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by Woody Woodrum
Mike Bartrum of the Philadelphia Eagles, a Pro Bowl player in 2005, and Troy Brown, who has three Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots, are proud to announce their annual camp for children in the Tri-State area is moving to their alma mater, Marshall University. The highly-successful camp, which has been held at Huntington-area high schools for the past four years, will take place on Saturday, May 20, at Marshall’s Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.Va.
The Bartrum-Brown Football Camp, sponsored by First Sentry Bank of Huntington, is open to children and teenagers, boys and girls, from the first through the 12th grade. This year, the camp will move to the field that Bartrum and Brown and the 1992 Thundering Herd won the NCAA I-AA National Championship over Youngstown State, then coached by Ohio State’s Jim Tressel, by the score of 31-28. It was MU’s first national title in football and just the second national title in school history. The Herd went on to win two National Championships, seven conference titles and earn seven bowl berths in eight years on that field under coaches Jim Donnan and Bob Pruett between 1991 and 2004.
“We are extremely pleased to be able to move the camps date to early in the year,” said Brown, “as the June date was always a problem for vacationing parents, plus the now three-week summer workouts allowed for high school football in West Virginia. This date also allows more of the former Marshall players and others who are currently in the National Football League to attend the camp, and this has always been a very important part of our camp…the chance for youngsters to meet and learn football skills and life lessons from these heroes they see every week of the fall on television in the NFL.”
The camp has funded youth programs and charities in both Huntington, where Brown has made his home with his family since coming to Marshall in 1991, and also in Pomeroy, Ohio, where Bartrum has a home in the off-season with his family. Marshall University will also profit further from the closer association of the camp at the home of Herd football. “Marshall received about $10,000 last year,” said Brown, “and we anticipate, with the chance to come to camp on the Herd’s new FieldTurf and the earlier date, this will up both the number of campers and the amount of money split between MU and the other organizations we fund. We are glad to have Marshall on board.”
The camp costs $30 per child, $20 for each additional child if pre-registered. The cost is $40, if you wait until the day of camp. The website, www.bartrumandbrown.com, has pre-registration forms and other information on the camp, the charity auction and golf outing for the camp. Former Marshall players and other NFL players who are confirmed to be in attendance at the camp this year include: Marshall Heisman finalist and quarterback of the New York Jets, Chad Pennington; former MU and Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles tackle, Steve Scuillo; former Herd long-snapper Chris Massey of the St. Louis Rams; J.R. Jenkins, former Herd and retired Baltimore Ravens kicker; former St. Albans Red Dragon, Georgia Bulldog and Marshall tight end Jason Rader of the Miami Dolphins; former Herd All-American defensive end John Goddard, of the Indianapolis Colts; New Orleans Saints receiver Nate Poole, who finished with the Herd in 2000; and former West Virginia running back who now plays for the Cincinnati Bengals, Quincy Wilson.
Players who are scheduled to be at camp include: Mike Barber, Herd wide receiver who played for the Bengals, Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers and entered the National College Football Hall of Fame last summer; Carl Lee, Herd safety who was a member of the 40th Anniversary Minnesota Vikings team, a 12-year pro at cornerback with the Vikes and Saints, as well as the former coach at WV State University (where he is now fund-raising); former MU safety Rogers Beckett, who played for the San Diego Chargers and Cincinnati Bengals; former Barboursville and Marshall center Jason Starkey, who is retired from the Arizona Cardinals; Darius Watts, the former Herd receiver who is now with the Denver Broncos; former Cleveland Browns safety Chris Crocker, who was just traded to the Atlanta Falcons; former All-Mid-American Conference center John Wade, who is the starter at for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after playing at Jacksonville; Byron Leftwich, who finished sixth in Heisman voting in 2002 for MU and now quarterbacks the Jacksonville Jaguars; and last, but certainly not least, is a Rand, W.Va. native who played at DuPont High School, then became a Heisman finalist and winner of the Paul Warfield and Fred Biletnikoff receiving awards as an All-American in 1996 and 1997 at Marshall, Randy Moss. Moss is now with the Oakland Raiders, after being drafted in the first round by Minnesota in 1998.
Former WVU QB, Mark Bulger of the St. Louis Rams, is expected to be at the camp, as is David Bowens of the Miami Dolphins. There will be at least wo additional Patriots teammates of Brown’s, including former teammate Adam Vinetari, the kicker who won the Super Bowl for New England and just signed with the Colts, and two more teammates of Bartrum’s from the Eagles, NFC champions in 2004.
