Fort Wayne Football Club’s Mark Music and DaMarcus Beasley were bestowed with one of the city’s highest honors on Sunday when they received Red Coats from the Mad Anthonys Foundation.
The ceremony took place at the annual Mad Anthonys gala at the Clyde Theater.
Music is Fort Wayne FC’s principal owner. Beasley is the co-owner and director of football operations for Fort Wayne FC, which is in its first season of professional soccer in USL League One.
They join the club’s chief operating officer, Scott Sproat, who received the prestigious Red Coat honor in 2017 when he worked for the Fort Wayne Komets hockey team.
The Mad Anthonys were founded in 1957 and are comprised of business leaders and professionals from Northeast Indiana. The Mad Anthonys Pro-Am golf events, along with the Red Coat Gala, have raised millions of dollars for charitable organizations in Fort Wayne.
Music is approaching his 20th year as the CEO of Fort Wayne-based Ruoff Mortgage. He funded the construction of Ruoff Mortgage Stadium, the state-of-the-art, soccer-specific venue that opened this year at 6411 Bass Road.
Music has supported a wide range of organizations, community needs, engagement initiatives and financial literacy programs throughout Northeast Indiana and the state. Organizations he has supported include Believe in a Dream, HealthVisions Midwest, Fort Wayne Urban League, Bridges of Grace Ministries, Honor Flight, Habitat for Humanity, Gleaners Food Bank, Erin’s House for Grieving Children, Boys & Girls Club and the Voices of Unity Youth Choir.
Beasley, a native of Fort Wayne, is a U.S. Soccer legend and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. His 20-year professional career as a player included time in MLS, the English Premier League and the German Bundesliga, as well as first-division professional leagues in the Netherlands and Mexico. He’s the only U.S. male player to appear in four World Cups, making 126 appearances for the U.S. men’s soccer team over his 16-year international career.
Red Coats historically are given to athletes, entertainers, politicians and philanthropists.
About Fort Wayne Football Club
Fort Wayne Football Club, founded in 2019, is a professional soccer club playing its first season in USL League One in 2026. The club plays home matches at Ruoff Mortgage Stadium, which opened May 2, 2026, and is a soccer-specific venue. In pre-professional USL League Two, Fort Wayne Football Club won division titles in 2023, 2024 and 2025. For more information, visit FortWayneFC.com.
About the Mad Anthonys Foundation
Since 1958, the Mad Anthonys Foundation has raised millions of dollars in support of children’s causes and other local nonprofits through its signature events, including the Red Coat Gala and Pro-Am Golf Tournament. The foundation remains committed to creating a meaningful, long-term impact in northeast Indiana.