Be the ball....

On Friday October 5, 2012, the Greenville Police Department Police Athletic League (PAL) is teaming up with former ECU Football Star and NFL New England Patriots running back, Tony Collins, to launch the inaugural TONY COLLINS -- PAL CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT at Ironwood Golf & Country Club.

This charity event will raise money for the Greenville PAL program and the Tony Collins Foundation. 

The Tony Collins Foundation is a non-profit corporation that serves to fund area programs and organizations dedicated to serving young people and helping them achieve success.

This golf tournament will include a celebrity auction, door prizes, a silent auction, contests for the longest drive and closest-to-pin challenge, as well as overall awards for the lowest golf scores.   There will be morning breakfast and an afternoon lunch on the day of the tournament.

On Thursday October 4, The City Hotel & Bistro will host the Celebrity Dinner & Auction, while participants can watch the ECU v UCF football game.

Celebrity NFL football players who will join Tony Collins for this event include Irving Fryar, Stanley Morgan, and Reggie Dupard from the New England Patriots;  Reggie Branch from the Washington Redskins; Howard Stevens from the original Baltimore Colts; Vinson Smith from the Dallas Cowboys; and Doug Smith from the Houston Oilers.

ECU alumni football players attending the tournament include Clint Harris, Eddie Hicks, Jeff Hagen, Harrell Forte, Thomas Mclawhorn, Terry Gallaher, Leander Green, and Junior Smith. 

For more information, contact Jon Curry at 329-4339.   PAL and the Tony Collins Foundation are both 501(c)(3) organizations and all donations made are tax-deductible.