Golf tourney tickets still available for Sonny Sixkiller Tournament

A limited number of tickets remain for the Sixth Annual Sonny Sixkiller Husky Celebrity Golf Classic dinner, which will be presented by Wilder Auto Center at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at Seven Cedars Casino.

A limited number of tickets remain for the Sixth Annual Sonny Sixkiller Husky Celebrity Golf Classic dinner, which will be presented by Wilder Auto Center at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at Seven Cedars Casino. Tickets are $75 and are available by calling the Olympic Medical Center Foundation office at 417-7144.

Over 35 UW former Husky athletes will be at the dinner and will play in a golf tournament at The Cedars at Dungeness golf course the following day.

Husky legends will include Pac 12 Network announcer Lincoln Kennedy, Bob Schloredt, Don McKeta, Nesby Glasgow, Marques Tuiasosopo and Steve Emtman, the No. 1 draft pick in the 1992 NFL draft. Also participating will be former Port Angeles High School player Scott Jones, who is the only Roughrider to have played in the NFL, that coming after a successful career as a tight end and offensive tackle at Washington.

Sixkiller was the dynamic quarterback who turned around the Husky football program and led the nation in passing in 1970. He also was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated on Oct. 4, 1971.

“I’ve always wanted to set up a tournament to showcase the legacy of University of Washington sports, especially football,” said Sixkiller. “I am extremely pleased to be able to work with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe once again and am happy that it will benefit the Olympic Medical Center Foundation.”