A&M-Commerce to Host 2010 Harvey Martin Classic on September 11th
Texas A&M University-Commerce has announced that the 2010 Harvey Martin Classic will take place on September 11th at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The game will match A&M-Commerce against Angelo State University with kickoff at 5 p.m.
This marks the third-annual event to recognize the former East Texas State and Dallas Cowboys standout, Harvey Martin, who was inducted on Monday into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
Martin was inducted into the university’s Hall of Fame in 1987 and selected an Associated Press Little, Football News and NAIA All-American en route to leading the Lions to a national title as a senior in 1972.
Both A&M-Commerce and Angelo State are members of the NCAA Division II and the Lone Star Conference.
A&M-Commerce president Dr. Dan Jones is excited about the annual event. “The Harvey Martin Classic has quickly become an annual tradition for Lions football. It has provided a great opportunity for our student-athletes to play in a venue that is steeped in history, and has also given our 30,000 - plus alumni in the DFW Metroplex a chance to reconnect and experience that lifelong sense of Lion Pride. The Harvey Martin Classic just gets bigger and better each year."
“We are excited to be playing in our third Harvey Martin Classic with our third opponent from the Lone Star Conference – Angelo State. It has been and continues to be a great university event. It also continues to be an opportunity to reach out to our alumni and the Dallas/Fort Worth community with the luncheon, golf tournament and tailgate,” said A&M-Commerce athletic director Carlton Cooper.
“I thank Carlton Cooper for bringing this event to the University,” said Texas A&M-Commerce head football coach Guy Morriss. I feel it is a special privilege our coaches, our student-athletes and me to participate in this annual event.”
“We are delighted about the opportunity to play in the Cotton Bowl, one of the most storied gridiron venues in Texas and in the nation. We think this is a great opportunity not only to give our many alumni in the Metroplex an opportunity to support the Rams locally but also to partner with A&M-Commerce to showcase Lone Star Conference football in the region,” said Dr. Joseph C. Rallo,
Angelo State University president. Angelo State athletic director Kathleen Brasfield, who currently serves as the chair of the NCAA Division II Management Council noted that her university is proud to be a part of the event. “We are looking forward to partnering with A&M-Commerce in 2010 for the Harvey Martin Classic in the Cotton Bowl, and for all the activities surrounding that event. It’s a great opportunity for former Rams and `Belles in the area to get together and enjoy LSC football. ASU athletics, band, ROTC, development office and alumni association are planning together to make it an eventful and memorable weekend. We hope our alums in the Dallas area will mark their calendars and that others will begin their travel plans for the Rams and Lions fun. Watch www.angelosports.com for up to date news about the events,” Brasfield said.
“Almost a fourth of the players on our team are from high schools within an hour of the Cotton Bowl. This will be a great chance for their high school coaches and family and friends to see them play. I hope this game becomes a tradition between our two schools and that we can play in the Cotton Bowl each year,” said Angelo State University head coach Dale Carr.
“This is a very valuable event to not only both Texas A&M University-Commerce and Angelo State but to also to our conference,” said Stan Wagnon, commissioner of the Lone Star Conference. “We stand to gain from this event through the hard work of both institutions, and are pleased to provide our support to this event.”
Many events are being planned for the event and will be announced this spring. For more information on the game and preceding events visit www.harveymartinclassic.com.
