Pro Football Hall of Fame members Brett Favre, Ray
Lewis and Eric Dickerson
Highlight 20th Season of Little Rock Touchdown Club Presented by
Simmons Bank
LITTLE
ROCK, Ark., Aug. 6, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Earlier today, the Little Rock Touchdown Club
announced its 2024 speaker lineup at a news conference hosted at
historic War Memorial stadium. Little Rock Touchdown Club president
and Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame inductee David Bazzel
announced that Arkansas Razorback Head Coach, Sam Pittman, will kick off the 20th season of
the Little Rock Touchdown Club.
"As a proud member of the Little
Rock community, Simmons Bank
is very pleased to once again serve as presenting sponsor of the
Little Rock Touchdown Club, an organization that shares our passion
for being a strong community partner," said Jay Brogdon,
president of Simmons Bank. "For the
past 19 seasons we have had the exciting opportunity to hear
inspiring stories from world-class athletes. We look forward to
another year of camaraderie at the Little Rock Touchdown Club."
The Little Rock Touchdown Club 2024 speaker lineup includes:
- Monday, Aug. 19: Sam
Pittman, head coach, University of
Arkansas
- Monday, Aug. 26: Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers
- Tuesday, Sept. 3: Ray
Lewis, Baltimore Ravens
- Monday, Sept. 9:
Eric Dickerson, Los Angeles
Rams, Southern Methodist
University
- Monday, Sept. 16: Hunter
Yurachek, University of
Arkansas
- Monday, Sept. 23:
Jimbo Fisher, Florida State University, Texas A&M University
- Monday, Sept. 30: Greg
McElroy, ESPN, New York Jets, University of Alabama
- Monday, Oct. 7: Dan Mullen, ESPN, University of Florida, Mississippi State University
- Monday, Oct. 14:
Nathan Brown, head coach,
University of Central Arkansas
- Monday, Oct. 21:
D.J. Williams, Green Bay Packers, University of Arkansas; Jarius Wright, Minnesota Vikings,
University of Arkansas; Joe Adams, Carolina Panthers, University of Arkansas
- Monday, Oct. 28:
Butch Jones, head coach,
Arkansas State University
- Monday, Nov. 4: Colt McCoy, University
of Texas
- Monday, Nov. 11: Barry Switzer, University of Oklahoma, Dallas Cowboys;
Ken Hatfield, University of Arkansas; Fred Marshall, University of Arkansas
- Monday, Nov. 18:
Jordan Rodgers, SEC Network,
Vanderbilt University
- Monday, Nov. 25:
David Pollack, University of Georgia, University of Cincinnati
The Little Rock Touchdown Club meets at the DoubleTree Hotel,
located at 424 W. Markham St. in Little
Rock. Membership dues start at $90 and can be paid online at LRTouchdown.com.
Lunch is served at 11 a.m. each week
with the program beginning at 11:50
a.m.
Simmons Bank
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Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Simmons First National
Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC), a Mid-South based financial holding
company that has paid cash dividends for 115 consecutive years.
Simmons Bank operates 234 branches
in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Founded in 1903, Simmons
Bank offers comprehensive financial solutions delivered with a
client-centric approach. In 2024, Simmons Bank was
recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one
of the 2024-2025 Best Companies to Work For in the
South and by Forbes as one of America's
Best-In-State Banks 2024 in Tennessee. In
2023, Simmons Bank was recognized
by Forbes' as one of "America's Best Midsize
Employer" and among the "World's Best Banks" for the
fourth consecutive year. Additional information about Simmons
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Little Rock Touchdown Club
The Little Rock
Touchdown Club, which began in August 2004, has become one of
the nation's largest and fastest-growing football clubs. Having
started with 17 founding members, the organization has quickly
grown to more than 500 members. The club typically meets every
Monday during the football season at the DoubleTree Hotel in
downtown Little Rock and ends the season with an awards
banquet. For more information, visit LRTouchdown.com.
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