GSA Daily Staff Report
Published April 19, 2010

Pro Football Hall of Fame 2010 inductee Jerry Rice will compete as a professional in this year’s BMW Charity Pro-Am. This is the second time Rice has competed as a professional. His first tournament was last week at the Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae.

"After years of playing as an amateur, I was excited to launch my professional golf career at the Fresh Express Classic,” Rice said. “I look forward to playing on the East Coast in May at the BMW Charity Pro-Am.”

Rice is widely regarded as the greatest wide receiver ever and one of the greatest players in NFL history. He is the all-time leader in every major statistical category for wide receivers, including touchdowns scored (208). Rice was selected to the Pro Bowl 13 times and named All-Pro 11 times in his 20 NFL seasons.

He won three Super Bowl rings playing for the San Francisco 49ers and an AFC Championship with the Oakland Raiders.

Rice will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 7. This will be his first appearance in the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by Synnex Corp.

Rice joins 28 other celebrities in the 2010 line up including Catherine Bell, Lucas Black, Javier Colon, Jason Dohring, Don Felder, Thomas Gibson, Oliver Hudson, Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Marciano, Branford Marsalis, Dr. Phil McGraw, Jennifer Mills, Terry O'Quinn, Michael Pena, Dennis Quaid, Jim Rice, George Rogers, Joe Don Rooney, Kurt Russell, Stefanie Schaeffer, Sterling Sharpe, Kevin Sorbo, Kordell Stewart, Dabo Swinney, Paula Trickey, Gary Valentine, Patrick Warburton and Luke Wilson.

The 2010 BMW Charity Pro-Am will be played May 13-16 at Bright's Creek Golf Club, The Carolina Country Club and Thornblade Club golf courses. All four rounds will be televised live by the Golf Channel.