The NFL 101 Workshops for Women are being held in a
number of cities in October. Classes were held Wednesday in
Dallas and yesterday in Jacksonville and will take place
October 20 in Cincinnati, October 23 in Minneapolis, and
October 29 in Foxboro, MA. The instructional football
workshops are being led by Betsy Berns, author of "The
Women's Armchair Guide to Pro Football" and President of the
Women's Institute for Football Education (NFL).
DALLAS TURNOUT: In Dallas, Jacquielynn Floyd reported
that "a sellout crowd" of 800 attended Wednesday's NFL
workshop at Texas Stadium. Registration cost $10. NFL
Manager of Corporate Communications Brian McCarthy: "We got
a big response in San Diego, and 700 signed up there, but it
wasn't like this" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 10/16). Cowboys VP
of Marketing George Hayes: "We ran one (newspaper) ad and
had one mention on the radio and 800 people came out, plus
we had 250 more women on a waiting list (FT. WORTH STAR-
TELEGRAM, 10/16). In Indianapolis, the Colts held a team
sponsored workshop which drew "more than 100 women" on
Tuesday night (INDIANAPOLIS STAR-NEWS, 10/17).
