Stars of Gospel and the Gridiron Highlight 10th Anniversary Super Bowl Gospel Celebration
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Stars of gospel and the gridiron gathered on the evening of Friday, January 30, 2009 in commemoration of the 10th Anniversary Super Bowl Gospel Celebration. Held at University of South Florida’s Sun Dome, the NFL sanctioned concert celebrated a decade of bridging faith and football through the rich heritage of gospel music. Gospel headliners, Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin, Marvin Sapp and Hezekiah Walker shared the stage with an impressive list of NFL stars including those comprising the NFL PLAYERS All-Star Choir.
The 10th Anniversary Super Bowl Gospel Celebration included many memorable moments. ESPN and ESPN Classic aired a special broadcast of the 10th Anniversary Super Bowl Gospel Celebration on Sunday, February 1st as part of their Super Bowl Sunday programming line-up. The broadcast marked ESPN’s first-ever airing of a faith-based program. Among the many highlights was a tribute staged in honor of Super Bowl XLI-winning coach Tony Dungy. Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris, media personality, Bryant Gumbel and the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., were among the many dignitaries in attendance at this year’s show.
“We are honored to continue our longstanding partnership with the NFL in producing what has emerged as the premiere, family-oriented entertainment event where players and fans can come together and share in an inspirational evening during Super Bowl weekend,” said Melanie Few, president of Results, Inc. and the event’s founder and executive producer. “We thank all the players, fans, dignitaries and everyone that made the tenth presentation of the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration a success.”
The roster of NFL players making appearances at the 10th Anniversary Super Bowl Gospel Celebration included: John St. Clair (Chicago Bears); Dexter Clinkscale (Retired - Dallas Cowboys); Mark Clayton (Baltimore Ravens); Don Davis (Retired – New England Patriots); George Foster (Detroit Lions); Tommy Harris (Chicago Bears); Kevin Jordan (Retired – Green Bay Packers); Henry Lawrence (Oakland Raiders); Daniel Manning (Chicago Bears); Darril McCluur II (Chicago Bears); Ray McGlory (Retired - Colts/Bears/Lions); Bryant McKinnie (Minnesota Vikings); Terrence Metcalf (Chicago Bears); Ovie Mughelli (Atlanta Falcons); Ryan Nece (Detroit Lions); Stephan Nichols (Atlanta Falcons); Anthony Oakley (Houston Texans); Montell Owens (Jacksonville Jaguars); Jeremy Parquet (Pittsburgh Steelers); Stephen Pierce (Cleveland Browns); Bryan Scott (Buffalo Bills); Bradley Smith (New York Jets); Walter Stith (Retired – Buffalo Bills) and David Tyree (New York Giants).
Sponsors of the 10th Anniversary Super Bowl Gospel Celebration included NFL PLAYERS, the Tampa Tribune and Clear Channel-95.7 The Beat! Herff Jones provided custom NFL PLAYERS choir robes. A portion of the proceeds benefited NFL YET Tampa Bay. For more information on the 10th Anniversary Super Bowl Gospel Celebration, visit www.superbowlgospelcelebration.com.
About Super Bowl Gospel Celebration
In its 10th year, the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration is the first and only gospel event sanctioned by the NFL for Super Bowl Weekend. Since its inception, the event has drawn crowds in the thousands and time and again proves to be one of the most attended activities during the Super Bowl Weekend. Participants have included award-winning gospel artists including Patti Labelle, Mary Mary, Hezekiah Walker, Yolanda Adams and Donnie McClurkin, just to name a few. For more information, we invite you to visit our website at www.superbowlgospelcelebration.com.
About Results Inc.
Results Inc. is a leading urban faith-based entertainment and promotions agency that works with leading companies to develop faith-based initiatives to reach the valued faith-oriented consumer. Few has garnered national recognition as a "deal-maker," securing several first-of-their-kind marketing agreements with leading corporations including Church's, The Coca-Cola Company, General Mills and Hallmark Cards. Most recently, Few was tapped to develop and implement faith-based marketing promotions for Tyler Perry's House of Payne and ABC Family's Lincoln Heights.
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