The Pigskin Pass is a relay run between Towson University and the University of Delaware involving student-athletes from both schools carrying a special game ball to be delivered during a ceremony at the annual football game between the two schools.
The student-athletes take on the challenge of this run to heighten attention to the football rivalry and also to raise awareness and financial support for each state’s respective Special Olympics program, as all proceeds go to SODE and Special Olympics Maryland.
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The sixth annual Pigskin Pass will take place on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, starting at the University of Delaware at 7 a.m., and ending at Towson University's Johnny Unitas Stadium for a 5:45 p.m. pregame ceremony.
Student-athletes from the visiting team’s school start the 58-mile relay run on the 50-yard line of their football stadium the day before the scheduled football game. They run the ball to Festival Park (directions) in Aberdeen, Md., the midway point for the run, and hand off the ball to the home team’s student-athletes during a special ceremony.
The run picks up the next morning, with the special game ball being delivered to the 50-yard line approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the game.
In 2010, the fifth annual Pigskin Pass involved over 340 student-athletes raising over $21,500 ($12,000 for SODE and $9,500 for SOMD). In its five-year history the event has raised over $118,000 for Special Olympics Delaware.
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