An Evening with Verne Lundquist and Terry Bradshaw
Wednesday, October 7
Headliners Club
221 W. 6th Street, 21st Floor
Austin, TX 78701
6:00 p.m. - VIP Cocktail Reception
7:00 p.m. - Dinner and Program
We are pleased to announce that our next Evening with Verne Lundquist fundraising dinner will be on Wednesday, October 7th from 6 PM to 9 PM at the Headliners Club.
Our special guest this year is the legendary Pittsburgh Steelers star quarterback, Terry Bradshaw. In addition to having one of the most powerful arms in NFL history and being the first quarterback to win four Super Bowls, Bradshaw is a charismatic Emmy award-winning broadcaster, successful entrepreneur, author, actor and recording artist. The evening's main event will feature Verne and Terry swapping behind-the-scenes stories from their legendary careers.
KLBJ-AM radio host Ed Clements will once again serve as the evening’s Master of Ceremonies.
Sponsorships are now available. Please click below for information on sponsorship levels or to purchase online.
We expect this event to sell out quickly. If you are interested in attending, please contact Alison Unger at aunger@headlinersfoundation.org or click on the link above to reserve your spot today.
Verne Lundquist, a longtime Headliners Club member, has been at the center of covering major sporting events for more than 50 years. He began his career at KTBC-TV in Austin, then owned by Lady Bird and President Lyndon Baines Johnson. He was also the long-time voice of the Dallas Cowboys. Lundquist joined CBS Sports in 1982 and broadcast more than 20 sports for the network, including national and international coverage of football, basketball, Olympic figure skating, and golf.
He retired from covering SEC football in 2016 and continues to cover the Masters and other golf tournaments for the network. Lundquist played himself commentating on golf tournaments in the 1996 motion picture Happy Gilmore.
Terry Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback, sports broadcaster, and television personality best known for leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl championships during the 1970s. Born on September 2, 1948, in Shreveport, Louisiana, Bradshaw played college football at Louisiana Tech University, where he set multiple passing records before being selected first overall in the 1970 NFL Draft by the Steelers.
Bradshaw developed into one of the league’s premier quarterbacks, known for his strong arm, toughness, and leadership. He was named the NFL Most Valuable Player in 1978 and earned two Super Bowl MVP honors (Super Bowls XIII and XIV). Bradshaw retired in 1984 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
After football, Bradshaw built a successful second career in broadcasting. He has been a longtime analyst and co-host on FOX NFL Sunday, becoming one of the most recognizable and charismatic voices in sports media. In addition to broadcasting, he has appeared in films and television shows, competed as a singer, and starred in reality TV. Bradshaw is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished quarterbacks in NFL history and a lasting figure in American sports culture.
Ed Clements will serve as the event’s Emcee. He is an Austin radio personality, a member of the Headliners Club and has served on the Headliners Foundation’s Verne Lundquist Sports Media Institute Committee since 2018. He was the Emcee for the Institute’s inaugural fundraising event in 2019, An Evening with Verne Lundquist. Clements has spent more than 30 years as a talk show host at KLBJ-AM in Austin. He is also the host for “Crenshaw on Golf” on SIRIUS-XM PGA Tour Radio. Clements is the starter for the Dell Technologies Match Play Tournament and was honored in 2018 by the Southern Texas PGA and the First Tee of Greater Austin for his contributions to the sport of golf. He is currently on the Boards of Texas Alzheimer’s, United Heritage Charity Foundation, the ARC of the Capital Area, and the Save Muny Conservancy.