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Heisman, Olympic winners among additional stars for Beyond the Lights Celebrity Golf Classic

By Michael Barnes | Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 11:03 AM

In Tuesday’s Life & Arts centerpiece in the Statesman, we concentrated on the people who have done the most to promote Beyond the Lights Celebrity Golf Classic with their prestige.

On Friday at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort, “Friday Night Lights” stars Kyle Chandler and Brad Leland will top the bill (we also singled out Kyle’s wife, screenwriter Katherine, and “FNL” regular Dana Wheeler-Nicholson.

Well, that’s not all. Also in the tournament will be Heisman Trophy winners Ty Detmer and Chris Weinke (above), Greenbay Packer placekicker Mason Crosby and Austin musician Bob Schneider.

KVUE sports director Mike Barnes, sports doctor Andy Cappucino, radio host Ed Clements, actor Blue Deckert (Mac McGill on “FNL”), college football great Koy Detmer, actor Richard Dillard (Frank Pickford in “Dazed and Confused”), former NFL-er Gale Gilbert and actor Burton Gilliam (“Blazing Saddles”) will play along.

Olympic swimmers Aaron Piersol (right) and Brendan Hansen, former UT quarterback Donnie Little, sports broadcaster Brian Jensen, former UT head coach David McWilliams, NFL coach Ron Meyer, actor/musician Chris Mulkey and comedian John O’Connell are on board.

All-around personality Turk Pipkin actor Jesse Plemons (Landry on “FNL”), actor Glen Powell Jr. (“The Great Debators”), actor Steve Prince (“FNL”), baseball pro Bruce Ruffin, KXAN sports director Roger Wallace, actor and model Drew Waters, former UT golfer Susan Watkins, and football/baseball player Chris Weinke are also slated to play golf.

Others, including “FNL” actors Aimee Teegarden and Liz Mikel, won’t be out on the course, but will be part of the evening activities.

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