MIKE DITKA'S GRIDIRON GREATS
SUPER BOWL WEEK EVENTS
TAMPA BAY, JAN 28th-31st, 2009
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Mike Ditka, Don Shula, Michael Irvin, Gale Sayers,
Deacon Jones, Ron Jaworski, Mike Golic, Marv Levy, Dan Hampton, Jim McMahon, Jack Youngblood
and many others to attend! Go Now
Over 100 NFL Legends spanning generations will come together for the Gridiron Greats Championship Week events. Four exciting special events will take place in Tampa Florida Super Bowl week and a national online auction will also launch that week. These world class events will be Headquartered at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and will raise awareness and funds used to directly provide financial aid and medical services to retired NFL players who are in dire need through the “GGAF”. Awareness and fundraising activities for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation will also be a part of the Gridiron Greats Championship week events and auction.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Check out the event information go now
Mike Ditka's Gridiron Greats
Championship Week Events
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GRIDIRON GREATS CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK HEADQUARTERS 
ABOUT THE GRIDIRON GREATS ASSISTANCE FUND
Mike Ditka, Willie Davis, Harry Carson, Gale Sayers, Kyle Turley and others form The Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund, a non-profit organization that provides financial assistance, social services and medical care to retired NFL players in dire need. The organization focuses on the humanitarian side of post-football related issues, providing hands-on assistance to help retired players deal with hardships they may face after football. NFL legend Jerry Kramer, who played for the legendary Vince Lombardi on the Super Bowl I and II teams, facilitated the formation of the organization. Many members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and other NFL legends join us in our efforts. Some of the NFL greatest players have had to deal with disabilities and other hardships, many are gone but they are certainly not forgotten. NFL players like: Johnny Unitas, Mike Webster, 'Night Train' Lane and many others had to deal with many physical issues and other hardships caused by the lack of NFL disability support and adequate pensions. The Gridiron Greats Organization facilitates our mission in the memory of the "Makers of the Game." More...
Help us to care for the many retired NFL players who are in dire need!
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GGAF CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK HQ
GRIDIRON GREATS
CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK @ HARD ROCK
TICKETS ON SALE NOW !
Hard Rock with 100 NFL legends
Autograph Extravaganza
@ Hard Rock
SUPER BOWL WEEK ON LINE AUCTION
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GRIDIRON GUARDIAN SUNDAY! MINNESOTA VIKINGS MATT BIRK & OTHER ACTIVE PLAYERS DONATING PORTION OF GAME CHECKS FROM THIS WEEKS GAMES TO AID RETIRED PLAYERS IN CRISIS
Read What's Happening
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READ THE PRESS RELEASE Read Now
READ MATT BIRK'S LETTER TO
ALL ACTIVE NFL PLAYERS Read now
PETER KING STORY ON
GRIDIRON GUARDIAN SUNDAY Read now
MIKE DITKA &
GRIDIRON GREATS ANNOUNCE SUPERBOWL WEEK EVENTS
PRESS CONFERENCE
Unprecedented group of 100 NFL Legends to attend! Get Info Now
Partnership with U.S. Military Special Operations also announced Learn More
READ THE LATEST NEWS
NY Daily News GGAF & Special Ops
Tampa Tribune Front Page Story
Press Conference Video
Photo Gallery
Old players bring new perspective
to hard hits
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GRIDIRON Make a Donation,
Get a Gridiron Greats Gift
DIRE NEED PLAYER OVERVIEWS
PLAYERS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE
Their stories and donation drives
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
NFL Retired Players Site Launched!!!
Gridiron Greats provide retired
players public forum on web
The real stories from real people
DITKA & DISABLED PLAYERS
DENOUNCE NFLPA TACTICS
Mike Ditka condemned the NFLPA for dirty play and deplorable tactics of publicly discrediting disabled players
Ditka was joined by disabled players currently being targeted Go Now
MCENROE, BARKLEY, COSTAS DONATE
$75,000 DURING HBO SHOW TO
GRIDIRON GREATS read now
GRIDIRON GREATS, DITKA
RETIRED PLAYERS
RESPOND TO USA TODAY STORY
The power of NFLPA spin doctors
or just bad reporting?
DONATION DRIVE
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Gridiron Greats Players Blog 
Interact on-line with Gridiron Greats
NFL ENCOURAGES OTHER PLAYERS TO FOLLOW TURLEY'S LEAD AND HELP RETIRED PLAYERS IN DIRE NEED
ONE MILLION DOLLARS
IN FUNDS AND
MEDICAL SERVICES
DONATED TO GRIDIRON GREATS FROM LASER SPINE INSTITUTE
NFL Retired players to receive pro bono state of the art neck back & spine care
as part of Gridiron Greats multi million dollar pro bono medical program Read now
DONATION DRIVE WITH
THANK YOU GIFTS UNDERWAY
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RETIRED PLAYERS 911
Gridiron Greats toll free hotline
for retired players in dire need
1-800-708-1078 get info
MILLER BREWING PRESENTS $100,000 DONATION TO GGAF
Miller representative presents check, auction winner presented Harley Learn More
CONGRESSIONAL REPORT RELEASED
Members of the Gridiron Greats testified before Congress and are encouraged by announcement of possible legislative remedy. Ditka and others react to report. read now
DITKA AND GRIDIRON GREATS
STATEMENT ON GENE UPSHAW
PASSING
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Brent Boyd Blogs -
Looking back on Congressional Hearings GO NOW
GUARDIAN SUNDAY
GRIDIRON GUARDIAN SUNDAY
A SUCCESS read now
KYLE TURLEY Kansas City Chiefs
COMES FORWARD TO AID RETIRED PLAYERS AND RAISE AWARENESS
DONATES ENTIRE GAME CHECK TO GRIDIRON GREATS
Turley organizes assistance initiative amongst active players to help retired players in need
Kyle's letter to active players
Learn about his relief initiative
Kansas City Chiefs Join Initiative
Minnesota Vikings Join Initiative
KYLE TURLEY BLASTS NFLPA's
Robert Smith on Miami Radio Show
“This is a serious issue. Families are affected; people are becoming homeless, living in shelters. Do you not see a problem with that?
Well, f- you, then!”
EARL CAMPBELL, DICK BUTKUS, LAWERENCE TAYLOR, BARRY SANDERS, MARSHALL FAULK, AND OTHERS JOIN GRIDIRON GREATS FUND RAISER read more
DARYL JOHNSTON SPEAKS OUT
Supports
Dire Need
Players
Former Dallas Cowboy DARYL JOHNSTON discussed his frustration with the NFLPA disability system at the Gridiron Greats press conference in Dallas