LITTLETON, CO. — Former Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith was on hand Saturday, Sept. 27, at Littleton Sports Authority’s re-grand opening this past weekend. The new store layout and decorations took the already brilliant visuals over the top, Rod Smith (Hall of Fame Denver Bronco) signed gear for eager fans, and local school districts and other community marketing reps partnered at the ribbon cutting. Source: Sports Authority.
WINDSOR, CA. — Retired MLB catcher Ivan Rodriguez will appear on November 20, 2014 at 1:00 pm at the Glory Days Memorabilia Autograph Signing event located at 513 David Clayton Ln., Windsor, CA. Source: SFGate.
HOUSTON, TX. — Former Texas A&M football coach R. C. Slocum has been named the keynote speaker by the Hannon Hydraulics and the Petroleum Equipment & Services Association (PESA) to speak at their Executive Leadership Seminar on Oct. 15, 2014 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Houston, Texas. Registration begins at 11:00 am with Coach Slocum’s keynote address at 12:15 pm. The PESA Executive Leadership Series features prominent keynote speakers sharing their insights and career experiences. Source: PR.com.
MUNCIE, IN. — Former NFL safety and Ball State University alum, Blaine Bishop, is scheduled to appear at Dick’s Sporting Goods grand opening on Saturday Oct. 4 from 1-3 p.m where Bishop will meet and greet fans. Dick’s will give away T-shirts, gift cards and other items to those in line early Saturday and Sunday. Source: TheStarPress.
Former NFL player and network analyst, Deion Sanders, who has close ties to one prominent member of the 49ers, said he is hearing the players no longer want to play for coach Jim Harbaugh. Source: CSNBayArea.com. (more…)
NEW YORK — Two-thirds of the Big Red Machine starting lineup signed autographs at the Western New York Sports Card Expo Saturday and Sunday at Batavia Downs Gaming which included Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Ken Griffey Sr., George Foster and Cesar Geronimo members of Cincinnati’s 1975 and ’76 World Series teams who signed at various times Saturday afternoon. Former New York Yankees great Lou Piniella, Bears running back Gale Sayers were also on hand to sign autographs. Pete Rose, Lou Pinella, Ken Griffey, Sr. and others signed autographs at the Western New York Sports Card Expo on Sept. 20 and Sept. 21, 2014 at Batavia Downs Gaming in New York. Source: Democrat and Chronicle. (more…)
ROUND ROCK, TX — Former Yankees pitcher, Andy Pettitte, will be the keynote speaker at the Concordia University Texas baseball fundraiser, “Dining with the Stars.” The event takes place on Sunday, Oct. 26 at the United Heritage Center at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock and will start at 6 p.m. Additional former MLB players, Scott Linebrink and Thomas Boggs will join Pettitte in a question and answer forum. Source: Concodrdia.edu,
CHICAGO, IL — Six-time Olympic gold medalist, Amy Van Dyken has been named the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic family to be held on Sept. 25-26 at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago. The two-day event themed “Power of Sport,” will featurie Amy Van Dyken-Rouen as the keynote speaker, and Tamron Hall, co-host of NBC’s TODAY show and MSNBC’s NewsNation as the host. Source: SwimSwam.com
YOUNGSTOWN, OH. — Former Cincinnati Reds catcher, Johhny Bench and Youngstown State University president Jim Tressel have been named the featured speakers at the 2015 YSU Baseball First Pitch Breakfast scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 17, 2015. Location: Blue Wolf Events at The Maronite Center on Meridian Road in Youngstown. General admission tickets are $25 apiece, and reserved priority tables for groups of eight are available for $400. Corporate packages, which also includes two tickets for dinner with the speakers the night before, are available for $700. Source: Youngstown State University.
Earlier this week the Cincinnati Bengals announced that all proceeds of Devon Still’s jersey sales would go to the Cincinnati’s children hospital. They have raised a significant amount of money so far thanks in part to a classy move by New Orleans Saints coach, Sean Payton, who bought 100 Devon Still jerseys at $100 each after he heard Still’s story on the radio.
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