BLYN — Tickets are still available for the sixth annual Sonny Sixkiller Husky Celebrity Golf Classic dinner, a benefit for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation planned Thursday.
Tickets are $75 for the dinner, presented by Wilder Auto Center at Seven Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101 in Blyn.
More than 35 former University of Washington Husky athletes will be at the dinner and will play in a golf tournament at the Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course on Friday.
Golf fans can watch the Husky alums play in the golf tourney Friday at the Cedars at Dungeness, 1965 Woodcock Road, at 11 a.m. Admission is free.
Husky legends
Husky legends will include Pac 12 Network announcer Lincoln Kennedy, Bob Schloredt, Don McKeta, Nesby Glasgow, Marques Tuiasosopo and Steve Emtman, the No. 1 draft pick in the 1992 NFL draft.
Also participating will be former Port Angeles High School legend Scott Jones, who is the only Roughrider to have played in the NFL after a successful career as a tight end and offensive tackle at Washington.
Jones was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL’s 12th round in 1989.
He also played with the New York Jets and Green Bay Packers before finishing out his NFL career in 1991 with the Bengals.
Sixkiller was the quarterback who turned around the Husky football program and led the nation in passing in 1970.
He was also featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated on Oct. 4, 1971.
A native of Ashland, Ore., Sixkiller played with the Hawaiians in the World Football League and was a cast member in the movie “The Longest Yard” in 1974.
As a Husky sophomore, Sixkiller became quarterback of a team that had gone 1-9 the year before. He directed seasons of 6-4, 8-3 and 8-3.
He led the nation in total passing in 1970, completing 186 of 362 passes for 2,303 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Sixkiller is currently a senior associate general manager for the Washington ISP Sports Network.
“I’ve always wanted to set up a tournament to showcase the legacy of University of Washington sports, especially football,” Sixkiller said.
“I am extremely pleased to be able to work with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe once again and am happy that it will benefit the Olympic Medical Center Foundation.”
“We are delighted to be a part of this tournament — we think it is the premier sporting event on the Peninsula,” said Jerry Allen, CEO of Seven Cedars in a news release.
For dinner information and tickets, contact the OMC Foundation office at 360-417-7144.
