HENDERSON, Nev., June 13, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sports Alumni Inc. (Pink Sheets:SPNI) is announcing the commencement of its business operations and new member subscriptions with American Football Alumni (www.AmericanFootballAlumni.com ; AFA), which will bring the teams together through a subscriber network, while offering on line stores of merchandise, a first class magazine, conventions, travel, credit cards, national and local polls and other member services. AFA is now the premier epicenter of former and current players and coaches through services, through merchandise offers and reunion events. If you ever strapped it on, AFA allows you to get back to those you took the field with.
How would you like to rub elbows with NFL Hall of Fame inductee Sam Huff, who played for the New York Giants when they won the championship in 1956? Or, if you're drawn to the art of coaching, would you like to talk shop with Barry Switzer, head coach of the Dallas Cowboys when they won the Super Bowl in 1995, or Willie Wood, the first black head coach in professional football?
Former players and coaches -- whether still in the game or watching from the sidelines -- can become members of SPNI's American Football Alumni, an organization of current and former football players, coaches and others who actively support the sport. Its advisory board includes some of football's most storied players and coaches.
While some alumni organizations currently exist, AFA's realizes there is still a need for an alumni community that allows interaction among football players and coaches on many levels.
Recent surveys by AFA reveal that 70 percent of former football players would be interested in joining an alumni association with high school and college players. Seventy-nine percent are interested in reunions with former teammates and 55 percent said they're interested in purchasing their old school football jerseys, with names included.
The group plans on sponsoring annual conventions beginning in Las Vegas in 2006.
To learn more about AFA or to become a member, visit www.AmericanFootballAlumni.com.
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