Currently confirmed celebrities
for the July 10th

Heroes of Freedom Golf Outing for Fisher House

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Hosts: Jim McMahon,
Steve McMichael,
Robbie Gould

 
and

Heroes of Freedom Memorial Foundation

Kevin Butler, Danny Chambers, Gordon Clapp, Richard Dent, Tom Dreesen, Chris Fehn, Robbie Gould

Patricia Kara, Steve McMichael, Joel Murray, Brian Noonan, Eddie Payton, Paul Popovitch, Otis Wilson

Also attending: Members of the Chicago Bears Coaching Staff.
Luke Butkus, Offensive Line Assistant, Ryan George, Strength Coach, Pep Hamilton, Quarterbacks Coach, Dave Toub, Special Teams Coordinator

Kevin Butler

In his 11 seasons with the Bears, Butler became the team's all time leading scorer with 1,116 points, easily surpassing the old record of 750 points held by Walter Payton. Butler was also part of the oft-praised 1985 Chicago Bears team who won Super Bowl XX.

Butler finished his 13 NFL seasons with 265 of 361 field goals (73%) and 413 of 426 extra point attempts, giving him 1,208 total points.

 

 

Danny Chambers is a former Child Psychologist from Portland Oregon. He has been earning his living as an actor the past 18 years since moving to Los Angeles from Portland's renowned repertory theater community.
Some of his television and film credits include three seasons on the night-time soap "Falcon Crest" as Sheriff George Buckman, and one year on the day-time soap "The Young and the Restless" as District Attorney Kurt Davis. He has enjoyed recurring roles on "Hill Street Blues" (Four Years), "St. Elsewhere";, "L.A. Law", and "HeartsAfire" The 1998 TV season viewed him as Officer Danny Miggs on ABC's "High Incident".

He has guest starred on episodic shows such as "Lou Grant", "Matlock", "Baywatch", "Paper Chase", "Murder She Wrote", and "Prey". You may have seen him in various Television Movies of the Week such as "The Billionaire Boys Club", "The Deliberate Stranger", and "Those She Left Behind"
Some of his feature films include "The Falcon and the Snowman", "Big Business", "Angel Fire", "First Force", The Raven's Treasure", The Disney family film "Iron will", and the recently released "Out of the Wilderness".
Danny has done many commercials over the years but you might remember him most as Mr. Green on the "Nike Golf Shoes" spots with Pro-Golfers Peter Jacobson and Curtis Strange.

Gordon Clapp best known for playing the role of Detective Greg Medavoy for 12 seasons on the television series NYPD Blue, winning an Emmy Award in 1998. He has appeared in numerous TV shows, movies (including 4 for his friend director John Sayles), and stage plays.
In film, he appeared in Flags of Our Fathers as United States Marine Corps General Holland McTyeire "Howlin' Mad" Smith.
On Broadway, he most recently appeared in the revival of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross, where he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play.
Clapp, a distant relative of Ethan Allen, was born and raised in North Conway, New Hampshire. He attended South Kent School, a small private boarding school in Connecticut followed by Williams College, where he graduated as an English major.

Richard Dent  is a former defensive end who played primarily for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was the MVP of Super Bowl XX. He was the first defensive lineman to win the award since 1978

Tom Dreesen's name has appeared on the marquees of Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, Reno and Atlantic City with artists like Frank Sinatra, Smokey Robinson, Liza Minnelli, Natalie Cole and Sammy Davis, Jr.
Dreesen, who opened for Frank Sinatra for well over a decade in club and concert appearances throughout the U.S. and Canada has also appeared in many network television shows including over 60 on the "Tonight Show" Tom is also a frequent guest on the "Late Show" with David Letterman. Tom recently hosted the "Late Show" in Dave's absence. Dreesen had guest roles on T.V. shows such as "Columbo," "Gabriels Fire," "Murder She Wrote" and "Touched By An Angel."
To show his versatility, Tom recorded a comedy album, "That White Boy's Crazy" before an all black audience and starred in a home video production entitled "Tackling Football" (A Woman's Guide to the Rules of the Game). He also starred in his own television comedy special, "Dreesen Street" and hosted a late night talk show from Chicago, "Night Time Starring Tom Dreesen."Growing up on the south side of Chicago, Tom has never forgotten his early, less affluent days. He has come a long way from his home town of Harvey, Illinois. He has never strayed too far from his old neighborhood, and to show their appreciation, the city of Harvey named a street after him, "Dreesen Street", on August 22nd, 1992.
Dreesen gives generously of his time helping struggling comics and devoting a great deal of time to charities and benefits. Each year he organizes "Day for Darlene," a series of celebrity events to raise money to help fight Multiple Sclerosis. This occasion is named for his late sister who was afflicted with the disease.
His clean cut appearance and topical material, his boy-next-door style, and his warm and personable nature explain his wide appeal. He has also been characterized as a "saloon comedian" by Frank Sinatra (who prides himself as being a "saloon singer.") "By that," Sinatra explains, "We're a couple of neighborhood kind of guys."

