NFL Legend Tony Gonzalez Partners with Entertainment Company Jolly Blast Productions
November 17, 2011
Jolly Blast Productions an integrated media and entertainment company have partnered with NFL superstar Tony Gonzalez to deliver a new series of sports adventure apps and eBooks.
The adventure series will feature an animated version of Tony Gonzalez, five-time NFL All-Pro tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons, who as “Coach Tony” will encourage children to get active and spark a lifelong love for games and movement.
“The benefits for kids who are educated and inspired to be active go far beyond the courts and playing fields,” said Gonzalez, who is the second leading receiver in NFL history. “Whether it’s an organized sport, a school playground activity or a made-up backyard game, kids who learn to develop discipline, teamwork and self-confidence, as well as physical health and fitness, are enriched for a lifetime. A body in motion is always going to be healthier and happier — and that’s the message Jolly Balst is excited to share.”
Gonzalez, who starred in high school in football, basketball and volleyball in Southern California, knows firsthand the positive influence sports can have on children growing up. He parlayed his athletic ability into a football scholarship at the University of California Berkeley, where he also played on the school’s basketball team. Drafted in 1997, Gonzalez is now in his 15th season of a Hall of Fame NFL career.
Jeffery Eagle, Chairman and CEO of Jolly Blast Productions, said: “Having Tony as an active part of our creative design team, as well as integrated directly into our stories, brings authenticity and star power to our series. Tony has long been a proud supporter of youth sports, health nutrition and anti-childhood obesity initiatives, and together we are pursuing the dual mission of entertaining children while opening their lives to the countless benefits that come from being active.”
Jolly Blast Productions was founded by a group of dads, including Michael Diminick, M.D. and Kevin Bonner, M.D., who are former Division I collegiate athletes and current orthopedic surgeons. Together with Eagle, a successful writer/director and youth sports coach, the trio developed the animated world of siblings, Jolly and Holly Blast, whose fun-filled imaginative adventures introduce children to positive and healthy life choices through world of sports, games and physical activity.