Via All-Star Basketball Classic
Via All-Star Banquet
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 @ 6:30 pm
Freedom High School Gymnasium, Bethlehem, PA
 Keynote Speaker: Joe Theismann
The Via All-Star Classic will be kicked off with the Via All-Star Banquet. The banquet recognizes members of the Via All-Star teams, Players of the Year, Teams of the Year, awards scholarships for student athletes and inducts members into the Lehigh Valley High School Basketball Hall of Fame.
Funds raised from the All-Star Basketball Classic and Banquet benefit Via’s services for children and adults with disabilities.
Joe Theismann is an entrepreneur and the former star quarterback for the Washington Redskins. Most recently, he spent the last decades working for ESPN on their NFL broadcast. Currently, Joe works for the NFL Network doing their show called “Playbook.”
Joe graduated in 1971 from the University of Notre Dame where he received All-American honors and led the Fighting Irish to consecutive Cotton Bowls and was runner-up to Jim Plunkett in the Heisman trophy balloting. In 2003, Joe was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. After being drafted by the Miami Dolphins and Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins, Joe chose to play in the Canadian Football League for the Toronto Argonauts from 1971 to 1973. In 1974, he joined the Washington Redskins.
A 12-year NFL veteran, Joe played in 163 consecutive games from 1974 to 1985 and holds Redskins records for passing yardage (25,206), completions (2,044) and attempts (3,602). A two-time Pro Bowl selection and Pro Bowl MVP, Joe led Washington to a 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII.
Joe was selected the NFL’s Man of the Year in 1982 for his community service and dedication to the health and welfare of children. He won the league’s 1983 Most Valuable Player Award for leading the Redskins to an NFL-recorded 541 points and a second consecutive Super Bowl appearance. His career ended abruptly in 1985 after sustaining a badly broken leg during a Monday Night Football game against the New York Giants on national television.
Joe is a much sought after motivational speakers and also oversees a popular Washington DC restaurant called “Joe Theismann’s”.
For more information, contact:
Rachel Kave, Special Events
R.Kave @ViaNet.org | 610-317-8000 x489
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