June 28, 2010
Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Classic Brochure 
Bronx, N.Y. -
Fordham University men's basketball coach Tom Pecora will serve as the chairman for the ninth annual Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Tournament on Monday, August 30th at the Cherry Valley Club in Garden City, New York. All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society.
Registration for the event will begin at 10 a.m., followed by an 11 a.m. brunch and a 1 p.m. shotgun start. After the golf concludes, there will be a cocktail hour and awards dinner stating at 6 p.m., followed by a raffle, auction, and Hall of Heroes sale. Each registered golfer will also be entered into a Final Four raffle with the winner receiving four tickets to the 2011 Final Four Weekend in San Antonio.
This year's Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Tournament will honor Eddie Corbett, one of the premier college basketball game officials. A native of Yonkers, N.Y., Corbett began officiating in the New York CHSAA before moving on to the college level. He has blown the whistle in 5 Big East Championship Games, 8 NEC Championships and 6 in the MAAC. He has advanced to the Regional Weekend of the tourney eleven times along with 7 Final Four appearances. Corbett has served as an official at the NCAA Men's Championship games in 2001, 2005, 2007, and 2008. Ed has been inducted into the NY Catholic High School Hall of Fame, Westchester County Hall of Fame as well as The City of Yonkers Hall of Fame.
Previous honorees at the Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Tournament have included Lou Carnesecca (St. John's), Bobby Cremins (College of Charleston, Georgia Tech), Rollie Massimino (Stony Brook, Villanova), Bill Raftery (Seton Hall, ESPN), Nick Macarchuk (Fordham, Stony Brook), Jack Curran (Archbishop Molloy High School), Jack Powers (Manhattan, NIT) and Ray Nash (Bishop Ford High School).
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service. The proceeds from the Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Outing will be donated to the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge located on 32nd Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in New York City. Hope Lodge provides free housing to cancer patients at New York City hospitals and their families during an already challenging time.
For more information, contact tournament director Ed Kelly of the Cherry Valley Club from Tuesday through Sunday at 516-741-1980 or Ted Vlavianos at the American Cancer Society at 516-921-6082 or ted.vlavianos@cancer.org.
