Westside Youth Football Team to Hold Special Team Practice at


Westside Youth Football Team to Hold Special Team Practice at 

Hanson Park to prepare for Florida Challenge Game Championship


Thee Chicago Jokers Youth Football Team will hold a special team practice tomorrow, July 23, 2024 at Hanson Park, 5556 W Central Avenue at 6:00pm preparing for the Chicago vs Florida Challenge Game Championship in Orlando/Kissimmee Florida July 26th – 29th, 2024.

Thee Chicago Jokers Youth Football Program serves at-risk, low-income youth from Chicago’s west-side as an alternative to gangs and drugs. 

Chicago Jokers headed by Coach Eric McLendon, was a Bud Billiken parade kid during 1979-1981 with the Jokers dancing group.  They have received the help of Earl Calloway, a US Marine Veteran officer and retired Deputy Sheriff from the Cook County Sheriff’s Department.


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