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January 7, 2016NY Giants’ Defensive End Jason Pierre-Paul to Appear at Center Telethon
Jason Pierre-Paul, defensive end with the New York Giants, will appear as a special sports guest at the 56th Annual Center for Disability Services Telethon on Sunday, January 31. Pierre-Paul will sign autographs and meet fans at the telethon’s usual location, now the Radisson Hotel Albany, formerly the Holiday Inn Albany, at 205 Wolf Road. Pierre-Paul will appear in the sports area, which is presented by UHY LLP, from noon to 3 p.m. The telethon benefits the Center and its divisions, Down Syndrome Aim High Resource Center, Prospect Center in Queensbury and St. Margaret’s Center in Albany.
Pierre-Paul, nicknamed JPP, just completed his sixth season with the New York Giants. He was an important factor in the Giants’ season which led to the team winning Super Bowl XLVI, and he was selected for the Pro Bowl in 2011 and 2012.
Born in Deerfield Beach, Florida, to parents who immigrated from Haiti, Pierre-Paul started playing football his junior year at Deerfield Beach High School, and he lettered in basketball all four years. He attended the College of the Canyons in California, Scott Community College in Kansas and the University of South Florida. In the 2010 NFL Draft, Pierre-Paul was selected 15th in the first round by the Giants.
The New York Giants have a large fan base in Albany and have played a major part in the Center for Disability Services Telethon for years. Special guests from previous years include Rashad Jennings (2015), Andre Brown (2014), Martellus Bennett (2013), Hakeem Nicks (2012), Adam Koets (2011), Rich Seubert (2010), Steve Smith and Derrick Ward (2009) and Steve Smith (2008).
The all live, all local telethon broadcast airs on WXXA/FOX23 (cable channel 8 or check listings) from noon to 7 p.m. The Center for Disability Services is known as the place where people get better at life. For more telethon information, go to the Center’s website.
