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Clayton Dabney Foundation Benefits from Dale Hansen Going “Unplugged”

Posted on October 1st, 2009 9:39am by Jeanne Prejean
Filed under Celebrity, Children, Golf, Health & Medicine, Sports

Clayton Dabney was a very special little boy. When he was 6 years old, he didn’t have a typical childhood. He went through cancer treatments at Children’s Medical Center. During his time at the center with IV’s in place, he would take his toys to other young patients who weren’t as lucky as he was. Lucky? Yes, Clayton had parents and family consistently there and providing support. When he was asked why he was giving his toys away, Clayton said that he felt sorry for the children who couldn’t have their parents with them.

Still a child, Clayton died in 1995–but his spirit didn’t. His parents Shelby and Scott Dabney wouldn’t let it. Instead they created the Clayton Dabney Foundation for Kids with Cancer for the sole purpose of providing financial support for families of terminally ill children. The foundation steps in and pays for mortgages, food, transportation, everything possible, just so the families can be with their children during those final days.

Today, 14 years later, men and women who never knew Clayton are carrying the toys for the “very special little boy.”

Dale Hansen IMG_1210One of those people was the center of attention last night at Bentley Dallas–ABC Channel 8’s Dale Hansen (pictured), who for the second year went “unplugged” for the crowd gearing up for the annual Clayton Dabney Foundation Golf Tournament (October 16).

Dale should either have his own talk show or be a television evangelist. No, forget that last one. He’s a little too R-rated. Highlights of the evening with Dale were:

  • Dale’s being stumped by Doug Roach about the only other Dallas Cowboy quarterback to wear #12 besides Roger Staubach (Answer: Doug’s dad, John Roach);
  • Dale’s description of his notoriously thrifty father on his death bed telling his son that he would call him from the other side collect;
  • Mashed potato martinis looking more like banana fosters;
  • Bentley GM Heath Strayhan smiling over the two Rolls recently sold in the past couple of weeks and relieved that he didn’t have to handle any “clunker” paperwork;
  • Tournament Chair Blair Mercer admitting the foundation will face its largest number of families in need this year and will need to raise $400,000+; and
  • Everyone high-fiving Regency Centers for its continuing support throughout the years.


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