Gridiron Celebrity Hoops XIII 2011 Hits Southern Methodist University Campus During Super Bowl XLV Weekend

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Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) February 2, 2011 --

Entering its 13th year, Gridiron Celebrity Hoops XIII (Gridiron XIII) is uniquely positioned as the first and only celebrity basketball game to have ever become officially sanctioned by the National Football League and endorsed by the United States President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Now independently produced exclusively by Jam Sports & Entertainment, this preeminent event is where NFL players, prospective NFL draft picks, boxing champs, street baller's, and celebrities from music, television, and film get together for an electric game of hoops. Gridiron XIII offers football fans of all ages and levels of interest a once-in-a-lifetime experience to witness the Best of Both Worlds - their favorite football heroes playing in a competitive game of basketball alongside fun, safe, indoor sports-themed contests. This incomparable hoops event debuted at Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami. Since then, it has grown into a distinctive and integral component of Super Bowl weekend. Super Bowl is the nation’s most celebrated sporting event. Gridiron continues to be the premier all-star charity-basketball game. It’s a lifestyle event that captures the sights, sounds and action of the many different facets of the NFL.

Benefiting Juli’s Kids Motivated to Succeed (Juli’s Kids) whose mission is to enrich the quality of life of today’s abused, abandoned and neglected youths who have been placed in the foster care system. Each year Juli’s Kids selects an organization in the Super Bowl host city that serves the city’s abused and neglected children. Gridiron has raised over $500,000 for many other organizations and programs that share Juli’s Kids’ mission to raise awareness of the child abuse epidemic and enhance the day-to-day living of these extraordinary children in crisis who are facing many tough issues and life struggles.

Date: Saturday, February 5, 2011 (Super Bowl XLV Weekend)
Time: 5:30 P.M
Place: Southern Methodist University (SMU) Moody Coliseum – 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75205

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