Archive May, 2012

FORT WORTH, Texas (May 11, 2012) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. Company, has renewed its option to continue as the title sponsor of the Armed Forces Bowl for two more years. The continuation of the contract was announced yesterday evening by Pete Riley, executive vice president of integrated operations at Bell Helicopter, and Brant Ringler, the game’s executive director, at the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl 10th Anniversary Kickoff Celebration. The event was held at Amon G. Carter Stadium, the home of the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, and featured more than 200 guests including Fort Worth city officials, the bowl’s sponsors, volunteers and committee members. Continue reading →

Fort Worth, Texas, May 10, 2012 – It may be spring right now, but football season isn’t far away in… Continue reading

The 10th edition of the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl will be played Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 at TCU’s Amon G. Carter Stadium with a 10:45 a.m. (CST) kickoff. ESPN and ESPN Radio will air the game as the postseason college football bowl game returns home to Fort Worth, Texas.

Due to renovations at Amon G. Carter Stadium starting in November 2010, the previous two Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl games were played at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. In 2010, a Ford Stadium record crowd of 36,742 watched Army score a 16-14 win over SMU, and in 2011, BYU rallied in the closing seconds to defeat Tulsa 24-21. Continue reading →

The list of National Football League draftees that have participated in the first nine Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowls increased by three as a trio of players from the 2010 postseason game were selected in last week’s NFL draft in New York City. Continue reading →