BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State Athletics is excited to announce that Hall of Fame football coach and title-winning NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs will serve as the keynote speaker for the second annual Legends Gala at Camp Yonahnoka.
Held at the breathtaking mountain resort located at The Eseeola Lodge at Linville Golf Club in Linville, N.C., the Legends Gala is scheduled for Friday, June 29 starting at 6:30 p.m.
A native of Mocksville, Gibbs won three Super Bowl titles as head coach of the Washington Redskins. He started Joe Gibbs Racing in 1992 and has won four Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championships as a team owner. Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Daniel Suarez and Erik Jones are currently driving in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for Joe Gibbs Racing.
The event at Camp Yonahnoka will feature many legends with connections to Appalachian and the High Country.
A table of six sponsorship is $4,000, while individual seats for the event are $500. A table sponsorship includes six seats and a "legend" to host your table.
Register online by visiting the Legends Gala page at
alumni.appstate.edu. You can complete the online registration form or contact
Virginia Falck in the Yosef Club office by phone at
828-262-3109 or by email at
falckv@appstate.edu. RSVPs are due June 8.
From June 29 through July 1, the Eseeola Lodge is offering a Premier Lodging Package that includes a two-night stay, full breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings, a round of golf for two people (including cart) from June 29-July 1 at the award-winning Linville Golf Club and shuttle transportation back and forth between the Lodge and Gala.
Additional lodging is available at the Courtyard by Marriott in Boone with shuttle transportation to and from the Gala. Call
828-265-7676 and ask for the Legends Gala rate.
Last year's inaugural Legends Gala was a rousing success, with 1983 Appalachian State football coach and 2005 national champion Mack Brown serving as the keynote speaker and Don Munson (App alum, Clemson's play-by-play voice) emceeing the event. A crowd of 200 gathered in a picturesque setting with Grandfather Mountain and Linville Golf Club in the backdrop.
The 2017 event attracted many other high-profile guests, including Bob Griese (NFL Hall of Famer), Ben Sutton (ISP/IMG), Jerry Moore (App State football coach from 1989-2012),
Scott Satterfield (App State's football coach since 2013), Bobby Cremins (App State basketball coach from 1975-81) and Melissa Morrison-Howard (two-time Olympic medalist in track and field) as well as former and current NFL players such as Dino Hackett, Larry Hand, Kendall Lamm and Doug Middleton.
