Coach Blair Charities

06/16/2026

This is so awesome to see!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🇺🇸

A legacy carried onto the track.

In celebration of the U.S. Navy's 250th Anniversary, NASCAR makes its way to Naval Base Coronado. At NASCAR San Diego, the No. 41 will honor the legacy of the 41st president of the United States, George H.W. Bush, a naval aviator whose courage shaped a lifetime of leadership.

Texas A&M and Haas Factory Team proudly present a new livery celebrating the values Bush embodied and Texas A&M upholds: service, character, duty and selfless commitment.

Read more: https://tx.ag/41CoronadoRace

06/15/2026

National Smile Day makes us happy! 😁

06/15/2026

💁🏼‍♂️ Today is National Smile Power Day!!! Show me your smiles!!!! Here are some of mine 😁

06/11/2026

🤠 Texas Checklist!

Brisket or ribs:
Big Red or Dr. Pepper:
Tacos or Tamales:
Texans or Cowboys:
UT or A&M:
Sixth Street or Riverwalk:
Houston or Dallas:
Ever drove across TX:
Been to the Alamo:
Crossed the border:
Floated the Frio:
Survived a dust storm, tornado or hurricane:
Been to the State Fair:
Killed a snake:
Saw a rodeo:
Rode a horse:
Two stepped at a dance hall:
Rode a mechanical bull:
Own boots and cowboy hat:
Drove a tractor:
Shot something:
Willie or George?

💁🏼‍♂️ How 'bout yall?

06/09/2026

Little peek into the behind-the-scenes efforts that make for a wonderful Coach Blair Charities celebration dinner and auction.

06/04/2026

Who's gonna be there cheering on our legend??? ⚾️

🏆 CHAMPION NIGHT | THURSDAY, JUNE 4 🏆

Some people win games. Some people win championships.

A rare few build a legacy that becomes part of the fabric of an entire community.

Tonight, we celebrate one of the most accomplished coaches in the Brazos Valley!

🎙️ Coach Blair (Coach Blair Charities)

Strengths: Recruiting, championships, and cutting down nets
Weaknesses: Retirement

From conference titles to national championships, Coach Blair spent decades building winners, developing leaders, and creating memories that will live on for generations.

As part of Champions Night, Coach Blair will take an official ceremonial at-bat during the game and be recognized for a career that helped elevate women's basketball and inspired countless student-athletes along the way.

Join us as we honor a Hall of Fame coach, a champion, and one of the most respected figures ever to wear the Maroon and White.

⚾ Ceremonial At-Bat by Gary Blair
⚾ Champion Night Recognition Ceremony
⚾ Bombers Baseball

Championship banners hang in arenas.

Legacies live forever.

See you tonight.

05/27/2026

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🔥

On May 29th, the Flame of Hope begins its cross-country journey to Minnesota. 🔥

The Law Enforcement Torch Run kickoff marks the official start of the road to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, uniting law enforcement officers, athletes, and communities in support of inclusion across the country.

As the torch makes its way toward Minnesota, every step carries something bigger than a flame. It carries belief, support, and excitement for the athletes who will take the stage in 2026.

Follow the journey. Cheer on the movement. Help us carry the flame forward. 🔥

See the route here: https://2026specialolympicsusagames.org/visit-the-games/letr

05/27/2026

💁🏼‍♂️ Here is a good little write-up in The Eagle the week after the event by Robert Cessna:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Turning rain into smiles. No one was able to hit a golf ball at the 23rd Annual Coach Blair Charities Celebrity Golf Classic on Friday, but the event along Thursday night's dinner featuring live and silent auctions helped set a record for money raised to benefit Special Olympics.

"This is the most money we've ever raised," retired A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair said. "Bryan-College Station continues to step up to the plate. People believe in what we're doing for special needs kids and they just believe in the Special Olympians and their families."

Blair Charities is helping send Special Olympians from Bryan-College Station School Districts and the Aggie Bombers from ages 18 through 80 who are participating in Special Olympics to all the state tournaments and even nationals to showcase their athletic skills. Coach Blair Charities help provide uniforms, transportation costs, meals and an annual banquet. This is something Blair takes pride in supporting. He did this for 10 years in Arkansas before he came to A&M.

They raised $102,000 from Friday's live auction, which included 10 items, most of them dinners with A&M coaches along with a fishing trip to Louisiana. Blair tries to keep it as local as possible. The silent action will bring in approximately $40,000.

More good news is donations are continuing to roll in.

Blair said the community's support has been "mind-boggling" considering how many great charities there are.

"We are just one of the many that needs the community support," he said. "This community it just keeps stepping up."

Even though people couldn't play golf at Traditions Club, they showed up to support the cause.

"They just believe in what we're doing," said Blair, citing all the live and silent auction items donated by local businesses.

This was the third time in the last four years the golf tournament has dealt with rain. Blair believes the Farmer's Almanac needs to use him as a source.

"They can tell farmers they just do all their seeding just before Blair's tournament and it works," Gary said. "I'll be able to take of everybody."

photo credit goes to Paige Blair Thompson 😁

05/25/2026

HONORING OUR HEROES
🇺🇸 this
Memorial Day
We remember the brave.
We honor their sacrifice.
We are forever grateful.