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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
TEXAS BOWL DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED AT LUNCHEON THURSDAY
Changes to conference affiliations to be announced as well
HOUSTON —The date for the 2008 Texas Bowl will be announced at a Texas Bowl luncheon on Thursday, June 19 at Reliant Stadium. The luncheon will be held in the Verizon West Club from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.The luncheon is a celebration of the Texas Bowl’s successes thus far as well as a look ahead at where the bowl is going in the future. Featured speakers include CBS Sports and Houston Texans preseason TV analyst Spencer Tillman, Texas Bowl executive director Jamey Rootes and Houston Texans linebacker Zac Diles. Diles started for Kansas State in the inaugural Texas Bowl and recorded seven tackles for the Wildcats.
In two years, the Texas Bowl has generated more than $50 million in local revenue and has built a season ticket base of over 20,000, which is on par with some of the top bowl games in college football.
WHAT: Texas Bowl Celebration Luncheon 2008 Texas Bowl date announcement
WHERE: Reliant Stadium, Verizon West Club
WHEN: Thursday, June 19, 2008, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
WHO: CBS Sports and Houston Texans preseason TV analyst Spencer Tillman, Texas Bowl executive director Jamey Rootes, Houston Texans LB Zac Diles
Food will be available for media members in attendance. Media should park in the Teal Lot at the corner of Kirby Dr. and Murworth St. Tillman, Diles and Rootes will all be available for interviews following the luncheon.
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Texas Bowl media relations director Zac Emmons at 832-667-2220 or .
ABOUT LONE STAR SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Lone Star Sports & Entertainment (LSSE) is an independent event management company which is closely affiliated with the NFL’s Houston Texans. Since being founded in 2003, LSSE has established itself as the leading sports event promoter in Houston. LSSE has delivered the five largest crowds to witness soccer matches in Texas history, all within the last five years, including the 2006 FC Barcelona United States tour, the 2005 and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups, and international friendly matches between the United States and México in 2003 and 2008. LSSE moved into the world of college football in 2006 when it established the Texas Bowl. In its two-year existence, the Texas Bowl has generated an average of $25 million in local economic impact in the Greater Houston area. The Texas Bowl has grown its season ticket base to more than 20,000, a number which is on par with BCS-level bowl games. This year, LSSE is branching out into the concert industry as it brings Kenny Chesney’s Poets and Pirates Tour to Reliant Stadium in August. LSSE has also assisted the Stanford Financial Champions Cup tennis tournament and the PGA Tour’s Shell Houston Open with local marketing and promotion.
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- Media contactS
- Zac Emmons (832) 667-2220
- David Brady (832) 667-2109
- Tiffani Walker (832) 667-2282
