MEDIA ADVISORY:Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald To Receive NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award

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WASHINGTON — Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the NFL Players Association will present the 2013 NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award to Larry Fitzgerald, wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals, on Nov. 2 at the 27th Annual Lombardi Gala in Washington.

The NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award was established to honor a leader in the sports industry whose life and family have been touched by cancer, and who encourages cancer research, prevention and treatment through awareness and philanthropy.

What: Awarding of NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award

Who: Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver, award recipient;
DeMaurice Smith, executive director, NFLPA;
Paul Tagliabue, chair, Georgetown University Board of Directors, former NFL commissioner;
John J. DeGioia, PhD, president, Georgetown University;
Louis M. Weiner, MD, director, Georgetown Lombardi

Where: Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington

When: Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013
6:00 p.m.  VIP reception, silent auction and cocktail reception
8:00 p.m.  Dinner and awards ceremony begins (NFLPA Lombardi Award presented after dinner)

Media RSVP: Karen Mallet km463@georgetown.edu (on site: 215-514-9751)

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