Celebrity Involvement
Prostate cancer has touched nearly every family, and when the Know Your Score campaign was launched, numerous sports and entertainment celebrities eagerly joined the fight. Stars like Jim Boeheim and Ken Griffey Sr. have beaten the disease while others, like Tony Womack, recognized a good cause and are doing their part to eliminate America's most common non-skin cancer. Here are a few celebrities who have pledged their support to the Know Your Score campaign.
Celebrities Attending in 2011:
- Mitch Laurance
- Gus Williams
- Brevin Knight
- Tony Womack
- Jim Huber
- Thad Daber
- Ewa Laurance
- Gary Mule Deer
- Artis Gilmore
- Meadowlark Lemon
- Sam Jones
- Andre Reed
- Junior Bridgeman
- Doug Flynn
- Shane Ferguson
- Darryl Strawberry
- Ed Jones
- Steve Largent
- Kenny Dennard
- John Patrick
- Ray Williams
- Greg Lloyd
- Bill Gramatica
- Kathleen Sullivan
- Corenlius Bennett
- Sterling Sharpe
- John Patrick
- Shane Ferguson
Mitch Laurance
Mitch Laurance has been the play-by-play commentator for ESPN's Championship Billiards for the past 15 years. Mitch is also the creator, producer and host of Myrtle Beach's Award winning television show "On the Green Golf Video Showcase." Expand this Bio...
Mitch Laurance
Mitch Laurance has been the play-by-play commentator for ESPN's Championship Billiards for the past 15 years. Mitch is also the creator, producer and host of Myrtle Beach's Award winning television show "On the Green Golf Video Showcase."
In the world of entertainment, Mitch got his start in television as an Associate Director and Producer on NBC's "Saturday Night Live." He then went on to a career in front of the camera that has continued for more than thirty years. He was a series regular on HBO's "Not Necessarily the News" and has had numerous recurring roles on shows such as "LA Law," "Matlock" and "Dawson's Creek." He most recently appeared on the FX Channel shows "The Riches" and "Prison Break," and the ABC Family movie "Hello Sister, Goodbye Life," with Lacey Chabert and Wendie Malick.
Mitch's newest venture is as Co-Founder of the motivational workshop series "Whole-in-One: Playing to Your Strengths," which uses golf as the backdrop for business team-building and transformational personal growth.
Gus Williams
A high scoring and electrifying guard, was USC basketball's own version of "The Wizard". He earned All-American first team, All Pac -8 first team and USC MVP honors in 1975. He also since broken records for assists in a career season. He still ranks in the USC all time top 5 assists and top 15 in scoring. He then continued his wizardry for the Seattle SuperSonics.The prime years of his 11 season career were spent in Seattle. He was twice selected to the NBA All Star game and was an All-NBA First team (1982) and All-NBA second team (1980) selection. He led the Sonics to the 1979 championship while averaging team high 28.6 points per game in the finals. In 2004 Williams #1 jersey was retired by the Sonics. Expand this Bio...
Gus Williams
A high scoring and electrifying guard, was USC basketballs own version of "the Wizard". He earned All American 1st team, All Pac -8 first team and USC mvp honors in 1975. He also since broken records for assists in a career season. He still ranks in the USC all time top 5 assists and top 15 in scoring. He then continued his wizardry for the Seattle Super Sonics.The prime years of his 11 season career were spent in Seattle. He was twice selected to the NBA All Star game and was an ALL-NBA First team (1982) and all NBA second team (1980) selection. He led the Sonics to the 1979 championship while averaging team high 28.6 points per game in the finals. In 2004 Williams #1 jersey was retired by the Sonics.
Currently Gus is an entrepreneur building his relationships in different facets in the corporate world. From commodities to real estate, he is constantly matching up the perfect investment with the ideal investor. In addition Gus is involved with two of his favorite charities, the Boys and Girls Club of America and Champions for Families which provides mentoring for children and families victimized by domestic or substance abuse.
Brevin Knight
Brevin Knight, a true NBA veteran, has had a whirlwind career as a dependable point guard on a number of teams, including franchises in Cleveland, Atlanta, Memphis, Phoenix, Washington, Milwaukee, Charlotte, and Utah. Brevin is the all-time leader in assists and steals at Stanford University.
Tony Womack
A 13-year Major League Baseball veteran, Tony Womack is best known for his Game 7 heroics in the 2001 World Series. Womack doubled in the bottom of the ninth off New York Yankees star Mariano Rivera to tie the game and set the stage for Arizona’s dramatic comeback win. A former National League All-Star, Tony led the National League in stolen bases three times.
Jim Huber
The 2010 Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer National Spokesman, four-time Emmy Award-winning essayist and Turner Sports commentator Jim Huber has scaled sports journalism's entire mountain range. In addition to award-winning television coverage of the PGA Tour, NBA basketball and other sports, Jim is the author of the highly-acclaimed book "A Thousand Goodbyes," and his newest book is “Four Days in July,” the story of Tom Watson's remarkable British Open run in 2009.
Thad Daber
4-Time World One-Club Champion, Thad set a Guinness World Record when he set the lowest round of golf ever shot using only one club (2-under par 70 using a 6-iron). Daber has been a golf pro for 28 years, performs exhibitions worldwide at more than 400 events, and founded the Maui Charity Classic.
Ewa "The Striking Viking" Laurance
Ewa Mataya Laurance, The Striking Viking, took the billiards world by storm when she moved to the U.S. from her native Sweden. In a career that continues to astonish, Ewa is the holder of multiple World and US Open 9-ball titles, has won the Swedish, European and US National Championship, and is the current World Trick Shot Champion. In 2004 Ewa was inducted into the prestigious Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame.
