HAMPTON, Va. – All former Hampton University student-athletes are invited to return to campus on the weekend of the Pirates' football game against Norfolk State, Friday, Oct. 17 and Saturday, Oct. 18.
 
The game will take place on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m.
 
A reception will be held in the student center on Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 30 p.m., and on Saturday, Oct. 18, there will be tailgating, free admission to the football game, and recognition of the returning student-athletes during the game.
 
"We are extremely excited to host this event that will honor all of our past athletes who paved the way for our current Pirates," Donovan Rose, Assistant Athletic Director for Development and Hampton class of 1978, said. "I have received communications from former athletes from 1949 through 2013."
 
All former student-athletes interested in attending should RSVP to Rose no later than Friday, Oct. 10. He can be reached at (757) 727-5138 or donovan.rose@hamptonu.edu.