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Starr Steps Down from Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Post
Fort Worth, Texas, May 21, 2009 - Tom Starr, executive director of the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl since its inception in 2003, will be leaving the position May 29 to start his own consulting business.
“Tom has done an outstanding job with the development of the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl since being named the first full-time employee in 2003,” said Pete Derzis, senior vice president and general manager, ESPN Regional Television. “We are extremely grateful for his leadership the past six years, especially with the Armed Forces involvement. His background with military affairs proved very beneficial in the planning the past three seasons. We wish him well with his new endeavors.”
Derzis added that a search has begun for Starr’s replacement.
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Fort Worth, Texas, April 29, 2009 - The United States Naval Academy will be sailing into the Metroplex in 2013 as the Midshipmen have signed an agreement to compete in that year’s edition of the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl.
“Obviously we are as pleased as can be that Navy, with it’s great heritage and tradition, has agreed to participate in our 2013 game,” said Tom Starr, Executive Director of the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. “Having one of our nation’s military academies participate in our game is a natural, and is extremely popular with our fans as the past two years have proven with sellouts featuring the Air Force Academy.”
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