Big Ben Roehtlisberger takes on Big Shaquille O'Neal in Football game this Friday

The 20th of JULY, 2009
From Beaver County Times Online
By Scott Tady
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Shaq, Big Ben to go mano-a-mano in Ambridge, PA

AMBRIDGE, PA — Shaquille O’Neal has challenged Ben Roethlisberger to a game of football.

And local sports fans can see the action up-close in Ambridge.

As part of his new reality TV show, “The Shaq Show,” basketball star O’Neal will be at Ambridge Area High School’s Moe Rubenstein Stadium from July 22 to 24. The 7-foot-1 center will get a crash course in quarterbacking, working with the Pittsburgh Colts semi-pro team.

The Wednesday and Thursday practices will be closed to the public, said Randy Cosgrove, athletic director for Ambridge Area. But everyone’s invited to Friday’s 6 p.m. showdown, in which O’Neal will take turns with Pittsburgh Steelers star Roethlisberger, seeing who does a better job of running the Colts’ offense.

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and basketball star Shaquille O'Neal
will face off in a football game on Friday in Ambridge.

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