A few photos from Saturday’s Triple 7s event at Treesdale Golf & Country Club to support the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation:


Starting with Thursday’s contest winners!


Top left: Ben poses with Paul & Linda Gasparovic. Top middle: Lexi Fanty & her friend, Jennifer Barron. Top right: Kim Myers finds a favorite silent auction item.

Bottom left: Nicole Canciello & Ashley having fun posing for pictures. Bottom middle: Kim Malachowski and her favorite quarterback. Bottom right: Laura VanFossen has her hands FULL with silent auction items that have found a new home!




There was an intense pool duel going on between Ken Roethlisberger and Merril Hoge.




The Bealls, the Lanes and Mike Dowling, with his girlfriend, Jodi Ward, are always on hand to support Ben’s foundation!




There were some very serious players….and then there were some not so serious players.




Pro Golfer Brian Cooper was making the rounds last night, catching up with both Ben and Merril Hoge.




Top right: The biggest winner at Blackjack! Top left: Ben is rooting for his horse to come in first at the Sprint horse racing game. Bottom left: The Craps table was one of the busiest all night. Bottom right: Two high stakes Roulette players.



STOP BY Ben’s photo gallery to check out more photos!


Thank you so much to Jessica Duffaut and Dawn Takacs for sharing their photos, and to Justin Aquilante from ProServ Events for putting on a great event!

And another BIG THANK YOU to our sponsors: Sprint, Kyocera Mobile, Apollo Jets, PNC Bank & King Street Grille!

Now on to the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation Invitional!

From the Steelers’ tribute to dads this morning:


Ben Roethlisberger – Father of Benjamin and Baylee

“Every day is something new. A new and exciting adventure whether it’s words, or talking, running, summersaults, whatever it is. It’s an awesome blessing every day to be a father.”

Terry Hoeppner (August 19, 1947 – June 19, 2007)

8 years ago today we lost a great man, father and coach! We miss you Coach Hep, you are always in our thoughts. Gone but NEVER forgotten! — Ben

Benjamin Jr. wanted to share this video his dad made of him singing the months of the year:

It’s safe to say that his little sister Baylee is mighty impressed with both his singing skills and his memory skills!!

Contest Update: Congratulations to our 10 winners!!! Thank you to everyone who emailed in!


Ben bought 20 extra tickets to his own event and all you have to do is be one of the first 10 emailers (to bigben7website@gmail.com) and you and your guest can be BEN’S GUESTS this Saturday at his Triple 7’s party at the beautiful Treesdale Country Club in Gibsonia, PA.


On Saturday, June 20th:

The evening will feature billiards, black jack, horse racing and table games, as well as a silent auction, an open bar and lite fare.

7:00-10:30pm
Registration Opens

Table games, billiards, horse racing & a silent auction will begin, the bar will open & lite fare will be served.

9:00pm
VIP Texas Hold ‘em Tournament

10:30pm
Silent auction ends and prizes awarded


Winners: Your two tickets entitle you and your guest to attend Ben’s event, enjoy the food & drink, and play the games! Travel & hotel accomodations are NOT included, so make sure you are either close enough to attend, or can make arrangements to stay overnight on your own.

*Please note: Triple 7s is a 21 and over event so keep that in mind when selecting your guest. Also, Treesdale requests “dressy casual” – denim that is not denim blue, is allowed, but must be neat with a collared shirt, blouse, blazer or button down. No autographs or photos will be permitted!


What are you waiting for? Email us right now! We’ll notify the winners this afternoon! Make sure to give us your full name when you email!

From Mark Kaboly, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
It wasn’t long after former Steelers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders arrived in Denver last year that he said Peyton Manning was much more of a leader than Ben Roethlisberger.

Sanders surely wasn’t talking about this Roethlisberger.

This Roethlisberger gathers a group of his teammates to work out in Georgia during the spring.

This Roethlisberger grabs quarterback coach Randy Fichtner before practice because he wants work on a couple of throws that he doesn’t quite feel comfortable with yet.

This Roethlisberger not only attends every voluntary organized team activity, he routinely stays after practice with his receivers to get in extra throws.

And more noticeably now than in his 11 previous seasons, Roethlisberger is more than just a quarterback during practice — he’s being a coach, as well.

“It’s fun because I can tell the guys what I want on the field and they are going to listen because we all want to be the best we can be and help each other win,” Roethlisberger said. “I am just happy to have the coach’s blessing to be able to do that and not stepping on anybody’s toes.”

It’s a natural progression for Roethlisberger to step into a more hands-on approach with the offense.

“Man, that comes with being him,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. “It’s evolved over the nine years I have been with him and it should. It is a natural maturation process. Not only in terms of what he is doing but understanding the scheme and approach we are taking offensively.”

Roethlisberger never seems to pass up a teaching point when it arises, especially during the past five weeks of spring practices.

“He is really coaching them up,” backup quarterback Bruce Gradkowski said. “The most important thing about the quarterback position is having guys do things the way you want them done. I see him doing that more and more. Guys listen when he talks and that’s huge.”


You can read the rest here.