The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Former Players Pledge Over $500,000 to the Football Facility Project
4/6/2018 1:00:00 PM | Football, Blazer Boosters
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - UAB Athletics announced that former Blazer football players have collectively committed over $500,000 to the UAB Football Operations Center and Legacy Pavilion.
Since arriving at UAB, Head Coach Bill Clark has emphasized the importance of welcoming back former players and keeping them involved in the UAB football program. To date, 23 former players have donated to the $22.5 million facility project.
"When we say the word family we really mean it," Clark said. "Our former players are the ones who paved the path for our current student-athletes and we want them to know how appreciative we are for that. Their continued investment into the UAB football program will continue to make an impact for the team on and off the field."
"Nobody knows the potential of UAB football better than the former players," stated Justin Craft, former UAB football player and current member of the UAB Athletics Foundation Board. "This is a great representation of that and a shared belief in the future of our program."
Furthermore, three individuals have committed $100,000 each to the B Club naming initiative: Jegil Dugger, Ryan Estes and Drew Lofstad.
Dugger, a former running back from 1998-2001, designs software and technology for Juke Slot, a prominent company in the automated technology industry and holds several government issued patents. Most notably, he is a leader in designing technology to improve the daily lives of the deaf and hard of hearing.
A former offensive lineman from 1999-2000, Estes currently serves as a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch. He and his wife, Mona Lisa, also own a sheep farm in California and are active in FFA and 4H.
Lofstad, a former defensive back from 1992-1995, serves as principal and COO at PASS Box International Corporation, Synergy Natural Resources, LLC In Acworth, GA.
"Keeping our alumni involved in UAB Athletics is tremendously important," Director of Athletics Mark Ingram said. "UAB is a world class institution and our alumni graduate with the tools to make an impact in society. They continue to make us proud and we want to do the same for them in building a championship caliber program."
The B Club, which is the official letter winners organization for UAB Athletics, will name the team meeting room in the Football Operations Center as part of the commitment. A plaque located outside the room will list each former player who has donated to the project.
Fundraising efforts are ongoing to complete the support for this project. Naming opportunities still exist including a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to name an individual player locker. For more information or to make your pledge, please contact Blazer Boosters at (205) 996-9969 or blazerboosters@uab.edu.
Since arriving at UAB, Head Coach Bill Clark has emphasized the importance of welcoming back former players and keeping them involved in the UAB football program. To date, 23 former players have donated to the $22.5 million facility project.
"When we say the word family we really mean it," Clark said. "Our former players are the ones who paved the path for our current student-athletes and we want them to know how appreciative we are for that. Their continued investment into the UAB football program will continue to make an impact for the team on and off the field."
"Nobody knows the potential of UAB football better than the former players," stated Justin Craft, former UAB football player and current member of the UAB Athletics Foundation Board. "This is a great representation of that and a shared belief in the future of our program."
Furthermore, three individuals have committed $100,000 each to the B Club naming initiative: Jegil Dugger, Ryan Estes and Drew Lofstad.
Dugger, a former running back from 1998-2001, designs software and technology for Juke Slot, a prominent company in the automated technology industry and holds several government issued patents. Most notably, he is a leader in designing technology to improve the daily lives of the deaf and hard of hearing.
A former offensive lineman from 1999-2000, Estes currently serves as a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch. He and his wife, Mona Lisa, also own a sheep farm in California and are active in FFA and 4H.
Lofstad, a former defensive back from 1992-1995, serves as principal and COO at PASS Box International Corporation, Synergy Natural Resources, LLC In Acworth, GA.
"Keeping our alumni involved in UAB Athletics is tremendously important," Director of Athletics Mark Ingram said. "UAB is a world class institution and our alumni graduate with the tools to make an impact in society. They continue to make us proud and we want to do the same for them in building a championship caliber program."
The B Club, which is the official letter winners organization for UAB Athletics, will name the team meeting room in the Football Operations Center as part of the commitment. A plaque located outside the room will list each former player who has donated to the project.
Fundraising efforts are ongoing to complete the support for this project. Naming opportunities still exist including a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to name an individual player locker. For more information or to make your pledge, please contact Blazer Boosters at (205) 996-9969 or blazerboosters@uab.edu.
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