Irrelevant Week: Robinson to support Mr. Irrelevant

Richard Dunn

NEWPORT BEACH - A star-studded lineup of former NFL players,

featuring former USC and Los Angeles Rams coach John Robinson, are

scheduled to participate in the Irrelevant Week XXVII All-Star Celebrity

Sports Banquet June 18 at the Newport Beach Marriott.

The banquet, to honor Mr. Irrelevant XXVII Ahmad Miller of UNLV, is

the highlight of Irrelevant Week, the world’s largest celebration of the

underdog, which roasts and toasts the absolute last player selected in

the NFL draft.

Miller, a defensive end at UNLV under Robinson, was picked last (261st

overall) by the expansion Houston Texans.

Irrelevant Week, which starts June 17 with the Arrival Party at the

Newport Dunes, last through June 21. Other events include a day at

California Adventure, a regatta hosted by the Balboa Yacht Club, a beach

party and closing ceremonies at the Irvine Spectrum.

Miller, who will be showered with gifts at the Arrival Party, will

receive the coveted Lowsman Trophy at the All-Star Celebrity Sports

Banquet, presented by Irrelevant Week founder Paul Salata.

In addition to Robinson, the banquet will include the following

confirmed guests: Eric Dickerson, Jackie Slater, Ron Yary, Dave Levy,

Pete Donovan, Jim Tunney, Rich Saul, Jack Faulkner, Leroy Irvin, Mike

Lansford, Ben Davidson, Doug Smith, Jerry Tarkanian and Vince Evans.

Miller, who twice earned honorable mention All-Mountain West

Conference honors while collecting 96 tackles and five sacks in three

seasons as a Rebel, will become the 24th player to receive the Lowsman

Trophy, an award at the opposite end of the college football spectrum

from its more famous counterpart, the Heisman.

The Lowsman Trophy, created in 1979 to be awarded to Mr. Irrelevant,

is a bronze sculpture that depicts a football player dropping a ball.

Each year at the All-Star Sports Banquet, Mr. Irrelevant receives a

replica of the original, which is on display at the University Athletic

Club.