Van Horne, Kosar take part in Rush home opener Friday

Posted April 05, 2010 11:00 pm

Former Chicago Bears tackle Keith Van Horne and former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar will sign autographs Friday night at the Chicago Rush home opener.

Van Horne and Kosar, current president of the Cleveland Gladiators, will be stationed at the Gridiron Greats Assistant Fund booth in the Allstate Arena concourse beginning at 6 p.m. when the arena doors open. Both Van Horne and Kosar will sign autographs from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Van Horne also will return to the booth to sign autographs at halftime.

All autographs are free, but limited to one per fan. The Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund is a non-profit corporation, established to provide financial assistance and coordinate social services to dire need retired NFL players who are pioneers of the game and have greatly contributed to the NFL's status as the most popular sport in America.

Gridiron Greats will have a presence at each Rush home game, staffing a booth in the concourse with GGAF merchandise for sale to benefit the charity. In addition, GGAF will have former NFL stars make appearances to sign autographs throughout the season.

Tickets for Friday's home opener are available through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or at ticketmaster.com.

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