Ed Herrmann Scores a Hole in One with Charity Celeb Tourney

When I last spoke to former Major League Baseball catcher Ed Herrmann for the story, "Catcher Ed Herrmann Scores Many Holes In One Following Baseball Career", he was busy, not only putting together pieces of peoples shattered lives, but putting together the pieces of a Charity Golf Tournament to raise funds for their ministry called, "Bringing Broken Neighborhoods Back to Life".

At that time, Herrmann had just begun gathering the names and commitments of his celebrity participants and I, for one, had concerns. Herrmann told me that at that point in the planning process he only had the commitments of former MLB pitcher Randy Jones and three-time Pro Bow defensive back, Willie Buchanon, but had hopes of including one or two celebrities with each foursome.

I envisioned Herrmann, Jones and Buchanon, each dressed in funny colored checkered pants and equally bright colored golf shirts, sprinting around the links, in an effort to divide their time and appease each of the disappointed quartets. It seemed late in the game to me and with only a handful of "runners" on base, it seemed to me that Herrmann may have struck out.

Well, that's why I write stories and Herrmann creates miracles, because upon revisiting his Web site yesterday, it became clear that the "Mighty Herm" had not struck out. Like he did many times in his 13-year MLB career, Herrmann had hit in the clutch and blocked the plate with the game on the line.

With two weeks remaining before the tee-off at hole No. 1, Herrmann has the commitments from stars of, not only baseball, but boxing, football, basketball and television, with a handful more in the on-deck circle. Confirmed celebrities to date include:

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