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The '''Plummer Family Helluva Handball Bash''' (formerly known as '''Jake Plummer's Annual Halloween Handball Bash''')<ref name=espn>{{cite news|last=Clemmons|first=Anna Katherine|title=Where in the world is Jake Plummer? Playing handball|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=clemmons/081112&sportCat=nfl|accessdate=11 February 2011|newspaper=ESPN|date=13 November 2008}}</ref> is an annual [[American handball]] tournament which takes place each Fall in [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene]], [[Idaho]]. Organized by former [[NFL]] [[Quarterback]] [[Jake Plummer]], the event was first held in 2008 and now draws many top handball professionals each year.<ref name=tcap02>{{cite news|title=Quite the Bash for Jake's foundation, Plummer's handball tourney attracts top pros to area|accessdate=11 February 2011|newspaper=The Coeur d'Alene Press|date=17 October 2010}}</ref> In 2010 the event drew roughly a dozen top professionals and over one hundred amateur competitors.<ref name=si>{{cite news|last=Ballard|first=Chris|title=What Was He Thinking?|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1181772/1/index.htm|page=59|accessdate=11 February 2011|newspaper=Sports Illustrated|date=14 February 2011}}</ref> Elite handballers to attend include Emmett Peixoto, who has been the number one ranked Three&ndash;Wall Handball player in the United States. Plummer hopes to make the event "the [[Super Bowl]] of handball".<ref name=espn/>