Gorilla Rilla Strikes Again (2008)
The Oakland Raider celebrity mascot Gorilla Rilla recently visited the USAG Hohenfels/Graf/Vilseck communities to spread goodwill, humor, autographs and yes, bananas. And of course he brought plenty of extra Oakland Raider type smack to the troops. The Rilla stopped by Mayer’s Kantine on Hohenfels to enjoy a great lunch with troops and onlookers before making his way to the see the Wounded Warriors in the Graf/Vilseck communities.
That was quickly followed by various appearances at the Graf PX, where the Rilla, assisted by Team USA American Football’s Dan Miles gave away all types of sports paraphernalia such as jackets, and posters, and the Rilla had a MASSIVE autograph session. He even managed to get to watch the football game with the troops.
All we can really say to Gorilla Rilla is thanks. Thanks for visiting the troops and communities, thanks for giving everyone who saw you something to smile about.
More pics in our Gallery.
Highlights From The Recent Team USA American Football Camp
I recently spoke with
Youth Sports Coach and F.I.B. AUSA Corporate Sponsor
Daniel Miles. Mr. Miles also participates with Team
USA American Football here in Germany. We talked
about the recent American Football Camp that TUSAAF
recently hosted:
Participants at the camp
were athletes from Kaiserslautern, Heidelberg, and
Wiesbaden in Germany. We also had athletes that came
from Denmark and Switzerland. Athletes were taught
the most updated drills and techniques in football
today. The Coaches Clinic had a great Q7A segment for
coaches and referees from around Germany. In 2008 we
planon having professional athletes and coaches
attend the camp along with a golf tournament before
the camp to raise funds for future camps and to help
with the building of a national training center for
American Football in Germany.
Coaches at the clinic were:
Coach
John Shannon Univ of Toledo
Coach
Justin Shannon Tennessee Tech
University
Coach
Rick Courtright Arizona Cardinals
Coach
John Levra Buffalo Bills (Retired)
Coach
Mike Sholars Denmark/TUSAAF
Coach
Mark Garza Germany/TUSAAF
Coach
Dan Miles TUSAAF
Coach
Bruce Hoffman D-1Football Camps
Florida
More pics of the football
camp are posted in our gallery or please visit
the
Team USA American Football
site.Check
out more info about Team USA American Football by
visiting their website. You can either click on the
Team USA logo up top, the Sponsors link on the right
side of your screen, or you can click
HERE.
