8th Annual Biletnikoff Foundation Celebrity Crab Fest & Sports Auction will include Greg Papa, Bay Area sports broadcaster and radio voice of the Oakland Raiders. 8th Annual Biletnikoff Foundation Celebrity Crab Fest & Sports  highlights include food, entertainment, performance by the Raiderettes, live-art demonstration by nationally renowned painter and performer David Garibaldi, and live and silent auctions including Pro Bowl and Hall of Fame travel packages and dinner with Fred and Angela Biletnikoff.  Auction from 6 p.m. to midnight , Friday, November 9, at the Marriott at Bishop Ranch, 2600 Bishop Drive, San Ramon , California. Tickets are $95 per person and attire is casual.

Founded in the memory of Tracey Biletnikoff, whose life was brutally taken in 1999, the Biletnikoff Foundation enables young people to realize their full potential through education addressing problems related to substance abuse and gender violence. Sponsorship opportunities are available from title sponsor at $25,000 to silver table at $2,000. Ticket holders who are grant sponsors of $1,000 will have the opportunity to award the scholarships in person at the Crab Fest.

Confirmed celebrities include Fred Biletnikoff, Hall of Fame (HOF), MVP Super Bowl XI, Oakland Raider Legend; Dave Casper, HOF and Super Bowl Champion, Oakland Raider Legend; Bob Lilly, HOF Dallas Cowboys; Ron Yary, HOF Minnesota Viking Legend; Bob St. Claire, HOF San Francisco 49er Legend; Mel Renfro, HOF & Dallas Cowboy Legend; Tim Brown, Oakland Raider Legend; Tom Flores, Super Bowl Champion, Oakland Raider Legend; Cliff Branch, Super Bowl Champion, Oakland Raider Legend; Carl Weathers, actor, Apollo Creed in “Rocky;” Bridget Marquardt, reality show star “The Girls Next Door;” Jack Tatum, Super Bowl Champion, Oakland Raider Legend; MacArthur Lane, Kansas City, St Louis Cardinal, Green Bay Packer Legend; Rod Martin, Super Bowl Champion, Oakland Raider Legend; Clem Daniels, Super Bowl Champion, Oakland Raider Legend; Chester McGlockton, L.A. Raider and Kansas City Legend; Mike Lamb, Radio & TV Personality; J T the Brick, national radio sports personality; Mark Davis, creator of the Raider Image; Jeff Barnes, Super Bowl Champion, Oakland and L.A. Raider Legend; Armando Delgado, painter of legends; David Garibaldi, fine art painter and performance artist; Greg Papa, Sportscaster & Radio Personality, Voice of the Raiders; Mike Shuman, San Francisco 49er Legend & ABC Personality; Tony “the Tiger” Lopez, three-time World Champion Boxer; Loreto Garza, three-time world Champion Boxer; Mike Carter, San Diego Chargers & Green Bay Packers Legend; Ronald Curry, wide receiver, Oakland Raiders; Willie Gault, Oakland Raider Legend; Debbie Dahmer, professional golfer and reality star; Charlie Smith, Oakland Raider Legend; George Buehler; Oakland Raider Legend; Raymond Chester, Oakland Raider Legend; Rigo Chacon, broadcast Legend, and Raider coaching staff.


Fred Biletnikoff was All-AFL/AFC four times, 1971 NFL receiving champion, and played in two AFL All-Star games, four AFC-NFC Pro Bowls, eight AFL/AFC title games and two Super Bowls. He was MVP in Super Bowl XI. He was the Oakland Raiders wide-receiver coach. Biletnikoff has a national award named after him. For the past 11 years the Biletnikoff Award has been presented to young men in football who continue to have outstanding careers in the NFL. The impressive list includes Bobby Engram, Terry Glenn, Marcus Harris, Randy Moss, Troy Edwards, Troy Walters, Antonio Bryant, Josh Reed, Charles Rogers, Larry Fitzgerald and Braylon Edwards.

For tickets and information contact the Biletnikoff Foundation, 7080 Donlon Way, Suite 126 , Dublin , CA 94568 , (925) 556-2525. Visit www.biletnikoff.net.

 

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