ASHEVILLE, N.C. — North Carolina’s mens basketball coach, Roy Williams, will be the guest speaker and lone inductee into the WNC Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 54th WNC Sports Awards Banquet to be held on May 17 at Omni Grove Park Inn. Source: Citizens Times
ARCATA, CA. — Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Jeff Garcia, has been named the keynote speaker at the 2015 Humboldt State Celebrity Dinner Sports Auction to be held on Saturday, March 28, 2015 in Lumberjack Arena. Previous guest speakers have included Tim Brown, Rick Barry, Jim Harbaugh, Misty May, Joe Frazier and Steve Young. Tickets are $100 where the funds raised at the event go toward scholarships for student-athletes. Last year the event raised more than $251,000. Source: Time-Standards.com.
MIDLAND, TX. — Former Dallas Cowboys legend Ed “Too Tall” Jones has been named a guest speaker at the 2015 West Texas Sports Banquet and Memoribilia Auction. Former Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers pitcher Ferguson Jenkins “Fergie” will be the keynote speaker replacing Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez who was not able to attend for personal reasons. The event is on Thursday, Feb. 5 at the Midland Country Club. Source: mrt.com
CLEARWATER, FL. — Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker, Derrick Brooks, was the inspirational speaker at the 4th Annual “Leadership in Action” Speakers Series event. The Leadership Pinellas Speaker Series added both NFL Hall of Fame Inductee Derrick Brooks and Chief Anthony Holloway to the line-up for Leadership in Action. The event took place on January 21 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and was held at the Margarete Heye Great Room in Ruth Eckerd Hall, located at 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, FL. Source: PRWEB.
NEW YORK CITY — Former Laker, Magic Johnson, will appear at the NBA All-Star Weekend Pop-Up Store on Saturday Feb. 14, 2015 to sign autographs and memorabilia. The signing will be from 11:45 am to 12:45 pm at the NBA All-Star Weekend Pop-Up Store located at 47th & Lexington Avenue in NYC. For more information about the signing, click here.
MIDLAND, TX. — Former Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers pitcher Ferguson Jenkins, “Fergie” has been named the keynote speaker at this year’s West Texas Sports Banquet. The event is scheduled to be held on Feb. 5, 2015 at the Midland Country Club. Jenkins will be the sixth Hall of Famer to speak at the banquet, joining former MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, Dallas Cowboys great Bob Lilly, former MLB manager and executive Whitey Herzog, along with pitching greats Nolan Ryan and Bert Blyleven. Source: MRT.com.
PHOENIX, AZ — Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman (below) and safety Earl Thomas (shoulder) were both injured in their win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Jan 18, but the question is will their injuries be an issue when they meet the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX ? Source: NJ.com.
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Former Yankees shortstop and manager, Bucky Dent, is scheduled to appear on Tuesday Feb. 10, 2015 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm to meet and greet fans where the 1978 World Series MVP will sign autographs and memorabilia at the Steiner Sports Store located in the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, NY. For more information, click here.
FRESNO, CA. — Former MLB All-Star and current MLB broadcast analyst, Harold Reynolds, has been named the keynote speaker at the 54th annual Hot Stove Gala, to be hosted by the Fresno Grizzlies. The event takes place on on Feb. 7, 2015 at the Fresno Convention Center, located at 848 M Street in Fresno. The event will also include award presentations to local high school athletes, coaches and teams, as well as a presentation to the Al Radka Award recipient for community service. Source: The Fresno Bee.
TEMPE, AZ. — Join Arizona All-Pro Wide Receiver Larry Fitzgerald for an intimate brunch leading up to the big game at the Citi Super ProTalk. The event takes place on January 30th, 2015 at Elements at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain located at 5700 E. McDonald Dr.in Tempe, AZ. The Super ProTalk session times are from 11:30 AM-1:30 PM for Boys & Girls, Ages 21+. Cost: $49. The event has been Sold Out. Source: Procamps.
