MIDWAY Superman zipped around Homestead Resort Saturday morning wearing a Baltimore Ravens cap. He kept an earbud in his right ear, listening to a preferred playlist on his iPod, sporting baggy crimson University of Utah shorts.

On this day, Superman flew.

“Just cruisin’,” Superman said, sitting in the Polaris RZR 4 ATV, customized specifically for him.

Superman is also known as Dale Lawrence. In fact, the handle “Super Dale” has come to represent the Wasatch High School senior who was permanently paralyzed from the neck down during an accident in wrestling practice on Jan. 4.

On Saturday, former University of Utah star defensive end and current Baltimore Raven Paul Kruger delivered on a promise he made to Dale four months ago when he visited him in the hospital. Kruger said he wanted to help, and Saturday he held the Kruger Care Foundation’s 2011 Mountain Invitational Tournament benefiting Dale and his family.

Kruger and younger brothers David and Joe, both stars on the University of Utah football team, joined Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham and NFL stars Sione Pouha and Haloti Ngata among those who participated in the charity golf tournament.

The event was maxed out as 152 participants came out to play the 18-hole scramble. The Homestead shut down the golf course Saturday to accommodate the all-day event.

“We’re at the point where they’re friends of ours,” Kruger said of Dale Lawrence and his family. “They’re close people to us that we care about. We wanted to make this benefit to Dale because I got to know him and understand the tragedy that happened, as well as the tragedy that happened to the family financially.”

Proceeds from the charity golf tournament, which was followed by a fair and barbecue Saturday, will go toward building the Lawrence family a new house. Kruger said construction has already begun and the home will be fully wheelchair accessible and will even have an elevator. The goal was to raise over $200,000 at the event.

“It’s amazing,” said Dale’s mother, Kelly Giles. “I don’t even know what to say.”

Dale said he grew up a fan of the Chicago Bears, but his alliance quickly switched to the Ravens as his friendship with Kruger grew stronger.

Dale said he was “converted quickly.”

During the tournament, Dale was driven around the course by stepfather Brent Giles.

“(Dale) just can’t believe all this,” he said.

Kelly Giles described her state of mind when she heard about Kruger’s plans to help the family.

“I was in shock,” she said. “It just shows how good people can be. You would never think that something like this would produce so much. It’s just been amazing and it’s been awesome, especially for Dale.”

Kruger said he will continue to help out local youths in Utah and, while Kruger Care is planning on extending its reach next year to Baltimore, Md., this year and this event were all about Dale.

“It’s hard for me to see kids go through accidents and stuff like that,” Kruger said. “To have your whole life ahead of you, and go through something like that, there’s just not much to say. You want to do all you can to help.”

The customized ATV, which featured added straps to secure Dale, zoomed around each hole of the course as golfers greeted him. The trunk of the motorized vehicle was filled with T-shirts which have grown in popularity statewide; the back of the shirts simply read “Super Dale.” Giles drove around the course handing them out to participants and spectators.

“The way I wanted to be different is, you can actually see and feel and watch the people you’re helping out,” Kruger said. “You want to be able to be part of their life. That’s what we’re trying to create.”

On the 15th hole, Kruger’s four-man scramble was traveling in the opposite direction from Dale. The two groups met in the middle and Kruger took Dale for an express ride around the course in the ATV.

“He’s riding around with a big smile on his face,” Kelly Giles said.

Dale gave encouragement to his stepfather after each tee off and cheered him when he plopped a 150-yard shot onto the green on the 18th hole. His attentiveness and sense of humor are two of his most inspiring qualities, according to Brent Giles.

When asked if Saturday will resonate in his mind for years to come, Superman said, “Oh yeah. For a long, long time.”