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
PEABODY, MA. — Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler appeared from 12-2 p.m on Saturday, Feb.7 at Sportsworld in Peabody, MA. where he met fans and signed autographs. New England Patriots fans witnessed one of the all time great momoments when the undrafted rookie out of West Alabama made the Super Bowl winning goal line interception against Russell Wilson to become the hero of Super Bowl XLIV. After witnessing what he feels was one of the all-time great moments in the history of Boston sports, Sportsworld owner Phil Castinetti didn’t hesitate to do what he could to get Butler for an autograph signing in his store.
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.
PHOENIX, AZ. — After the Seahawks crushing Super Bowl loss against the Patriots on Sunday, of course in retrospect, we all ask the same question, “Why didn’t they give the ball to Lynch?” But what if the pass would’ve succeeded? Like in so many of the Seahawks gutsy calls in past games, Peter Carroll, Russell Wilson and his strategists would have been called nothing short of brilliant … except on this one somber Super Bowl Sunday.
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.
