Before the sports world turns its attention to Detroit, today James Hardie (NYSE: JHX), America's leader in home building products, extended invitations to football legends Warren Sapp and Rondé Barber to tee it up in the inaugural James Hardie™ Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational.

Sapp and Barber are two of 26 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame who will compete alongside a field of 78 PGA TOUR Champions at the James Hardie™ Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational that will be hosted at the Old Course at Broken Sound in Boca Raton, Fla., March 31 – April 6, 2025. The three-day tournament will be televised on the Golf Channel.

"We were thrilled to receive commitments from Warren and Rondé – two exceptional football players, golfers and community advocates – to compete in the inaugural James Hardie™ Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational," said Aaron Erter, CEO, James Hardie. "We're looking forward to filling out the rest of our team of Pro Football Hall of Fame legends for the tournament in the coming months, as well as continuing to deliver on our purpose of 'Building A Better Future for All™' – in collaboration with tournament's cornerstone charities, Habitat for Humanity International, First Tee and Boca Raton Regional Hospital."

Born in Orlando, Fla., Warren Sapp was Tampa's first pick during the first round of the 1995 draft, after a stellar collegiate career at the University of Miami. Sapp was a cornerstone of a Tampa defense with Barber that helped them win their first championship – he is one of only three players whose number has been retired by the franchise. Sapp was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013 in his first year of eligibility.

After being selected in the third round of the 1997 draft from the University of Virginia, Rondé Barber played his entire 16-year career in Tampa where he infuriated wide receivers as a defensive back and leader of one the greatest football defenses of all time. He is still Tampa's all-time interceptions leader and one of only two members of football's 40/20 club (40+ interceptions, 20+ quarterback sacks). Barber was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023. Since retiring from football, Barber has fueled his passion for golf where he's honed his skills as a low single-digit handicap, and also serves as the General Chairman of the Valspar Championship, PGA TOUR event in Tampa.

Visit JamesHardieInvitational.com for more information about the James Hardie™ Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational and follow @JamesHardieInvitational on Instagram and @JamesHardieInv on X [formerly Twitter] for tournament updates and player commitments.

 

Source:prnewswire.com

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