ANDERSON TOWNSHIP – A number of well-known sports figures gathered at Coldstream Country Club Monday for a golf tournament benefiting the Joel Cornette Foundation, raising money to combat sudden cardiac arrest.
Cornette, a former St. Xavier High and Butler Bulldog basketball player died at age 35 nearly seven years ago from coronary artery disease. Cornette's Foundation studies heart health in athletes.
Several of the players were also cognizant of the University of Cincinnati soon starting play in the Big 12. Among the attendees were Kansas basketball coach Bill Self, UC coach Wes Miller, ESPN College GameDay analyst Kirk Herbstreit, Fox Sports football analyst Brady Quinn and former NFL/ESPN host Mike Golic now currently with Draft Kings.