So he smiled yesterday as he and his team left the luncheon and stepped onto the chartered bus for the trip to Philadelphia, where the Jets will conclude their preseason tonight with a game against the Eagles.
A month after the luncheon, a team of Navy SEALs raided a compound in Abbotabad, Pakistan, and killed Osama bin Laden.
"I think that I would rather have him line up on our side of the ball than the other side of the ball," Brown said, at the team's annual preseason luncheon.
Carolina Panthers Charities raises funds at three annual benefits: the Countdown to Kickoff Luncheon, the team's first public event each season; Football 101, an educational workshop for fans; and the Weekend Warrior Flag Football Tournament, a two-day non-contact flag football tournament.
Yankees Manager Joe Girardi, speaking at an afternoon luncheon, said the team will also look at the trade market.
After the Knicks practiced for more than two hours Friday, Coach Mike Woodson attended a luncheon with his team and assistant coaches.
"The National League East may be the toughest division in baseball this year," Alderson said Monday at an informal writers' luncheon at the team's executive office.
On April 7 - before the playoffs - the most tenured season-ticket holders were invited by the Knicks to a luncheon at the team's Westchester County practice facility with Walsh and D'Antoni.
President-elect Donald Trump made the announcement at an inauguration luncheon, his transition team confirmed — after the press had been ushered out.
And so, on Friday, Dec. 7, Ben Affleck and three other members of the creative team behind "Argo" attended a luncheon for journalists and academy members at the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York.
