It’s hard to keep a pack of Huskies down.
Sonny Sixkiller, the heralded University of Washington quarterback, is bringing plenty of purple and gold back to Sequim for his 2018 Sonny Sixkiller Celebrity Golf Classic, slated for Friday, July 20, at The Cedars at Dungeness, 1965 Woodcock Road.
Format for the eighth-annual tournament is a Florida Scramble, and will once again pair a participating foursome with a Husky legend.
The event kicks off with a cocktail reception pairings party and a dinner and auction on Thursday evening, July 19, at 7 Cedars Casino a live auction will feature several Husky items and experiences. (Get tickets, $60 per person, at www.omhf.org/sonny-sixkiller-celebrity-golf-clas).
The next day, a slew of Husky athletic greats hit the course, including former players Damon Huard, Steve Emtman, Robin Earl, Bill Douglas, Jeff Jaeger, Earle Irvine, Lincoln Kennedy, Greg Lewis, Derrin Doty, Rick Fenney, Bob Schloredt, Don McKeta, Bill Cahill, Jason Chorak, Michael Jackson, Scott Jones, Mark Lee and Ray Pinney, along with former coaches head football coaches Keith Gilbertson and Jim Lambright.
Proceeds from the annual tourney benefit the Olympic Medical Center Foundation.
Fans can attend the golf tourney free of charge.
Backing the tourney is presenting sponsor Wilder Automotive Center, along with major sponsors 7 Cedars Casino and The Cedars at Dungeness golf course.
Sixkiller was the dynamic quarterback who helped turned around the Husky football program — and led the nation in passing in 1970. As a sophomore at the UW, Sixkiller took the reins of a team that had gone 1-9 the year before and directed seasons of 6-4, 8-3 and 8-3.
Sixkiller led the nation in passing in 1970, completing 186 of 362 for 2,303 yards and 15 touchdowns.
A native of Ashland, Ore., Sixkiller played for The Hawaiians in the World Football League and was a cast member in the original “The Longest Yard” film. Later, he appeared as a boat captain in “Hawaii Five-0.”
For more information, contact Bruce Skinner at 360-417-7144, 360-808-3204 or bruce@omhf.org, or George Hill at 360-417-7144, 360-808-2856 or george@omhf.org.
