2024 One Yard at a Time Gala

Athletic Honoree

Major Ogilvie

The former University of Alabama Football Standout Running Back.  He was an All-SEC First Team performer in 1979 and Second Team All-SEC in 1980. He was an Academic All-American in 1979. He played on two national championship teams in 1978 and 1979. He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.  He was selected as the Most Valuable Player in the 1980 Sugar Bowl. He was captain of the 1980 team and holds the distinction of being named to the All-Decade Team for both the 1970’s and 1980’s.

Military Honoree

Kirk T. Stafford

Served 8 years with the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command, 75th Ranger Regiment. Mr. Stafford is a Senior Associate on the Harbert Infrastructure team. Before joining HMC in 2019, he served as Lead Financial Analyst at Cigna, where he primarily focused on financial planning and analysis. Prior to Cigna, Mr. Stafford held a position as Director of Sales at Interconn Resources, LLC, marketing natural gas across the Southeastern United States.  Mr. Stafford has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Samford University and an MBA from Auburn University.

Please visit us at: https://www.lotusa.org,  Email: Admin@LotUSA.org,   Phone: (205) 394-7521

Guests will have the opportunity to meet and celebrate with military heroes, former college & professional football players, and coaches and help raise money for a great cause.  

Proceeds from the Gala and live auction will benefit and serve discharged veterans, wounded veterans, and former college players in need.

Lettermen of the USA is a national 501(c)(3) charitable organization headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, made up of former college athletes as well as active and former coaches who have teamed up to help serve honorably discharged veterans, wounded veterans, and former college players in need.

The mission of Lettermen of the USA is to impact those we serve by offering the motivation, guidance, and support to rise and pursue success, One Yard at a Time.