StarGaze

StarGaze was an annual charity event that was promoted by Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly from 1992 to 1995.

StarGaze was originally conceived after Jim Kelly held a million-dollar football toss as part of his private Jim Kelly Celebrity Classic golf tournament, and it was decided to open the football toss portion of the weekend to the public.

The public events beginning in 1992 featured an All-Star Softball Game, Home Run Derby, and finished with the Million Dollar Shootout.

The object of the Shootout was to throw a football 30 yards into a hole two inches larger than the width of the ball, with the winner splitting $1,000,000 between themselves and the charity of their choice.

June 7, 1992 in Buffalo, New York (Pilot Field)[3][4] 14.500 in attendance / $150,000 raised Hosted by Cris Collinsworth and Paul Maguire June 13, 1993 in Buffalo, New York (Pilot Field)[5][6] 10,000 in attendance / $100,000 raised Hosted by Paul Maguire and Ray Combs June 5, 1994 in Amherst, New York (University at Buffalo Stadium)[7][8][9][10] 10,000 in attendance / $100,000 raised Hosted by Ray Combs and Will McDonough June 11, 1995 in Rochester, New York (Silver Stadium)[11][12][13][14][15] 7,000 in attendance / $150,000 raised Hosted by Paul Maguire and Ray Combs