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July 8, 2009
PARK RIDGE, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced today the 33 student-athletes scheduled to attend the 2009 Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon, held Tuesday, July 28, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Purdue will send senior quarterback Joey Elliott, senior defensive tackle Mike Neal and senior wide receiver Keith Smith. The 38th annual event, which also features all 11 conference head coaches, begins at 10 a.m. CT with the players and coaches autograph and photo session for fans attending the luncheon. The luncheon is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. CT, with comments from all 11 coaches and returning All-Big Ten wide receiver Eric Decker of Minnesota, who will speak on behalf of the players in attendance. Including first-year head coach Danny Hope, the quartet of Boilermakers will all be making their first appearance at the league luncheon. The Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon annually draws some of the most interesting and talented names in college sports. The list of former Kickoff Luncheon attendees includes coaching legends like Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes, along with each of the Big Ten's Heisman Trophy winners since 1970 - Archie Griffin, Desmond Howard, Eddie George, Charles Woodson, Ron Dayne and the conference's most recent winner, Troy Smith. In all, over 700 of the conference's finest players, more than 50 head coaches and nearly 42,000 supporters have made the Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon a yearly stop in their preseason college football schedules. Players Attending the 2009 Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon Illinois Indiana Iowa
Michigan Stevie Brown, Sr., LB/S Zoltan Mesko*, Sr., P Mark Ortmann, Sr., LT Michigan State Minnesota Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin * Indicates previous All-Big Ten selection
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