Football 101 Raises Over $50,000 for Breast Cancer Research

Lincoln ? The second-annual Football 101 for Women charity event held in Lincoln on Monday raised over $50,000 for breast cancer research. The event, put on by Coach Callahan Charities, Inc., drew well over 1,000 women and provided those attending the opportunity to interact with Nebraska Head Coach Bill Callahan and his staff while learning more about the game of football.

The $50,000 donation represented a $15,000 increase over last year’s total and will grow further from raffle ticket sales. All proceeds from the event benefit the Eppley Cancer Center in Omaha, a center committed to cancer research, discovering the causes of cancers, the factors that influence a person’s risk of getting cancer and developing novel therapies for treating and preventing cancer. The Eppley Cancer Center has an extensive cancer research training program that provides graduate students and postdoctoral fellows the opportunity to obtain advanced training in a multidisciplinary environment.

The event was split up like a football game. During the “first half,” participants learned about the life of a student-athlete, saw a training room demonstration, and learned about nutrition, weight lifting, the rules of the game and officiating.  At “halftime,” there was a social hour and sit-down dinner. For the “second half,” the participants split into three groups according to previous football knowledge and learned first hand from Coach Callahan and his staff.