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An inaugural football clinic run by CFL Hall of Famer Milt Stegall is opening up this spring.
The former Winnipeg Blue Bomber-turned-TSN broadcaster will host the Celebrity Football Classic in Winnipeg from May 4-6.
Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber Milt Stegall will keynote the upcoming 13th Man Fundraising Dinner for Football Manitoba.
The CFL on TSN guest analyst was inducted into the Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame in 2009 and later into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2012.
“We’re very excited and very honoured to have Milt speak at our dinner,” said Shawn Coates, executive director of Football Manitoba. “He is an
energetic and engaging speaker who is loved by Winnipeggers. This event will be a first class event.”
Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber and current CFL on TSN analyst Milt Stegall returned to the city on Tuesday to present sport scholarships to deserving young athletes.
Stegall was at the Sport for Life Centre as Sport Manitoba awarded $25,000 in academic scholarships to 15 high school students, seven university students, and four Manitoba coaches.
The Milt Stegall Scholarships award one high school student with $1,000 and a post-secondary student with $2,000.
This year’s high school recipient was Chad Enns, while U of M Bison women’s volleyball player Taylor Pischke won in the post-secondary category. Pischke also picked up a Princess Royal Pan Am Scholarship, worth another $3,000. Curler Daniel Grant of the U of M was also awarded in the same category for $3,000.
Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber Milt Stegall will be in town today to present scholarships to student athletes.
The CFL’s all-time touch down leader will present to two recipients of the scholarship named in his honour.
The Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarships (MFSS) winners include 12 high school students and six university students. The top applicant in each category is awarded the Milt Stegall Scholarship.
Recipients of the awards are from Carmen, East St. Paul, Grosse Isle, Morris, Oak Bluff, Sandy Lake, Stonewall, and Winnipeg.
The presentations will be made at the Sport for Life Centre, 145 Pacific Avenue, at 10 a.m.
Stegall is also in Winnipeg to host the Manitoba Lotteries Blue Bomber Alumni Golf Classic at Pine Ridge Golf Club this afternoon.
By Brian Schultz
Milt Stegall will headline the 2011 Manitoba Lotteries Blue Bomber Alumni Golf Classic later this month.
The CFL’s all-time touchdown king will appear at Pine Ridge Golf Club on Wednesday, August 17.
Entry fee for the 2011 Alumni Classic is $200 per golfer, and includes a round of golf, power cart, lunch, and dinner as well as tee gifts in addition to contest entries. A dinner-only ticket with entry to win a special door prize is available for $60.
Proceeds from the day will go towards the Think First Foundation with a goal in preventing head and spinal injuries.
Completed registration forms can be sent to:
Manitoba Lotteries Blue Bomber Alumni Golf Classic
C/O 35 Sloane Crescent
Winnipeg, MB R2N 3P8
Retired Winnipeg Blue Bomber Milt Stegall will be at the Bomber Store (Canad Inns Stadium) tonight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. signing autographs. Fans will also have the opportunity to purchase Stegall memorabilia.
This is just the first stop on a round of public appearances the legendary slotback will be making over the coming days. Tomorrow Stegall will be inducted into the Blue Bomber Hall of Fame at the Legacy Dinner at Canad Inns Polo Park. Tickets for the dinner are available by calling 784-2583.
On Friday, as part of the team’s home opener, Stegall will be recognized for his amazing career and for being inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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Milt Stegall has been a busy man since retiring back in February.
The former star receiver with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers has been preparing for his upcoming gig as a guest analyst for TSN’s CFL broadcasts. He also put together a receivers camp for college and high school students in May.
Besides keeping up with the same daily workout routine as when he was still playing, Stegall is also planning a summer vacation with his family. He told The Canadian Press that he plans on taking advantage of the Disney World trip the Blue Bombers gave him for breaking Allen Pitts‘ all-time receiving yardage record. He also has plans to maybe head to Niagara Falls in the coming months.
Stegall’s first game behind the mic will be on July 11 when Saskatchewan visits Toronto.
Image credit: Disney/ChrisD.ca (inset)
Milt Stegall, the legendary Winnipeg Blue Bomber slotback, made an appearance at the Bomber Store in St. Vital Centre on Saturday. He was joined by his former teammates, Doug Brown, Obby Khan, Chris Cvetkovic, Shawn Gallant, Neil McKinlay and Jon Oosterhuis.
Dancing Gabe made a brief appearance as well. He picked up an original autographed photo of himself with Milt that the team had put together for him.
If you can’t get enough of seeing your favourite players up close, the team will be holding a fan forum on Tuesday beginning at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Pictured above: Milt and Doug take time to pose with a genuine fan decked out in her favourite Bomber gear.
View more photos below.
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If you’re not helping to sandbag on Saturday, you should be at the Winnipeg Blue Bomber Store at St. Vital Centre. Between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. you can meet Bomber mascots Buzz and Boomer, and receive a free Milt Stegall poster while supplies last.
We all know Milt’s #1 fan will probably be there.
You can also enter to win a trip for two to the Labour Day Classic in Regina to watch your Blue Bombers battle the rival Saskatchewan Roughriders. The trip is valued at $700 and no purchase is necessary!
If you can’t make it down tomorrow, don’t feel bad. The same promotion is being held the following Saturday on April 4.
Milt Stegall hasn’t been gone for long, but we miss him already. Karen Stojanowski sent in these photos of herself with the former Winnipeg Blue Bomber.
Milt’s just a straight up nice guy. Period.
Look at the time he takes to pose with fans and even cradle his youngest admirer!
Thanks for the submission, Karen!