Artis "A-Train" Gilmore
Artis "A-Train" Gilmore is a retired American Hall of Fame basketball player in the NBA and American Basketball Association (ABA). A star center during his two collegiate years at Jacksonville University, Gilmore led the Dolphins to the NCAA Division I championship game in 1970, where his team was beaten 80-69 by the University of California at Los Angeles Bruins. Gilmore remains the top player in rebounds per game in the history of NCAA Division I basketball. Artis was voted into the Hall of Fame on Monday, April 4, 2011.
Meadowlark Lemon
Meadow "Meadowlark" Lemon is an American basketball player, actor, and minister. For 22 years, Lemon was known as the "Clown Prince" of the touring Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. He played in more than 16,000 games for the Globetrotters and is a 2003 inductee of the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Andre Reed
Andre Darnell Reed is a former wide receiver in the NFL, with the Buffalo Bills (1985–1999) and Washington Redskins (2000). Reed ranks near the top in nearly all NFL career statistical receiving categories: four +1000 yd. seasons, 8th in career receptions, 9th in career receiving yards, 11th in career touchdown receptions, 7x pro bowl selections, and 4 Super Bowl appearances.
Sam Jones
A member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Sam Jones played his entire 12-year career with the Boston Celtics. One of the truly great players to ever grace the hardwood, and nicknamed “Mr. Clutch,” he helped the Celtics to an incredible 10 NBA titles and averaged 17.7 ppg in a career that included five All-Star game appearances.
Junior Bridgeman
Junior Bridgeman is often remembered as part of the trivia question, "Who was traded for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?" (Bridgeman was just drafted by the Lakers and was part of the deal with Dave Meyers, Elmore Smith and Brian Winters.) Bridgeman had a solid 12-year NBA career for the Bucks and Clippers, where he was one of the best sixth men in the league for years. Today his company runs 162 Wendy’s and 121 Chili’s and is No. 3 on the Restaurant Finance Monitor’s Top 200 franchisee-owned companies, with $507 million in revenue.
Gary Mule Deer
Gary Mule Deer's unique comedy and music have, for decades, truly set him apart as a one-of-a-kind entertainer. He has performed on every major concert stage in the country and made over 350 television appearances, including many on both The Tonight Show and The Late Show With David Letterman. He was one of six comedians, along with Jay Leno, to star on the first HBO Comedy Special Freddie Prinze and Friends, was the co-host of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert for four years on NBC, and was a regular on the hit TV show Make Me Laugh. In 2010 the versatile Mule Deer toured with Vince Gill, the Zac Brown Band, AND Johnny Mathis.
Bill Gramatica
Guillermo C. "Bill" Gramatica is a former placekicker for the National Football League. Picked in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals, Bill last played for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League in 2006. He played college football at FSU & USF.
Greg Lloyd
Greg Lloyd is a former NFL linebacker who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was named to five Pro Bowls and three NFL All-Pro teams during his football career.
Ed Jones
Ed Lee "Too Tall" Jones is a former NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys. By the end of his 15 years with the Cowboys, he was officially credited with 57 quarterback sacks, and unofficially, his career sack total is 106. He was a member of the famed "Doomsday Defense" squad of the 1970s and was the first overall draft choice in the 1974 NFL Draft.
Darryl Strawberry
Former American MLB outfielder Darryl Strawberry was one of the most feared sluggers in the game, known for his prodigious home runs and his intimidating presence in the batter's box. During his 17-year career, he helped lead the New York Mets to a World Series championship in 1986 and the New York Yankees to three World Series championships in 1996, 1998 and 1999. A popular player during his career, Strawberry was voted to the All-Star Game eight straight times from 1984–1991.
Steve Largent
Steve Largent is a former NFL player and U.S. Congressman, having served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma from 1994 until 2002. Largent was an All-American at the University of Tulsa and played for 13 years for the Seattle Seahawks. He was selected to the NFL Pro Bowl seven times and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
Ray Williams
Ray Williams is a former basketball player in the NBA. He played at the University of Minnesota and San Jacinto Junior College, and was selected 10th overall in the 1977 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. He averaged a career-high of 20.9 points per game with the New York Knicks in 1979-80.
Kenny Dennard
Kenny Dennard played basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and in the NBA for the Kansas City Kings and Denver Nuggets. Kenny is 28-year cancer survivor.
Kathleen Sullivan
Kathleen Sullivan was one of a small group of anchors and reporters which launched CNN, which led to the 24-hour news cycle of the cable news broadcast within the field of journalism. Her career has been involved in nearly every area of broadcasting. She has been nominated for Emmys in news, sports and entertainment. For more than 10 years, Sullivan was a news anchor, working at CNN, ABC, and CBS. She is currently a blogger for The Huffington Post.
John Patrick
John Patrick has worked in broadcasting for 34 years. In 2008, his company The Murto Group created “The Augusta Golf Show with John Patrick”, which currently airs on ESPN radio affiliates in Augusta, Georgia and Tallahassee, Florida. John has also “guest hosted” for Peter Kessler on his daily SIRIUS/XM radio show, “Making The Turn.” John is co-host of the two hour daily “ Buzz on Biz” radio program heard currently on News Talk Sports 1630, WRDW.
Shane Ferguson
Shane Ferguson was the 1987 men's golf sectional winner in NCHSAA and the North Carolina state runner up. He was the 2004 World Remax Long Drive Finalist and Top 50 in the world in men's long drive. Since 2004, Shane has been involved with numerous charities and has raised over $40,000.
