Arnold Schwarzenegger addressed the large crowd at Minute Maid Park.
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JJ Watt brought fire to the field.
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JJ Watt brought fire to the field.
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Jadeveon Clowney
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Jadeveon Clowney
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Brian Cushing, center, stepped up to catch a fly ball.
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Brian Cushing, center, stepped up to catch a fly ball.
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Andre Johnson
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Andre Johnson
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DeAndre Hopkins
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DeAndre Hopkins
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JJ Watt
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The Houston Texans cheerleaders came along to show their support.
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The Houston Texans cheerleaders came along to show their support.
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JJ Watt
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Clutch the Bear was among the Houston sports team mascots who cheered the Texans along.
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Clutch the Bear was among the Houston sports team mascots who cheered the Texans along.
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It wouldn’t be a Texans game without Toro.
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It wouldn’t be a Texans game without Toro.
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Jon Weeks
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Diesel, the Dynamo mascot, kicked it on the sidelines.
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Fans of all ages packed the park on Saturday afternoon.
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JJ Watt’s mother, Connie, heads her son’s foundation.
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JJ Watt congratulating Shane Lechler
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Tom Savage
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C.J. Fiedorowicz
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Kareem Jackson
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Andre Johnson put his game face on.
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Duane Brown
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The weather demanded an open roof at Minute Maid Park on Saturday.
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Jon Weeks
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Duane Brown
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Fans of all ages packed the park on Saturday afternoon.
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Tom Savage
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C.J. Fiedorowicz
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JJ Watt’s mother, Connie, heads her son’s foundation.
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JJ Watt congratulating Shane Lechler
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Kareem Jackson
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Andre Johnson put his game face on.
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Diesel, the Dynamo mascot, kicked it on the sidelines.
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JJ Watt signs an autograph as Olympic gold medalist Simone Manuel and Arnold Schwarzenegger look on.
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JJ Watt signs an autograph as Olympic gold medalist Simone Manuel and Arnold Schwarzenegger look on.
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The weather demanded an open roof at Minute Maid Park on Saturday.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger addressed the large crowd at Minute Maid Park.
Now in its fifth year, the annual JJ Watt Charity Classic saw members of the Houston Texans on the diamond at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, May 13, as the pro football players tackled a totally different sport: softball. The afternoon kicked off with a homerun derby followed by a friendly ball game between the Texans’ offensive and defensive players, with a newly retired Andre Johnson batting for the latter team.
A confident JJ Watt won the homerun derby, smashing softballs right and left. Afterwards, Watt led his defense squad to victory, winning the game 9–3 with the help of fellow defensive players Brian Cushing, Whitney Mercilus and Jadaveon Clowney. Later, a cowboy hat-clad Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was in town as the commencement speaker for the University of Houston’s graduation ceremonies and enjoyed the game from the sidelines, told the crowd at a press conference he’d like to see Watt as a Hollywood superstar making action movies once his football career is finished. We can see it now…
Since its inception, the JJ Watt Charity Classic has raised over $2,965,000 to benefit the JJ Watt Foundation, which is currently headed up by Watt’s mother Connie. Its mission? Providing middle school students with after-school opportunities to become involved in athletics, instilling accountability, teamwork, leadership, work ethic and perseverance along the way.Â
