Wade Phillips To Coach East-West Shrine Game
WFTV.com

Orlando, Fla., Monday, December 13, 2010.

This is a press release sent out by the East-West Shrine Game.

Coaches for East-West Shrine Game Selected

Dan Reeves and Wade Phillips will coach the 86th East-West Shrine Game®, the longest running college all-star football game in the country. Kickoff is at 4 p.m. Jan. 22, at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando.

"We are certainly pleased to have two coaches that have accomplished an extraordinary amount in their NFL coaching careers," said Harold Richardson, executive director of the East-West Shrine Game. "I’ve spent a lot of my career with both Coach Reeves and Coach Phillips, and they are just as good people as they are coaches."

Reeves and Phillips both have impressive records as coaches, know each other well and are looking forward to the opportunity to compete against one another for a good cause. While the East-West Shrine Game allows some of the best college football players in the country to showcase their talents in front of NFL coaches and scouts, the true purpose of the Game is to raise awareness of Shriners Hospitals for Children®.

"Visiting kids at Shriners Hospital for Children® and helping our next generation is a cause that is very dear to me," said Phillips.

"Words cannot describe the feeling you get from bringing so much joy into these children’s lives," said Reeves, who also coached the game in 2007 and was proud to support Shriners Hospitals for Children® for a second time. "I’m so proud to be back coaching the East-West Shrine Game and helping raise money for a special cause".

 

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