Career Highlights:NFL All-Pro quarterback Aaron Rodgers led the Green Bay Packers to a Super Bowl title this past February…Named the Super Bowl MVP, Rodgers completed 24 of 39 pass attempts for 304 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-25 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers…Near the end of the season, with the Packers playoff chances in jeopardy, Rodgers led them to back-to-back wins in elimination games over the New York Giants and the Chicago Bears…With a 10-6 record, Rodgers led the Packers in the playoffs past the top three seeds in the NFC -- Philadelphia, Atlanta and Chicago—to the NFC Championship and a trip to the Super Bowl…Rodgers finished last season with a 101.2 passer rating, 28 touchdowns and 312 completions…Named to the Pro Bowl in 2010, Rodgers is the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 4,000 yards in the first two seasons that he started a game (2008-09)…In 2009 he started every game for the Packers for the second straight season and completed 350 of 541 passes for 4,434yards, 30 touchdowns and seven interceptions for a 103.2 rating, which ranked fourth in the NFL...He posted 12 games without an interception on the season, breaking Bart Starr’s franchise record of 11 set in 1964...His 4,434 passing yards on the season ranks second in franchise history only behind Lynn Dickey’s 4,458 yards in 1984…Rodgers debuted as Brett Favre’s successor in Green Bay at the start of the 2008 season, and along with Favre is only the second quarterback in franchise history to post back-to-back seasons with 4,000 yards passing…Rodgers is the first quarterback in NFL history to throw 30 or more touchdowns, seven or fewer interceptions, and rush for five touchdowns in the same season…In 2009, Rodgers led the Packers to a 11-5 record, finishing the second half of the season 7-1 and secured a wild card playoff berth…Rodgers led the Packers against the Arizona Cardinals in the highest scoring playoff game in NFL history, which they eventually lost in overtime 51-45…He made his starting quarterback debut in 2008 with a 24-19 win over the Minnesota Vikings...He finished the 2008 season with 341 completions on 536 attempts, 29 touchdown passes and a total of 4,038 yards...Rodgers was selected by the Packers as the 24th overall pick (second quarterback) in the 2005 NFL Draft...A standout quarterback at the University of California, Rodgers was named First-Team All-Pac 10 Conference and Second-Team Academic All-Pac 10 choice last season...His 161.2 passing efficiency rating in 2004 established a school season-record, as he led the fifth-ranked offense (492.4 yards per game) in the NCAA…He boasts a 17-5 record as a starting quarterback for the Bears…In two seasons at California, Rodgers completed 424 of 665 passes (63.8 percent) for 5,469 yards, 43 touchdowns adding 336 yards and eight scores on 160 rushing attempts...In the 2004 University of Southern California game, Rodgers tied the NCAA single-game consecutive completions record, connecting on his first 23 attempts (Tee Martin of Tennessee first accomplished that feat vs. South Carolina in 1998) and set a new NCAA overall consecutive completions record with 26 straight (three at Oregon State the week prior followed by 23 at USC), breaking Martin’s 1998 record of 24...Prior to Cal, he attended Butte (Cal.) Junior College in 2002, where he led the team to 10-1 record and second-place national ranking.
Jeremy Roenick
Former NHL All-Star Center
Career Highlights:Jeremy Roenick combined great speed, passing and finishing skills with a physical style of play in his 20 years in the NHL...Roenick, who retired in August 2009, was recognized for his efforts by being inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in October 2010…He finished his illustrious career with 513 goals, 703 assists in 1,363 game for a total of 1,216 regular season points…He became only the third American-born player to score 500 goals...In January 10, 2008, Roenick’s 503rd goal vs. Vancouver placed him second on the list of all-time American born NHL goal scorers (trailing only Dallas forward Mike Modano)…In February 21, 2009, Roenick earned his 700th career assist against the Atlanta Thrashers by setting up Jonathan Cheechoo’s goal, becoming only the sixth American-born player to reach that milestone…A nine-time NHL All-Star, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks (1988-96), Phoenix Coyotes (1996-2000 and 2006),Philadelphia Flyers (2001-04), Los Angeles Kings (2005), Phoenix Coyotes (2006) and San Jose Sharks (2007-09)...Roenick played an integral role in helping the San Jose Sharks win their first 2008 NHL Playoff series vs. the Calgary Canucks when in Game Seven his inspirational play lead to his scoring two goals and two assists, including the tying and go-ahead scores…Roenick won the Bobby Clarke Trophy as the Flyers’ most valuable player for the 2001-02 season…Selected eighth overall by the Blackhawks in the 1988 NHL Draft, Roenick was the first Blackhawk ever to reach the 100 point mark in three consecutive seasons (1991-94)…His 13 game-winning goals in 1991-92 broke Bobby Hull’s single-season record of 11…He established a rookie record for points in the playoffs when he picked up 18 in 1990…Roenick was named The Sporting News NHL Rookie of the Year in 1989-90…He was a member of the USA Hockey Team at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan and the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City…He also played for the United States in the 1988 and 1989 World Junior Championships, the 1991 World Championships, and the 1991 Canada Cup….Roenick worked as an analyst for NBC’s coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Ray Romano
Actor
Career Highlights:Actor, writer and stand-up comedian Ray Romano is best known as the Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian who starred in the long-running CBS hit comedy “Everybody Loves Raymond,” (1996-2005)...He is currently starring in the TNT poignant comedy-drama “Men of a Certain Age,” which recently won a Peabody Award of its depiction of three “regular guys” navigating middle age...Romano’s film credits include “Welcome to Mooseport,” “Eulogy” and “Grilled” and he was also seen in “The Last Word” and “The Grand”...Romano can also be heard as Manny, the woolly mammoth in the hit animated movie series, “Ice Age,” “Ice Age 2: The Meltdown,” and “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”…An avid golfer, Romano is starred in the second season of The Golf Channel’s original series “The Haney Project,” where coach Hank Haney attempts to improve the golf games of different celebrities…Romano also starred along with Kevin James in an HBO documentary titled “Making the Cut,” about their quest to qualify for the PGA Tour’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am Golf Tournament…Romano’s life is a true-to-life story of dreams coming true…He began an exhausting decade-long struggle to succeed as a standup comedian while holding several odd jobs including futon mattress delivery man…He got his break when he won a New York City standup comedy competition in 1989…Following that success, Romano’s regular appearances at comedy clubs throughout the country led to guest spots on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and later with Jay Leno…An appearance on “The Late Show with David Letterman” led to Letterman recognizing his talent and offering him a development deal with his production company leading to the evolution of his hit show “Everybody Loves Raymond”…From his role in the show, Romano won the 2002 Emmy Award as outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series…He was also nominated in 1999, 2000, and 2005…His other honors include the 2002, 2003 and 2004 People’s Choice Award as Favorite Male TV Performer and 2006 as Favorite Male Television Star…Additional nominations include the Golden Glove for Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Series in 2000 and 2001 and for the 2001 AFI Actor of the Year Award for a Male in a Series…His role in the series earned him nominations for three Screen Actors Guild Awards and he shared the 2003 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series…He won a TV Guide Award as Actor of the Year in a Comedy Series, and American Comedy Award as the Funniest male lead in a TV Series and the 1999 Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Comedy…Romano is the author of the book “Everything and a Kite” based on his comedy…He also wrote a children’s book titled “Raymie, Dickie and the Bean,” and “Everybody Loves Raymond: Our Family Album.”…He released a CD titled Ray Romano:Live at Carnegie Hall (CD was nominated for a Grammy Award) and donated all of its proceeds to the September 11 Fund.