PBA Star Mike Fagan Joins Sport Stars for March of Dimes Benefit

Two-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour champion Mike Fagan of Patchogue, NY, 
joined a group of stars from a number of sports at the 13th annual March of 
Dimes New York Chapter’s Chairman’s Club Dinner on Dec. 2 at the Marriott East 
Side Hotel in New York.

The “Champions for Babies” dinner brought together 200 people from the fields of 
business, retail, insurance, sports, and more to raise money for the March of 
Dimes’ programs of research, community services, education, and advocacy. The 
evening included silent and live auctions, sport-themed food stations and 
interactive sports areas hosted by star athletes. Fagan manned a Wii Bowling 
station where he challenged other sports stars to games of Wii Bowling “even 
though I’m not very good at it,” he said.

The dinner was hosted by CBS sportscaster Greg Gumbel. Among the athletes 
attending were Carl Banks (NFL), Gerry Cooney (boxing), Darryl Dawkins (NBA), 
Gigi Fernandez (tennis), Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde (boxing), Cullen Jones 
(swimming), Bob Lanier (NBA), Doug Mauch (PGA), Dikembe Mutombo (NBA), Nicole 
Powell (WNBA), JoJo Starbuck (figure skating), and Kerri Strug (gymnastics).

"It was a special night for a great cause,” Fagan said. “I’m proud to support 
the March of Dimes."