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Dan Quinn

Former NHL Center


Career Highlights:Dan Quinn spent 14 seasons in the NHL, scoring a career-high 40 goals with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1987-88 season…Since turning in his hockey stick for a set of golf clubs, he has become one of the most prolific players on the celebrity golf circuit...Quinn has an impressive record at Lake Tahoe as he has won four American Century Championships (2004, 2002, 2001,1999)…He has posted 12 other top-10 finishes here including three second place finishes and three thirds…Quinn posted a record-tying nine-under-par (69-67-71) in 2001….Quinn was the first-round draft pick of the Calgary Flames (13th overall) in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft while he was playing for the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 18…He made his NHL debut midway through the next season, scoring 52 points in 54 games…He helped lead Calgary to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1986…Quinn played in the NHL for 14 seasons with Calgary, Pittsburgh, Vancouver, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Los Angeles and Ottawa…During his hockey career, he played in more than 800 games, scored more than 300 goals and recorded more than 700 points…It was in Pittsburgh where Quinn had his most individual success when he recorded his career-high 40 goals during the 1987-88 season...He came back the next year with a career-high 60 assists and career-high 94 points…Quinn played with friend Mario Lemieux for the Pittsburgh Penguins for four years...Quinn secured a part-time caddie gig in the 2010 season with PGA Tour great Ernie Els, sharing duties with Els’ long-time caddie RicciRoberts...A friend and neighbor of Els’ in Jupiter Hills, Florida, Quinn along with Roberts each caddied in about 13 events in 2010 including two majors each....Quinn caddied for Els at the 2010 Masters.

Rick Rhoden

Professional Golfer, Former MLB All-Star Pitcher


Career Highlights:One of only a handful of players to have played two professional sports (golf and baseball), Rick Rhoden currently is a professional golfer who pitched for 16 years in the major leagues, winning 151 games…A perennial tournament favorite in Lake Tahoe, Rhoden has won the American Century Championship a record eight times (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2009), and finished second five times and third three times…He has a total of 18 top-five finishes in the tournament…Under the original format, he shot a tournament record 207 (nine-under-par) in both 1993 and 1997…In addition to the American Century Championship, Rhoden has won more than 50 Celebrity Players Tour events and is celebrity golf’s all-time winner and money leader…A two-time All-Star, Rhoden played for the 1977 and 1978 National League Champion Los Angeles Dodgers…He also played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees and Houston Astros…One of the best hitting pitchers of his era, Rhoden won three consecutive Silver Slugger Awards (1984-86) in the National League…He was the only pitcher to start as a designated hitter…He hit .375 (15-40) for the Pirates in 1980…In 413 career games, Rhoden compiled a 151-125 record, a 3.59 ERZ, 1,419 strikeouts, and one save.He also hit nine home runs and had 75 RBIs...After retiring from baseball in 1989, Rhoden pursued a golf career. Hebecame a dominant player on the Celebrity Players Tour, winning more than 50 titles including eight at the Lake Tahoe tournament…Since 2003, he also has played in a number of tournaments on the PGA Champions Tour and has three career top-10 finishes...Rhoden was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.

Alfonso Ribeiro

Actor


Career Highlights:Alfonso Ribeiro is an actor, director, singer and dancer best known for his role as spoiled rich-kid Carlton Banks in the former hit television sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”…From 1990 to 1996, his character Carlton was often mercilessly teased by Will Smith’s lead character and was often called upon to do a comic, usually improvised dance routine to Tom Jones’ hit song “It’s Not Unusual”…Currently Ribeiro hosts the game show “Catch 21” on the Game Show Network (GSN)...He has also recently directed several episodes of “Meet the Browns” and “Are We There Yet?”…Ribeiro began his acting career in the drama “Oye Willie” at the age of eight…By 10 years old, he had released such songs as “Dance Baby,” “Not Too Young,” and “Sneak Away with Me”…He starred in the Broadway musical “The Tap Dance Kid,” receiving rave reviews for his performance…In 1984, he was cast as Rick Schroder’s best friend in the television series “Silver Spoons”…Ribeiro is also known for his role on LL Cool J’s show “In the House” and as host of “Your Big Break”…He has acted and been part of the crew of numerous movies and television shows including being a contestant on FOX’s reality show “Celebrity Duets” – which he won in September 2006…In 2008, Ribeiro hosted Nick At Nite’s crush week of classic television, all while offering romantic advice and commentary between episodes and was also a talent scout in NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” Houston episode…Ribeiro also is an avid racing professional, driving part-time in the 1990s and winning the Toyota Grand prix Pro/Celebrity Race in 1994 and 1995.

Jerry Rice

All-Pro NFL Wide Receiver


Career Highlights:NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice is regarded as one of the greatest players in NFL history…During his 15 years with the San Francisco 49ers, Rice won three Super Bowls (1988, 1989 and 1994) and one Super Bowl MVP title...Rice was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in January 2010, in his first year of eligibility…Rice showed exceptional work ethic both on and off the field during his illustrious 20-year career (San Francisco 49ers 1985-2000, Oakland Raiders 2001-2003, Seattle Seahawks 2004)…He is the all-time leader in every major statistical category for wide receivers, is a member of the NFL’s 75th Anniversary team, was named NFL Player of the Year twice (1987, 1990), was NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 1993 and had 13 Pro Bowl invitations…Among his records are career receiving touchdowns (197), total touchdowns (207), receptions (1,549), receiving yards (22,895), most receiving yards in a single season (1,848), most games with 100 receiving yards (75), most 1,000-yard receiving seasons (14), consecutive games with a touchdown (13) and most 100-catch seasons (4)…Rice was an instrumental member of three Super Bowl Championship teams while with the San Francisco 49ers…He also led the Oakland Raiders to the Super Bowl in 2003 which they eventually lost to Tampa Bay…Rice also holds 10 Super Bowl records and was named MVP of Super Bowl XXIII, setting Super Bowl records with 215 yards on 11 receptions versus the Cincinnati Bengals.…A consensus All-American at Mississippi Valley State, Rice set 18 Division II records during his college career...He was named to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006...Rice appeared on the popular TV show “Dancing with the Stars” in 2006...He has also appeared on numerous other shows including Deal or No Deal, Don’t Forget the Lyrics, The Class, American Inventor, The Biggest Loser, Pros vs. Joes and I’m in the Band…He has co-authored two books about his life: Rice and Go Long: My Journey Beyond the Game and the Fame…Rice has competed in several American Century Golf Championships.


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