Christopher "Chris" Michael Fehn  is one of three percussionists in the nu metal band Slipknot.  Chris was a college football kicker before the start of Slipknot. He does most of the backup vocals together with Shawn "Clown" Crahan, but bassist Paul Gray also performs them in many live songs.
Chris was born and currently lives in Des Moines, Iowa.

 

Robbie Gould - Chicago Bears Kicker
PRO CAREER: Ranks as the most accurate kicker in team history among kickers with at least 50 attempts, successful on 53-of-63 (84.1%) attempts in his career… Has converted 66 of 67 career PATs, as well… Became first placekicker in Bears history to be selected to the Pro Bowl after leading all kickers with 143 points during the 2006 season, one point shy of the franchise record (Kevin Butler, 144, 1985)… Named an All-Pro in 2006 by The Associated Press, USA Today, Sporting News and ESPN.com while becoming first Bears kicker to lead the NFC in scoring since 1986 (Butler, 120)...   Named to the PFW/PFWA All-NFL and All-NFC teams after setting a franchise record and tying for the NFL lead (Jeff Wilkins, STL) with 32 field goals made during the 2006 season while ranking tied for 7th in FG percentage (88.9)… Connected on a franchise record 26-straight field goals from 12/25/05 to 11/19/06… Also holds franchise record with 22 consecutive games with a field goal (10/23/05 to 11/6/06)… Is 8-of-9 for his career on field goals attempts during the final two minutes of a half or in overtime with 4 game winners, which includes a 49-yard field goal in overtime of the 2006 NFC Divisional Playoff vs. SEA (1/14/07) – the 17th overtime field goal in NFL playoff history and 1st in Bears playoff history… Opponents have averaged just 20.1 return yards off his kickoffs since he joined the Bears, the 3rd lowest average in the NFL over that time span… Paced Bears in scoring as a rookie with 82 points which ranked 2nd in NFL among rookie kickers and 3rd all-time in franchise history… Has earned two career NFC Special Teams Player of the Week awards (at NO, 11/6/05; at DET, 12/24/06) and was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month in October of 2006.

Patricia Kara, born in Chicago, is a model, actress, and TV personality.  Patricia currently appears on top-rated television show "Deal or No Deal" and is caseholder # 9
She began her career in Chicago, before moving to Miami, Florida, New York City, and finally, her current home in Los Angeles, California. Throughout her career, she's done segments for the TV Guide Channel's coverage of the Golden Globes, the Catherine Zeta-Jones benefit for the Motion Picture and Television Fund, and the E! Network's Wild On! series (the Kentucky Derby episode). She was also a Spring Break VJ in Lake Havasu and Panama City Beach. She's also done Three to Tango, the NPPL Super 7 World Series Paintball Tournaments on PBTV, segments for TVG, and OLN's Wakeboarding Power Hour.
She also appeared in television commercials for Coors Light, Old Navy, Bally's Fitness, Kohl's, Ericsson mobile phones, and most recently in spots for V8 and Edison Power. She made countless TV appearances on TV shows such as MADtv, Las Vegas, All of Us, Passions, and Beverly Hills, 90210.
Kara's modeling career includes print advertisements for AT&T, FedEx, Venus Swimwear, Body Wrappers, Disney, Suave, Swiffer, 24 Hour Fitness, Mitsubishi Motors, Lexus, NesQuik, Reebok, and Snickers.
She also graced the pages of such magazines as Stuff, Maxim, Forbes Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Redbook, Shape, Fitness, Bride, Day Spa, Women's Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Fitness Rx, Let's Live, Endless Vacation, and the cover of Brad Schoenfeld's book Sculpting Her Body Perfect.

Steve "Mongo" McMichael was drafted out of Texas in 1980 by the New England Patriots. He was acquired by the Chicago Bears as a free agent in 1981. He would become one of their starting defensive tackles and help lead them to a Super Bowl win in 1985. McMichael still holds a Chicago Bears record of playing in 191 consecutive games. He led the Bears with 11 1/2 sacks in 1988. He had 108 tackles in 1989. McMichael was named to the NFC's Pro Bowl teams for the 1986 and 1987 seasons. He played with the Green Bay Packers in 1994 before retiring.  After football, McMichael entered the world of professional wrestling until 1999.  “Mongo”, a fan favorite, returned to Chicago in 2001.  McMichael is the co-host the Chicago Bears pre-game show on ESPN Radio 1000.  He is head coach of the professional indoor football team, the Chicago Slaughter.  The Slaughter is in the Great Lakes division of the Continental Indoor Football League.  McMichael’s biography, “Tales from the Chicago Bears Sideline”, was published in 2004.  McMichael is active in charities, including the Police Memorial Foundation and the Heroes of Freedom Memorial.   McMichael resides in Chicago and is married to Misty. They have one Chihuahua, named Chula.

