Eugene Marvin Felker, 84, passed away on March 12, 2013. Gene was a standout athlete in high school and at the University of Wisconsin, where he was a member of the famed "Hard Rocks" defensive unit of the 1951 UW Badger football team. After graduating, Gene was picked up by the Dallas Texans in the 1952 draft, where he played one season as a tight end. Gene then signed with the Green Bay Packers but was drafted in the Army before the season. Gene was a scout for the Baltimore Colts and Seattle Seahawks, founder and president of National Coaching Clinics, served as Vice President of Marketing for the NFL Alumni Association, and as Executive Director of the Sun Angel Foundation for 10 years. He served on coaching staffs at Drake University four years, ASU six years, Oregon State University two years and the University of Wisconsin for two years. Gene was successfully treated for prostate cancer in 1997, an experience which led him to the realization that there was very little being done to educate men about the importance of early detection of the disease. That led to his founding of All Sports Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the awareness, education, and regular testing for prostate cancer. The foundation, now called Prostate On-Site Project POP, depends on The Jerry Colangelo Sports Legends Golf Classic, an annual golf tournament, and The Tim Barber Walk for POP whose proceeds support two mobile clinics that travel throughout Arizona to provide on-site prostate screenings to men who otherwise may not have had the opportunity. The POP mobile screening program is one of only two such programs in the United States, and the only one in Arizona. Gene is survived by Georgene, his wife of 58 years, a daughter, two grandsons, three great-grandsons, a sister and many nieces and nephews. Services will be held at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Tempe, on Friday, March 22nd at 2:00pm. A Celebration of Life gathering will follow at The Lakes Club House, 501 S. Lakeshore Drive, Tempe, from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: All Sports Foundation Inc. dba Prostate On-Site Project - www.prostatecheckup.org - or 525 W. Southern Ave. Suite 102 - Mesa, AZ 85210 - In memory of Gene Felker. The 12th Annual Jerry Colangelo Sports Legends Golf Classic April 21st & April 22nd, 2013 will be in memory of Gene Felker.