2023 Scholarship Kick-Off Event 

 

Our 2023 Scholarship Kick-Off Event was a huge success. We welcomed Alabama football legend and current Baltimore Ravens Executive Vice President Ozzie Newsome as our keynote speaker with special guest emcee Chris Stewart for our annual event at Pensacola State College.

 

Known as "the Wizard," Ozzie began his football career as a standout player under "Bear" Bryant from 1974-1977 and later went in the first round (23rd overall) in the NFL draft. He is a Hall of Fame player, the architect of Baltimore's Super Bowl XXXV and Super Bowl XLVII championship teams and an elite personnel evaluator who became the NFL's first African American general manager in 2002.

 

​Chris is in his 21st year with the Crimson Tide Sports Network, stepping in last season for Eli Gold as the voice of Alabama football. He is also the play-by-play announcer for the Men's Basketball team and host of The Nick Saban Show. Chris is a five-time recipient of the National Sports Media's "Alabama Sportscaster of the Year" award. 

 

All funds raised during the event benefit the Pensacola Bama Club's Endowment Scholarship Fund, which is matched by the University of Alabama National Alumni Association.