Wednesday, August 10, 2005


college football

FanFest highlights festivities
SOUTH BEND -- FanFest will be the highlight of this weekend's College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival.

And it's free.
Starting at 8 a.m. Saturday when the museum opens, the day-long activity on the Hall's Gridiron Plaza will offer plenty of opportunities for fans to be involved.
The Parade of Champions will begin at 9:30 a.m. At noon, Lydell Mitchell, LaVell Edwards, Ray Guy and Tony Casillas will be at the podium where fans can ask questions. Others on hand will be Lydell Mitchell, LaVell Edwards, Ray Guy and Tony Casillas.
The Youth Football Clinic, featuring the enshrinees, will start at 12:30 p.m. At 1:30 will be the Flag Football Game. Halftime of the game will be the Dodge Dakota Football Toss.
Former Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler will be signing autographs at the Meijer store on Grape Road Saturday, Aug. 13, at 3 p.m. Schembechler will be in town for the College Football Hall of Fame's 2005 Enshrinement Festival (August 12-13).
The autograph signing is a free event hosted by Meijer and the College Football Hall of Fame. Schembechler coached the Michigan Wolverines from 1969-89 and posted a career record of 194-48-5. His combined coaching record is 234-65-8, for a lifetime a winning percentage of .775.
The Enshrinement Dinner and Show at the Century Center, in which ESPN personalities Dana Jacobson and Mike Hall will serve as co-hosts, starts at 7 p.m. Cost for the dinner is $125.

South Bend Tribune

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