The Fifth Annual Brett Favre Celebrity Softball Game presented by Bergstrom Automotive will be held Sunday, June 6, 2004, at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wisconsin. The game will begin at 12:00 noon. All proceeds will benefit the Brett Favre Forward Foundation. The mission of the Foundation is to provide aid to disadvantaged or disabled children who reside in Wisconsin.
"I am very excited to be hosting this celebrity softball game for the fifth straight year," said Brett Favre, president of the Brett Favre Forward Foundation and quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. "Each year we have received tremendous support from the community enabling us to continue to provide significant dollars to local charities."
The softball game will be broadcast and promoted by the Post-Crescent, WFRV-TV (CBS) and Cumulus Broadcasting. The softball game will feature the following Green Bay Packers with the offense against the defense. The following Green Bay Packers are scheduled to participate:
Offense
4 – Brett Favre, QB
16 – Craig Nall, QB
18 – Doug Pederson, QB
30 – Ahman Green, RB
44 – Najeh Davenport , RB
62 – Marco Rivera, G
65 – Mark Tauscher, T
68 – Mike Wahle, G
80 – Donald Driver, WR
84 – Javon Walker, WR
86 – Carl Ford, WR
89 – Robert Ferguson, WR
Player/Coach: Edgar Bennett
Defense
8 – Ryan Longwell, K
20 – Marques Anderson, S
23 – Mark Roman, S
24 – Joey Thomas, CB
50 – Hannibal Navies, LB
51 – Torrance Marshall, LB
53 – Paris Lenon, LB
56 – Nick Barnett, LB
60 – Rob Davis, LS
74 – Aaron Kampman, DE
90 – Chukie Nwokorie, DE
94 – Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, DE
98 – Kenny Peterson, DL
Player/Coach: LeRoy Butler
General admission tickets are still available and can be purchased by calling the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ticket office at 800/WI-TIMBER or 920/733-4152. Purchase tickets now to avoid ticket lines on day of game. The ticket office will be open at 8:00 am on Sunday, June 6.
The Brett Favre Forward Foundation was established in 1996 and is a 501(c)3 organization in which all net proceeds raised from each event benefits charities. The Foundation has donated more than $1.2 million in the past eight years.
For more information regarding the Brett Favre Celebrity Softball Game, contact Erin Smith, Event Director at 205/541-8138.
