You are cordially invited to attend

 

The Young Business Leaders’ Fall Luncheon

 

On Wednesday, the 30th of September, 2009 

Eleven thirty AM 

The Hilton Hotel

 

Our distinguished speaker will be  

Wallace Francis
former NFL player for the Buffalo Bills & the Atlanta Falcons,
where he was voted 1979 player of the year by his teammates.

Wallace Francis was born in Franklin, Louisiana. After High School he attended college at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree. In 1973 he was drafted by the Buffalo Bills to play professional football. As a rookie player in the NFL, #89 led the American Football Conference in kickoff returns averages and touchdowns. In 1975 Francis was traded to the Atlanta Falcons where he was the team leader in receptions in 1978 & 1979 and was voted the Falcon’s player of the year by his teammates in 1979.   That year was Francis’ most productive year as a wide receiver in the NFL, with 74 receptions for 1013 yards and 8 TDs. The Atlanta Falcons were 12-4 in 1980, losing 30-27 to the Dallas Cowboys in the division playoff game.

Francis’ NFL career totals include 244 receptions for 3695 yards and 27 TDs. He averaged 15 yards per reception with his longest being an 81 yard TD pass from Steve Bartkowski against the San Francisco 49ers in 1980. Francis also had 2077 career kick off return yards and two TDs, with a 101 yard TD return for Buffalo against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1973.

Francis retired from football in 1982 to attend Bible School in Greenville, South Carolina. In 1985 Francis began traveling as an Evangelist in the USA and was the Director of Youth Outreach Unlimited. 

He joined Ambassadors for Christ International in 1990. Ambassadors for Christ International USA, is a ministry that works primarily with Church leaders to equip the saints for the work of ministry. In January 2001, Francis was elected National Director of AFCI-USA Team.

Francis and his wife Cheryl live in Douglasville, Georgia and they have four children, Brittany, Micah, Matthew, and Carmen. 

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SPONSORSHIPS

A Corporate Sponsorship is $1,500.  As a Corporate Sponsor you will receive one table for eight people with priority seating, recognition in the official banquet invitation, recognition in all the banquet publicity, and recognition by the emcee at the banquet. Tickets for the banquet are $25 per person and $200 for a table of eight.   

To sign up as a sponsor or to reserve tickets, please call the YBL office at 601-978-1848 or email your reservation to admin@ybljackson.org.