CT Golf Headlines

Hartford, CT (July 20, 2003) -- The Greater Hartford Jaycees announced today that UConn football coach Randy Edsall, Calgary Flames right wing Chris Clark, ESPN Sports Center anchor Linda Cohn and NBA Hall of Famer K.C. Jones have committed to play in the 2003 Greater Hartford Open Travelers Celebrity Pro-Am on Wed., July 23, 2003.

They join previously announced celebrities Chris Berman (host of the event), Leslie Nielsen, Bo Jackson, Michael Bolton, John Madden, Karl Ravech, Stuart Scott, Kevin Dineen, Governor John G. Rowland, Geno Auriemma and Jim Calhoun.

"What better way to kick-off the football season than to have Randy Edsall join us for the Travelers Celebrity Pro-Am," said Dan Baker, GHO Tournament Director. "Chris Clark is a local guy who's made it in the NHL. Linda Cohn has been a great supporter of the GHO and golf. K.C. Jones is a basketball legend."

Randy Edsall is a local favorite here in Connecticut as the UConn head football coach. Edsall went 6-6 last season with the Huskies and is looking forward to improving upon that mark in the 2003-2004 season. Last season the Huskies ended the year with four straight wins, one that included a victory over Big 12 power Iowa State. Edsall is also looking forward to moving into the brand-new Rentschler Field this coming fall opening up at home against the University of Indiana.

Chris Clark is a South Windsor native and currently plays for the Calgary Flames. In his third season with Calgary, Clark set new career records for himself by playing in 64 games, scoring 10 goals, dishing out 7 assists and scoring 17 points. He also finished fifth on the team in goals scored. A third-round pick by the Flames back in 1994, Clark played three seasons at Clarkson University where he collected 128 points.

Linda Cohn has been a popular anchor for ESPN for 11 years. A graduate of SUNY-Oswego in 1981, Cohn has been a pioneer for women in sports reporting. Cohn, who played eight games on her high school boys hockey team, will play at the Traveler's Celebrity Pro-Am.

K.C. Jones helped the University of San Francisco men's basketball team win back-to-back NCAA titles in 1955 and 1956. An All-American his senior year, Jones played for a San Francisco program that won 56 straight games. That summer Jones won a gold medal in Melbourne, Australia, as a member of the collegiate basketball team. Jones was actually drafted to play cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams, but resigned early due to injury. Jones ended up signing on with the Boston Celtics in 1958.

As a point guard, he helped the Celtics win eight world championships in nine years. Jones is considered by many as one of the best defensive guards to ever play the game of basketball. His retired jersey #25 hangs from the rafters of the Fleet Center in Boston, Mass. Jones also coached the Boston Celtics.