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Regis Philbin To Speak At 1999 Football Banquet

Nov. 21, 1999

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – ABC television personality Regis Philbin will serve as guest speaker for the 80th annual University of Notre Dame Football Banquet.

The banquet, sponsored by the Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley, will be held Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in the north dome of the Joyce Center on the Notre Dame campus. A reception on the concourse begins at 5:45 p.m. EST and the dinner begins at 7:00 p.m.

The program will include a special tribute to senior members of the 1999 Irish squad.

Tickets are $35 each and can be ordered at the Joyce Center second-floor ticket window or by phone (VISA, Mastercard or American Express) by calling 219-631-7356. Other questions should be directed to the Notre Dame athletic department at 219-631-6107.

In addition to the dinner, all senior members of the ’99 Irish team will be available for autographs on the concourse during the reception. There also will be a silent auction of Notre Dame football photographs and memorabilia during the reception.

Proceeds benefit the Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Scholarship Fund.

Philbin is a 1953 University of Notre Dame graduate who received an honorary doctor of laws degree at the University’s commencement ceremonies in 1999. He is co-host of “Live With Regis and Kathy Lee” on ABC-TV.