2009 Championship Guest Speaker

[Gabe Salas Jr.]

Considering how Neil Armstrong has tried to live his life as a private citizen after 1971, I would be very surprised if he was a guest speaker.

Alexander Leonovich Kemurdzhian would be ideal considering this years game, but unfortunately he passed away nearly six years ago.

[jtdowney]

Originally Posted by CrazyBear

Considering how Neil Armstrong has tried to live his life as a private citizen after 1971, I would be very surprised if he was a guest speaker.

Alexander Leonovich Kemurdzhian would be ideal considering this years game, but unfortunately he passed away nearly six years ago.

Yea I heard even Purdue had a pretty hard time just getting him to come to the dedication of the building named for him (Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering).

[Collin Fultz]

I had the opportunity to speak to Mr. Armstrong this summer in Indianapolis. No questions about NASA. No questions about space. No questions about the moon. No autographs. I would agree with the notion that he would not be a guest speaker. Perhaps a guest there anonomously...but not a speaker.

He does still have a pretty good golf game, though.....