The seventh annual UM Sports Hall of Fame Celebrity Bowling Tournament, sponsored by CanesWear and hosted by UM legend Albert Bentley, took place on Monday, Feb. 26, at Splitsville in South Miami. More than 125 bowlers and 40 Canes All Stars, including nearly 20 UMSHoF members, attended.
John Lancaster was the Top Guest Bowler and also claimed honors in the Celebrity Bowl-Off that followed the regular event. The top celebrity bowler was UMSHoF member Steve Edwards. The winning overall team of bowlers represented the Herff Jones ring company.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Heidi Hewes Chapter of the Women’s Cancer Association at the University of Miami.
The next event for the UMSHoF is the 50th annual UM Sports Hll of Fame Induction Banquet on Thursday, Apr. 19, at Jungle Island. The Class of 2018 inductees includes football’s Frank Gore, Devin Hester and Coach Larry Coker; baseball’s Yonder Alonso; basketball’s Chanivia Broussard and John Salmons; track’s Donminique Darden, and Britnet Butcher, the first soccer player ever inducted.
Super Tables of 10 are available for $1,750, Regular Tables of 10 are $1,250 and individual tickets are $125. For information on tickets, or how your business can advertise in the banquet program, call UMSHoF executive director John Routh at 305-284-2775.
