Pontiac native, MSU wide receiver Tre Mosley returning home for event

WEST BLOOMFIELD — He’s been a difference-maker on the field for Michigan State University’s football team throughout his career, and now he’s coming home to make an impact in his community.

Tre Mosley, a fifth-year wideout at MSU and West Bloomfield High School graduate, will be holding a meet-and-greet at Lefty’s Cheesesteak, 101 N. Telegraph Road in Waterford, on the Waterford-Pontiac border, from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 8 in conjunction with Lefty’s owner Sam Berry and Johnny Hamood, founder of Net Sports Management, whom Mosley signed with in late August.

“It’s going to be cool because it’s going to be my first time being able to do an event back at Pontiac,” said Mosley, whose hometown is Pontiac. “When Johnny (Hamood) brought it up to me, it was hard for me to say no to that because this is my city. It’s close to home, and it’ll be cool for everyone around the area to come out and support.”

Mosley will be signing T-shirts with the purchase of a meal at Lefty’s, and there will be photo opportunities and music for attendees as well. All tips that Lefty’s receives will go toward a charity of Mosley’s choosing.

Lefty’s has had working relationships with football athletes in the past, including Barry Sanders and Darius Slay.

With the location being just a few miles away from Mosley’s home in Pontiac, Hamood said it was a no-brainer to hold an event with Lefty’s.

“It was really a match made in heaven being where (Tre’s) from,” Hamood said. “(Berry) has the stores out in Waterford, and he knew Tre and knows Tre’s father pretty well, so it really made a lot of sense to do something with Lefty’s.”

Lefty’s employees at the Waterford location and Mosley’s father, Bert Mosley, have had an ongoing friendship. He’s known as the man always sporting the Michigan State attire and talking to employees about his son.

“My dad goes there all the time, which is crazy,” Tre Mosley said. “That exact location.”

So when Tre Mosley and Hamood went to Lefty’s for the preliminary meeting before the event, the employees knew exactly who he was.

“It’s funny because, when we met, all the guys behind the counter were like, ‘Oh, we know your pops. He always comes in with the Michigan State hoodie and talks about his son, the wide receiver,’” Hamood said.

Mosley will also be working behind the counter during the event, which shouldn’t be a difficult task for the sure-handed wideout.

Though it’ll be his first time behind the counter at Lefty’s, Mosley said he’s confident he’ll deliver.

“I can do a little something-something,” Mosley said.