by Christina Gregg

UMass seniors Catherine Owen and Robbie Bergquist need your help.

Owen and Bergquist are working with former New England Patriot Matt Light to get him to Amherst. Light spent his entire ten-year NFL career as an offensive tackle with the Patriots and is now an NFL analyst with ESPN, but he has recently taken up another endeavor – vodka.

Light recently launched KEEL Vodka, a light calorie spirit made with the ideals of the sea in mind. The three-time Super Bowl Champion comments on KEEL on their website, saying, “People want to look at healthier ways of going out and enjoying themselves. They want to stay balanced. That’s what we represent.”

Light wants to come to Amherst to speak with students about everything from business to vodka to football and even do a KEEL tasting, but KEEL Vodka’s Facebook page needs 4,000 likes before he will commit.

Check out Light’s promo video to the five college area below and get to liking!

More about Catherine and Robbie:

Robbie Bergquist is a senior Sport Management Major at UMass from Norwell, Mass. Robbie has several years of experience as the founder of the non-profit organization, Cell Phones for Soldiers. He has also participated in internships with General Motors and the New England Revolution. Robbie volunteered this past year at Matt Light’s annual Celebrity Shoot-Out.

Catherine Owen is a senior Sport Management and Communication double major at UMass from Norfolk, MA. She has several years of experience working at the Patriots Pro Shop, and interned in Media Relations for the team this past summer. She also interned with Goodwin Group PR, where she worked on numerous events for the Light Foundation and helped promote KEEL Vodka.

Christina Gregg can be reached at  [email protected].