The charity auction and dinner is on Saturday night at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Huntington. Tickets are available for this event on the website, as well as at Stadium Frame and Art on Third Avenue, across from the Marshall Football Stadium. Over 750 items are expected to be auctioned off, raising in the neighborhood of nearly $100,000 for the camp.
The Bartrum-Brown Celebrity Golf Classic will be Sunday, May 21, at Esquire Country Club in Martha, WV. There are numerous sponsorship levels for golfers. The Super Bowl Sponsor level of $5,000-$10,000 includes three team entries in the golf tournament at Esquire Country Club, 8x10 photo with Mike Bartrum and Troy Brown, company/organization logo on camp t-shirt, company /organization sign on the golf course for the tournament, 20 tickets to Saturday night’s auction at the Radisson Hotel and nine VIP gift packs. You must win a celebrity at the auction or pay an additional $150 for the fourth golfer.
The Pro Bowl Sponsor level of $2,500-$4,999 includes two team entries into the golf tournament, 10 tickets to Friday nights auction at the Radisson Hotel, six VIP gift packs, sign on the golf course for the tournament, company /organization Logo on camp t-shirt and 8x10 photo with Mike Bartrum and Troy Brown. You must win a celebrity at the auction or pay an additional $150 for the fourth golfer.
The NFL Sponsor level of $1,000 will give you one team entry into the golf tournament, 8x10 photo with Bartrum and Brown, company/organizational logo on camp t-shirts, company/organizational logo on sign at golf course and six tickets to Saturday night’s auction at the Radisson. You must win a celebrity at the auction or pay an additional $150 for the fourth golfer.
The Eagles Sponsors at $500 (for non-golfers) get four tickets to Saturday night’s auction at the Radisson, company/organizational logo on camp t-shirts, company/organizational logo on sign at course, and an 8x10 photo with Bartrum and Brown.
The Patriot Sponsor level is $500 and gives you three entries in the golf tournament at Esquire Country Club and six invitations to Friday’s auction at the Radisson Hotel. You must win a celebrity at the auction or pay an additional $150 for the fourth golfer.
The Thundering Herd level is $150. For that you will receive an individual entry into the golf tournament and two tickets for Saturday’s night auction at the Radisson.
All pictures with Bartrum and Brown will be taken Saturday night of the foursomes. Sponsor money must be in by Mary 1 to have camera-ready logos put onto camp t-shirts.
The Bartrum-Brown Football Camp, sponsored by First Sentry Bank, committee includes: Rich and Mary Gannon, Steve Morris, Kemmeth Rivers, Rich Worner, Mike and Vicki Chancey, Cuffy York, Dave Miller, Steve Brown, John Justice, Troy Brown, Mike Bartrum, John Montanez and Woody Woodrum. For information, visit the website at: www.bartrumandbrown.com or call Rich Gannon (304) 697-5640, Mike Chancey (740) 992-2158 or Steve Morris (304) 528-6415.
Schedule for 2006 Bartrum-Brown Camp at Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Friday, May 19th 6 p.m. Private welcome for camp staffers and NFL/MU Players. Check-in at Radisson Hotel, followed by a reception at Big Green Room, Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Marshall University, Third Avenue and 20th Street
Saturday, May 20th Football Camp at Marshall University/Joan C. Edwards Stadium Registration at 8 a.m. Camp 8:30 a.m. - Noon (Grades 1-7) Break 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Camp 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. (Grades 8-12) Camp 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Ticketed Charity Dinner and Auction at Radisson Hotel 6 -10 p.m. There will be nearly 750 items for sale by silent auction and normal auction, conducted once again by Woody Woodrum of WRVC/WDGG There will be “No Autographs” during Dinner and Auction; No outside items may be brought into the Radisson by anyone for autographs, following conclusion of auction. Team photos shot by John Montanez, of Stadium Frame and Art, Third Avenue, Huntington.
Private Party for VIPs and Players, at Holderby’s Landing following auction Sunday, May 21st The Bartrum and Brown Celebrity Golf Classic at Esquire Golf Course Registration opens at 11 a.m.; Shotgun Start at Noon Burgers (provided by S.S. Logan’s and Heiner’s Bakeries) and other light food available, along with soda, water and other legal beverages. Hole prizes for closest to the pin, long drive, etc.
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