Former Bengals DE Sam Hubbard hosts annual fowling tournament Thursday night
Updated: 5:28 PM EDT May 15, 2025
ALL RIGHT, BRIAN, THANK YOU. AND TONIGHT, THE BUZZ AROUND THE BENGALS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE CONTINUES. BUT IT’S A LONG ROAD TO THE SUPER BOWL. AS YOU KNOW, IN FEBRUARY AND TONIGHT, SPORTS DIRECTOR CHARLIE CLIFFORD LIVE IN NORWOOD WITH A FORMER PLAYER. AND CHARLIE THIS DUDE SAM HUBBARD. NOTHING BUT CLASS. THE WAY HE’S HANDLED EVERYTHING ALL ALONG THE WAY. MIKE SHEREE SAID IT PERFECTLY THERE. WE’RE THRILLED TO HAVE SAM HUBBARD BACK ON CHANNEL FIVE. SAM, GREAT TO SEE YOU. AFTER WHAT’S BEEN A CRAZY FEW MONTHS. AND WE GOT A HUGE NIGHT TONIGHT WITH THE FOLLOWING TOURNAMENT, FIFTH ANNUAL $500,000. YOU’VE GIVEN AWAY ALREADY IN JUST FOUR SHORT YEARS. HOW ARE YOU FEELING KNOWING EVERY CONVERSATION IS GOING TO START WITH HOW IS LIFE POST FOOTBALL? YEAH, NO, IT’S GOING TO BE GREAT BECAUSE LIFE IS GOOD. YOU KNOW, JUST GOT MARRIED, GOT IN A GREAT EVENTS LIKE THIS FIRST TIME IN FRONT OF THE FANS. SO I KNOW THERE WILL BE A SUBJECT ABOUT RETIREMENT, BUT EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT IT. EXCITED TO STILL BE IN THE COMMUNITY AND GET AROUND THE FANS AND THE PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION. IT’S GOING TO BE AN AWESOME NIGHT. LET’S GO BACK TO THAT WEDDING QUICKLY. THE DANCE FLOOR LOOKED ELECTRIC. I DON’T KNOW IF ANY STORIES YOU CAN GIVE OUT, BUT FOR YOU AND JESS, KNOWING ALL THE WORK SHE PUT IN AND THEN TO HAVE THAT MOMENT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY BRING US TO THAT NIGHT, WHAT WAS SAM HUBBARD FEELING LIKE ON WEDDING NIGHT? YEAH, ABOUT A MONTH AGO WE GOT MARRIED. IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE BLAST. SURROUNDED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WE DEFINITELY HAD A HAD A GOOD TIME, BUT BEING MARRIED IS AWESOME. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. IT’S A SPECIAL LIFE EVENT AND WE’RE BACK HERE IN CINCINNATI READY TO START OUR FAMILY AND BE HERE LONG TERM. ANYONE WHO’S REACHED OUT TO YOU SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT YOU REALLY APPRECIATED FROM A TEAMMATE’S STANDPOINT, COACHING STANDPOINT, SOMETHING THAT STUCK WITH YOU. YOU KNOW, I’VE JUST BEEN BLOWN AWAY IN GENERAL BY THE YOU KNOW, I THINK EVERYBODY THAT I PLAYED WITH, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACH OUT TO MOST OF MY COACHES BEFOREHAND AND TALK ABOUT IT. BUT JUST THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT AND RESPECT I’VE HAD FOR MY TEAMMATES, AND THEN TO THEM REACH OUT AND CONGRATULATE ME AND BE HAPPY FOR ME NOW THAT I’M, YOU KNOW, ON TO THIS NEXT PHASE OF MY LIFE. IT WAS A REALLY IT WAS A WHIRLWIND OF A FEW WEEKS, BUT I’LL ALWAYS CHERISH THAT. YOU KNOW, THOSE INTERACTIONS AND THE PEOPLE THAT CONTACTED ME. THE BEST NEWS FOR CINCINNATI AND FOR FOLKS WHO KNOW THIS STORY. WHEN URBAN MEYER SAW THIS GUY PLAYING DODGEBALL IN HIGH SCHOOL, THIS IS JUST THE START OF THE SAM HUBBARD STORY. WE KNOW THE FOOTBALL CHAPTER IS CLOSED, SAM, BUT WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE IT CONTINUE TO TURN THIS CITY INTO A BETTER PLACE. SO GO KICK SOME –. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU BROTHER. APPRECIATE IT. WE GOT MONEY TO RAISE. SAM’S GOT TO GO. WE GOT MORE TEAMMATES COMING IN HERE. WE’LL BE BACK AT 6:00 FOR NOW FOR SAM HUBBARD AND CHARLIE CLIFFORD. WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU. MIKE AT SHEREE.
Former Bengals DE Sam Hubbard hosts annual fowling tournament Thursday night
Updated: 5:28 PM EDT May 15, 2025
Former Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard hosted his fifth annual fowling tournament to raise money and awareness for his foundation.Fowling is a mixture of football and bowling, in which two teams face off to knock down 10 bowling pins by throwing footballs at them.Thursday’s event marked the first tournament Hubbard has hosted since he retired after the 2024 season.The event was held at the Fowling Warehouse Cincinnati, with 240 teams participating in the massive tournament.The event supports the Sam Hubbard Foundation’s Hubbard’s Cupboard Program that helps nearly 10,000 Greater Cincinnati youth across 21 schools.Hubbard played his entire career with his hometown Bengals after being selected out of Ohio State in the 2018 NFL Draft.A graduate of Archbishop Moeller High School, Hubbard had 38.5 career sacks, 236 solo tackles and six forced fumbles in his career.
CINCINNATI —
Former Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard hosted his fifth annual fowling tournament to raise money and awareness for his foundation.
Fowling is a mixture of football and bowling, in which two teams face off to knock down 10 bowling pins by throwing footballs at them.
Thursday’s event marked the first tournament Hubbard has hosted since he retired after the 2024 season.
The event was held at the Fowling Warehouse Cincinnati, with 240 teams participating in the massive tournament.
The event supports the Sam Hubbard Foundation’s Hubbard’s Cupboard Program that helps nearly 10,000 Greater Cincinnati youth across 21 schools.
Hubbard played his entire career with his hometown Bengals after being selected out of Ohio State in the 2018 NFL Draft.
A graduate of Archbishop Moeller High School, Hubbard had 38.5 career sacks, 236 solo tackles and six forced fumbles in his career.