Events
Sports America joins top athletes and sports personalities with leading corporations and charitable causes to host events nationwide. Sports America has helped raise over $10 million for charities nationwide including: Childrens Medical Center, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins and Ronald McDonald House Charities.
McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games
Sports America President & CEO Bob Geoghan founded this high school all-star basketball game 30 years ago. Since then it has been played all over the country including at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Boston’s Fleet Center, Cleveland’s Gund Arena, Duke University’s Cameron Indoor Stadium and UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion. Players such as Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal and Jason Kidd were all McDonald’s All Americans. The Game has raised over $5 million for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Visit the official web site at www.McDonaldsAllAmerican.com.
Morgan Wooten Invitational Basketball Game
Morgan Wootten Invitational: Sports America created the Morgan Wootten Invitational in 1997 to benefit the Mid Atlantic Coalition on Donation after legendary former DeMatha High School basketball coach Morgan Wootten received a life-saving liver transplant. Each December, many of the top high school teams participate in this one-day invitational. Recent teams have included such stars as Carmelo Anthony, Torin Francis, Michael Sweetney, Julius Hodge and Rudy Gay.
AFLAC All American High School Baseball Classic
Following the success of the McDonald’s All American Basketball Game on the hardcourt, Sports America partnered with AFLAC to launch the AFLAC Classic Baseball Game in 2002. Each summer, the top high school prospects come together to celebrate the game of baseball and showcase their talent. Through a partnership with Perfect Game, USA and an endorsement by Major League Baseball, the AFLAC Classic has become the marquee event for high school baseball players. So much so, that one out of every four players named to the AFLAC game has gone on to become a first round draft pick of Major League Baseball. For more information on the game itself, visit its website at www.AflacAllAmerican.com
National Quarterback Club Awards Banquet
In 1965, Bob Geoghan founded The Quarterback Club of Washington, D.C., a non-profit organization. In the past few years, he founded similar chapters in Baltimore (1995) and Houston (2002), all falling under the National Quarterback Club. Each chapter holds monthly luncheons with NFL players, culminating with annual Player-of-the-Year award dinners. The NQBC also features the acclaimed National Quarterback Awards Dinner which has included Peyton Manning, Rich Gannon, Jim Kelly, Brett Favre and John Elway in recent years. Visit the official web site at www.nqbc.com.
Good Samaritan High School All Star Football Game
Good Samaritan Bowl: The Good Samaritan Bowl was developed by Sports America to help bring awareness for Washington Redskins greats Art Monk and Charles Mann for their Good Samaritan Foundation, a nonprofit youth development organization with a focus on higher education and leadership development. The Good Samaritan Bowl features the top high school football players in the Mid-Atlantic area and will be played for the first time in the summer of 2005 at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. The event also features a special dinner celebration in December honoring the Art Monk Offensive Player-of-the-Year and the Charles Mann Defensive Player-of-the-Year award-winners.