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JULY 3rd, 2013 CHIVAS vs CLUB AMERICA

The Simon Keith Foundation is proud to announce the sponsorship of CLUB AMERICA vs CHIVAS DE GUADALAJARA at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas Nevada, July 3rd, 2013. Matching two of Mexico’s premier soccer teams, the showcase game is another example of the Foundation using sports as a way to promote Organ Donation. With a large spanish speaking crowd set to attend the game this is an opportunity to promote donation to a a vital section of the population.

Simon in Las Vegas Review Journal

Nobody had ever questioned the heart of former UNLV standout Simon Keith on the soccer pitch until July 7, 1989, in Wichita, Kan. Al Miller, then general manager of the Cleveland Crunch of the Major Indoor Soccer League, approached Keith at the Budweiser All-Star Senior Bowl for top American college soccer players and cut to the chase.

“Word is you have some kind of heart problem?”
Keith responded by fist-bumping his own chest.
“One in,” he said, “one out.”
Keith then scored a goal and assisted on two others.
One in. Two more in.

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