America’s
greatest football athletes
will be returning to
South Florida
for the 2009 Dwight
Stephenson Hall of Fame Golf
Classic. They will
not be squaring off on a
football field, but teeing
off and putting on the
greens on Monday, April
6, 2009 at the Weston
Hills Country Club in
Weston, Florida.
The tournament will be
preceded with a VIP
reception on Sunday, April
5, 2009 at the Hard Rock
Café in Davie, Florida.
The star athletes joining
Dwight Stephenson at the
two-day fundraiser include
Cornelius Bennett, Bennie
Blades, Kim Bokamper, Marvin
Brown, Bob Brudzinski, Jeff
Dellenbach, Autry Denson,
Troy Drayton, Manny
Fernandez, Darrell
Fullington, John Hannah,
Bobby Harden, James Jones,
Terry Kirby, Bob Kuechenberg,
Larry Little, Dan Marino,
Curtis McGriff, George Mira,
Nat Moore, Earl Morrall,
Eugene “Mercury” Morris, Don
Nottingham, John Offerdahl,
James Pruitt, Joe Rose, Twan
Russell, Lawrence Taylor
and Lorenzo White.
Dwight Stephenson and his
wife Dinah Stephenson are
both residents of Delray Beach, Florida and established the Dwight
Stephenson Foundation in an
effort to continue and
expand their community
service. The foundation has
created an opportunity to
engage more professional
athletes in philanthropy to
help raise money for needy
children and families.
The mission of the Dwight
Stephenson Foundation is to
leverage the sports and
business communities in an
effort to raise money to
help support programs for
children and families in the
areas of education, health
and human services in Palm
Beach, Broward and Dade
Counties. The Dwight
Stephenson Hall of Fame Golf
Classic is one of the
fundraising activities of
the Foundation.
The 2008 golf classic raised
close to $100,000 and
supported charities in
Broward County
that included the
American Diabetes Foundation
of Broward, the Boys
& Girls Club of Broward &
Palm Beach Counties, the
United Cerebral Palsy
Foundation of Broward
and the Urban League of
Broward.
“We are very appreciative of
the tremendous support from
community businesses and
individuals that help make
the Hall of Fame Golf
classic a success each year.
Since our event is managed
entirely by volunteers, we
are able to contribute 100%
of the profits to charitable
organizations that are so
much in need of our support.”
says Dwight Stephenson.
In 1980, Dwight Stephenson
was a second-round pick and
the 48th player
selected in the 1980 NFL
Draft to play professional
football for the Miami
Dolphins where he played
for the famous coach Don
Shula. Stephenson played in
107 straight games and
started in 80 consecutive
games until the 1987
players’ strike ended the
streak. He was also the
starting center in the 1982,
1984 and 1985 AFC
championship games and in
Super Bowls XVII and XIX.
In 1985, Dwight was the
recipient of the NFL’s
Walter Payton’s Man of the
Year Award. Dwight’s
football accomplishments
were grand and he is
considered one of the best
football Centers to ever
play in the NFL. His
football feats were
permanently recognized when
he was inducted into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame
in year 1998. Dwight was
also one of the first
African American’s to play
Center in the NFL history.
Dwight retired from the
Miami Dolphins in year
1987.
More than 16 years ago,
Dwight and his attorney wife
Dinah founded D.
Stephenson Construction
which is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Sponsorships and golf
packages are available. For
information regarding the
Golf Tournament, please call
954-315-7020 or e-mail:
golf@dwightstephenson.org.
The tournament starts at
7:30am on Monday, April 6,
2009