PBA Kicks Off Big February on ESPN With Live
Main Event Terrell Owens PBA Super Clash on Super Bowl Sunday
PBA Tour stars to join NFL stars for live special event leading into Super Bowl on Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. ET
HOUSTON (Jan. 27, 2017) –
The Professional Bowlers Association kicks off its Big February series
with the Main Event Terrell Owens PBA Super Clash on Super Bowl Sunday,
Feb. 5, at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) from the Main Event Entertainment
Center in the Houston suburb of Katy, Texas.
In
addition to Owens, NFL stars Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and Devin Hester
along with actor Quinton Aaron, who portrayed NFL star Michael Oher in
the hit movie “Blind Side,” will headline an all-star lineup that also
will include three-time PBA Player of the Year Jason Belmonte, Hall of
Famers Norm Duke and Parker Bohn III, along with eight-time PBA Tour
winner Bill O’Neil and 2016 PBA World Championship winner EJ Tackett.
Owens
is an accomplished bowler who has competed in the GEICO PBA World
Series of Bowling and teamed with PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber to win
the 2016 CP3 PBA Celebrity Invitational. It could be a big weekend for
Owens, who as a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist, hopes to be among
the hall’s class of 2017 that will be announced during Super Bowl
weekend.
The
Super Clash will offer PBA fans an entertaining lead-in to the Super
Bowl where the New England Patriots will battle the Atlanta Falcons at
Houston’s NRG Stadium.
“We
are excited that sports fans will have this great entertainment
alternative as a warm-up to the Super Bowl,” said PBA CEO &
Commissioner Tom Clark. “Being live on ESPN from one of the most
cutting-edge entertainment centers in the country with an exciting
bowling show will be fun for the whole family. Like watching the Super
Bowl, bowling is one of America’s favorite pastimes. When
the best bowlers in the world mix it up on the lanes with NFL greats on
Feb. 5 from the Main Event in Katy, Texas, it is sure to be a memorable
show.”
The
show will also feature the announcement of the 2016 GEICO Chris
Schenkel PBA Player of the Year, Harry Golden Rookie of the Year, Steve
Nagy Sportsmanship Award winner and the winner of the Tony Reyes
Memorial Service Award. The
event also will include a pre-telecast trick shot exhibition by the
pros, starting at 11 a.m. local time, and other surprises.
General admission into the facility is free, but seating located on the TV set is $49.95. Tickets are available by contacting the Main Event Katy sales office at (281) 394-4800. Main Event Katy is located at 24401 Katy Freeway.
“We’re
thrilled to host the Main Event Terrell Owens PBA Super Clash at our
Katy center, and to showcase our ‘Eat. Bowl. Play.’ experience to ESPN
viewers around the country,” said Amy Phillips, Director of Promotions
& Programming at Main Event Entertainment. “The
PBA has been an awesome partner on this event and we’re excited to have
so many big names from sports and entertainment joining us on Super
Sunday. It’s going to be a lot of fun and a great show!”
In
addition, other NFL players will be hosting “Super Bowling” events at
the Shenandoah, Webster and Stafford Main Events, during the same time
period on Super Sunday. Details will be announced soon.
PBA’s
Big February on ESPN continues with live telecasts of three majors on
consecutive Sundays at 1 p.m. ET. The Barbasol PBA Players Championship
will air Sunday, Feb. 12; the FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions on
Feb. 19, and back-to-back telecasts of the USBC Masters finals and World
Bowling Tour Men’s and Women’s Finals presented by the PBA on Feb. 26.
In
addition to the lineup of live telecasts, the State Farm CP3 PBA
Celebrity Invitational which was taped on Jan. 17 at Lucky Strike L.A.
Live in Los Angeles will air on Friday, Feb. 17, at 9 p.m. ET as part of
the NBA All-Star weekend.
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