Boys and Girls Club.
Humorously hamming it up for the crowd attending the fundraising July 15 Legends Celebrity Softball Game at Rockford Rivets Stadium in Loves Park, Ill., Umpire Daryl Spiegelberg of Perham, Minn. pretends to instruct Gold Team local celebrity batter Whitney Martin in proper batting technique. Martin is assistant news director and morning anchor at WTVO ABC-17 and WQRF FOX-39 in Rockford. The game, which included retired professional sports stars from the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears, benefitted the Boys and Girls Club of Rockford.
The Rockford Rivets baseball team of the collegiate wood bat Northwoods League held its inaugural fundraising Legends Celebrity Softball Game on Saturday, July 15 at Rivets Stadium in Loves Park, Ill. The game, which featured local Rockford area celebrities and retired professional athletes from the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs, drew 1,856 fans. Event proceeds benefitted the Boys and Girls Club of Rockford. The home White Team, coached by Packers nose tackle and 2008 Packer Hall of Fame inductee Gilbert Brown, defeated the visiting Gold Team coached by Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre “The Hawk” Dawson, a 2010 Baseball Hall of Famer, by a score of 31-15.
City of Loves Park, Ill. Mayor Gregory Jury, first base coach for the visiting Gold Team coached by Chicago Cubs outfielder and 2010 Baseball Hall of Famer Andre Dawson, questions an umpiring call during the fundraising July 15 Legends Celebrity Softball Game at Rockford Rivets Stadium in suburban Loves Park. The game benefitted the Boys and Girls Club of Rockford.
Chicago Cubs 1989-1990 left-handed reliever Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams, a key figure in the Cubs winning the 1989 National League East title, gets ready to throw an autographed softball to fans in the stands at Rockford Rivets Stadium in Loves Park, Ill. on July 15 at the inaugural fundraising Legends Celebrity Softball Game. The event was a fundraiser in support of the Boys Club and Girls Club of Rockford.
Chicago Cubs 1989-1990 left-handed reliever Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams, a key figure in the Cubs winning the 1989 National League East title, advances to second base for the Andre Dawson-coached Gold Team during the inaugural Legends Celebrity Softball Game July 15 at Rockford Rivets Stadium. The fundraising ballgame supported the Boys and Girls Club of Rockford.