Joel Murray, born in Wilmette, Illinois is an actor who has starred in film and on television. Joel is the brother of actors Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray, and John Murray. A sister, Nancy, is an Adrian Dominican nun in Illinois. His career began in Chicago, where he performed at various improvisational theaters, including the Improv Olympic, the Improv Institute and the Second City.
Joel starred in the
1990 series Grand, the 1992 comedy series Love & War as Ray Litvak, and, on the ABC series Dharma & Greg as Peter James 'Pete' Cavanaugh. Joel provided his voice for the short-lived 1994 series Beethoven, and in the TV series 3-South. Most recently he played the supporting character "Fitz" on CBS' sitcom Still Standing.
Joel's first film role was in the
1986 comedy, One Crazy Summer, as George Calamari. His other roles include the 1988 comedy, Scrooged, with his brother Bill Murray. He also starred in the 1992 movie, Shakes the Clown with One Crazy Summer co-stars Bob Goldthwait and Tom Villard. His most recent film is the 2005 movie Hatchet.
He has made guest appearances on television shows, such as
The Nanny, Joan of Arcadia and Blossom.
Joel is married to Eliza Cole and has four children.
Joel and his brothers run a restaurant, Caddyshack, named after the
1980 comedy film Caddyshack which starred, among others, his brothers Bill and Brian.

Brian Noonan is a ice hockey right-winger. He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues and Phoenix Coyotes.

Originally selected in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, Noonan played parts of seven seasons in Chicago, although during the middle part of his career with the Blackhawks he mainly saw playing time in the minors with the Indianapolis Ice. Noonan would eventually regain a roster spot with the Blackhawks, especially after Mike Keenan became head coach. His play would help guide the team reach the finals in 1992.
Noonan would play for Keenan again when he was traded to the New York Rangers at the trading deadline during the 1993-94 NHL season, and his play would help guide the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup in 54 years. Despite being credited to Mark Messier, the game winning goal of game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals was shown later to be scored by Noonan.
After playing two seasons with the Chicago Wolves, Noonan retired from professional play following the 2000-01 season.

Eddie Payton is a former running back and kick returner who played five seasons in the NFL from 1977 to 1982 for the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings. He also played in the Canadian Football League. He is the older brother of the late Chicago Bears great Walter Payton.

Payton played college football at Jackson State University and signed undrafted by the Browns. Payton was primarily used as a kick and punt returner. He lead the NFL with 53 kickoffs for 1184 yards in 1980. Payton ran back two kickoffs and one punt return for touchdowzns in his career, two in the same game. On December 17, 1977, Payton ran a kick return and a punt return for a touchdown for the Lions in a game against the Vikings.

Eddie has been the golf coach at Jackson State University for 25 years and holds many awards for his coaching.

 

Paul Popovich was an infielder for the Chicago Cubs (1964, 1966-67 and 1969-73), Los Angeles Dodgers (1968-69) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1974-75)
He helped the Pirates win the 1974 and 1975 National League Eastern Division and was nicknamed "Supersub" for his utility work for the Cubs in 1969. The quality of his contribution did not stop manager, Leo Durocher, from commenting on one occasion, "Sit down, Paul, we ain't giving up yet."[citation needed]
In 11 seasons, he played in 682 Games and had 1,732 At Bats, 176 Runs, 403 Hits, 42 Doubles, 9 Triples, 14 Home Runs, 134 RBI, 4 Stolen Bases, 127 Walks, .233 Batting Average, .286 On-base percentage, .292 Slugging Percentage, 505 Total Bases, 25 Sacrifice Hits, 17 Sacrifice Flies and 14 Intentional Walks.

Otis Wilson is a former linebacker in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and the Los Angeles Raiders. He won a Super Bowl as a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears. He is also the father of Cincinnati Bengals running back Quincy Wilson.
After starting his college career at Syracuse University, Wilson transferred to the University of Louisville. Wilson was a three-year letterwinner, from 1977 to 1979. In 1979, Wilson was a team captain and was named first-team All-American by the Sporting News. Wilson ranks second all-time in Louisville football history with 484 career tackles, and ranks fifth with 32 tackles for loss.
Wilson was selected in the first round of the 1980 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears, and went on to an eight-year career in the NFL. As a starting outside linebacker for the Bears, Wilson played on one of the most dominating defenses in football history as part of the linebacking trio with Mike Singletary and Wilber Marshall. This defense helped the Bears to win Super Bowl XX. That same year, he also made the only Pro Bowl selection of his career.
Wilson's role with the 1985 was one of the most critical. While he didn't call the plays and run the defense like fellow linebacker Mike Singletary did, he was possibly the Bears' most feared pass-rusher.