Donald Driver to be joined by former Packers teammates for charity softball game
Shane Nyman
GRAND CHUTE - It'll again be a mix of former Green Bay Packers and celebs from music, TV and the NBA taking part in the second Donald Driver Charity Softball Game this summer at Fox Cities Stadium.
The Aug. 5 game, again be hosted by the beloved retired Packers wide receiver, will feature four of Driver's teammates from the 2010 Super Bowl season in James Jones, Nick Collins, Brady Poppinga and Jarrett Bush.
Other former teammates from Driver's 14-year career in Green Bay who'll take part include Dorsey Levens, Najeh Davenport, Samkon Gado, Terrance Murphy, Kevin Barry and George Koonce.
As for those without football ties, former Marquette University and NBA player Steve Novak, singer Gavin DeGraw, fitness guru and "The Biggest Loser" trainer Jen Widerstrom, actress Emily Wilson, actor Adhir Kalyan and Appleton native and former University of Wisconsin basketball star Brian Butch also will take the field.
The game starts at 1:05 p.m. and is a fundraiser for the Donald Driver Foundation.
Children who wear a youth sports jersey to the game will receive a free autographed copy of Driver's latest children's book, "Quickie Goes to the Big Game," and can take part in a warning track parade before the first pitch.
Tickets are $40 for standard box seats, $25 for reserved bleacher seats and $10 for general admission grass seating. They're available at 920-733-4152, timberrattlers.com and at the Fox Cities Stadium ticket office.
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The event made its debut last year and was billed as part of a thank-you tour for the wideout who retired after the 2012 season. Jones, Collins, Levins, DeGraw and Novak were among those who took part in the inaugural game.
Driver previously spent six years as the host of the annual charity softball game game now headlined by Clay Matthews and Davante Adams. That game, now called the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game, was held earlier this month.
