NFL Hall of Famer and University of Miami football great Michael Irvin will host the 4th Annual Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys/University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame (UMSHoF) Celebrity Dolphin Fishing Tournament June 27-28 in Islamorada, Fla.
Event activities will take place at Founders Park at Mile Marker 87 and Coconut Cove Resort and Marina at Mile Marker 85 on the Overseas Highway. All Hurricanes fans are welcome and invited to participate and attend or observe the events.
The tournament weekend will begin Friday evening with a kick-off party and captains’ meeting followed on Saturday by a full day of fishing, awards dinner and live and silent auctions featuring unique sports memorabilia as well as a variety of gift packages.
This is the only fishing event of its kind that matches participants with former Miami Hurricanes sports stars for the competition. Cash prizes and trophies will be presented to anglers in eight categories. A portion of the tournament proceeds will go to Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys, The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis and the UMSHoF.
“This tournament reflects the Hall of Fame’s mission,” said K.C. Jones, president of the UMSHoF, a 2008 hall inductee, two-time Super Bowl winner with the Denver Broncos and founder of the tournament.
“Not only can University of Miami sports fans celebrate the accomplishments of our former student-athletes, they can compete side-by-side with them while raising money for local causes. We are on track for 100 boats to participate in this year’s tournament.”
Irvin added: “This is really all about the U and our family of Hurricanes fans and former student-athletes. We must embrace the mission of the UMSHoF, which is an organization that recognizes the tremendous efforts of our Hurricanes athletes, coaches and administrators.”
Former Hurricanes sports stars scheduled to participate include NFL Hall of Famer and 2012 Tournament Host Warren Sapp (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders), NFL Hall of Famer Ted Hendricks (Baltimore Colts, Green Bay Packers, Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders), Clinton Portis (Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins), Brett Romberg (Jacksonville Jaguars, St. Louis Rams, Atlanta Falcons), Gary Dunn (Pittsburgh Steelers), Damione Lewis (St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, Houston Texans), and Randal Hill (Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints).
Tournament Information:
For information about tournament participation, including boat entry or sponsorship opportunities, visit: http://www.canesfish.com or contact Tournament Director Judy Layne at judy@canesfish.com.
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Posted by: IraqiCane | May 04, 2014 at 10:37 PM
Burns Larkin McGahee
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | May 04, 2014 at 11:04 PM
Anyone here think Brooklyn will win game 1? I got the Heat in 5 or less.
Posted by: The Dude | May 04, 2014 at 11:07 PM
Heat in 6, Heat win game 1, IMO
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | May 04, 2014 at 11:15 PM
Heat in a sweep.
Posted by: IraqiCane | May 04, 2014 at 11:18 PM
Damn, Mayweather made Maidana look one dimensional last night. I like Maidana, but overhand right MY @$$! More like, right hand clothelines to to the back of Mayweathers HEAD! SHEEZ!
Posted by: CaneRock | May 05, 2014 at 12:21 AM
I think LBJ and Wade will treat every game in this series like it game 7 of the finals.
Posted by: The Dude | May 05, 2014 at 01:08 AM