April 28, 2009
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Wildcat fans are hitting the road this summer as part of a special `Cats Caravan to South Bend for the College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival honoring Coach Fitzgerald. The three-day festival will wrap up with a fun-filled day on Saturday, July 18, including the parade, fan fest, Hall of Famer Pep Rally, Youth Football Clinic and meet-and-greet with Coach Fitzgerald.
The Wildcats have selected 51 winners, in honor of #51 Pat Fitzgerald, to win two spots on this special Caravan this summer. The winners were randomly selected from all of the Football season ticket holders who purchased their tickets before April 26. Congratulations to all of these loyal Wildcat fans who will enjoy a trip down memory lane with Coach Fitzgerald and members of the 1995 and 1996 Big Ten Champion teams.
THE WINNERS!
William Banzhaf
Melody Barron
Gary Bailey
Stephen Brown
Michael Bryniarski
Nancy Lee Burds
Joe Gharrity
James Grant
David Haddock
Kevin Hare
Mike Hayes
Martin Koldyke
Maureen & John Larson
Eric Lev
Michael Mathieson
Patrick McCoy
Edward McGrath
Michael Moran
Sharon Murphy
David Nacol
Jonathan Newcomb
David Norum
Stephen O'Connor
Lawrence Okrent
Phillip Ordway
Jack Palac
Benjamin Piazza Jr.
Judith Piper
Greg Popp
Elster Ratliff
Pete Reininga
Edward Rhyne
Barbara Ringley
Lesley Rivetto
Tom Rodeno
Jeffrey Roseberry
John Roth
Mark Ruff
John Sagan
Don Stanley
Jeff Stone
William Swanson
Martin & Mary Szostak
James Tingey
Philip Vandrey
Lance Wallace
Marjorie Wayne
Edward Whalen
Robert Wingerd
Barry Wolff
David Zarefsky
If you didn't win, you can still be part of this historic day:
Option No. 1 -- Buy Your Way to South Bend: For only $75 per person, Wildcat fans can purchase a spot on the `Cats Caravan on July 18. Click here to secure your spot before July 1. Whether you won it or buy it, the `Cats Caravan will include:
Transportation to South Bend from Ryan Field (Buses will leave at 6 a.m.)
Each bus will feature one of Coach Fitz's teammates reliving the memories of the run to the Rose Bowl and Citrus Bowl
Breakfast and snacks on the bus compliments of Great Harvest Bread, Pepsi, Kehe Foods and Entenmann's
Coach Fitz gift pack
A seat at the parade (9:30 to 11 a.m.)
A ticket to the Fan Fest Area (10 a.m to 4 p.m.), which includes the Hall of Fame Pep Rally (1:30 to 2 p.m.) and the Youth Football Clinic for fans 12 and under (2 to 3:30 p.m.)
A Meet-N-Greet with Coach Fitz
Transportation back to Evanston (Bus will leave South Bend at 5 p.m.)
Snacks will be provided on the bus and Hecky's Barbecue will be available to fans when they arrive back at Ryan Field.
Option No. 2 -- Drive Your Way to South Bend: This three-day celebration includes concerts, a Rib Cookoff, parade, fan fest and much more. If you would like to make your own travel arrangements to support Coach Fitzgerald in South Bend, please visit www.collegefootball.org for more information. If you travel on your own, please contact wildcatmarketing@northwestern so we can let Coach Fitzgerald know you are there.
You can also let everyone know you are supporting Coach Fitzgerald by wearing the commemorative Fitz T-Shirt. You can purchase this t-shirt for only $21.99 by clicking .
There are three ways to get there, but all roads lead to South Bend for Coach Fitzgerald's College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement so we hope to see you there. For questions, please e-mail wildcatmarketing@northwestern or call 847.491.7504.