{"id":12893,"date":"2014-03-25T14:25:33","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T19:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/blog\/?p=12893"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:05:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T22:05:58","slug":"atlanta-braves-knuckleball-pitcher-phil-niekro-signs-autographs-newman-stores-grand-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/atlanta-braves-knuckleball-pitcher-phil-niekro-signs-autographs-newman-stores-grand-opening","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Braves Knuckleball Pitcher Phil Niekro Signs Autographs at Newman Stores Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEWNAN, GA. &#8212; Hall of Fame knuckleball pitcher, <a href=\"\/baseball-speakers.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phil Niekro<\/a>, appeared at Ollie\u2019s Bargain Outlet in Newnan, Georgia for the Newnan store\u2019s grand opening on Weds, March 18, to meet an greet fans &amp; to sign autographs. The event began at 10 a.m., but fans arrived at the store as early as 7:30 a.m. to get their tickets in order to to meet the former Atlanta Braves pitcher.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12916\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12916  \" title=\"phil-niekro-autograph-signing-newnan stores\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/phil-niekro-autograph-signing-newnan-stores.webp\" width=\"480\" height=\"309\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo shows Phil Niekro signing autographs on March 19, 2014 at Ollie\u2019s Bargain Outlet for the Grand opening of Newnan Stores in Newnan, Georgia. Photo Credit: Time Herald.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more-->Before meeting Niekro, fans shared their memories of seeing him play. The fans showed up with &nbsp;Phil Niekro baseball cards, &nbsp;unused baseballs, Atlanta Braves hats, baseball bats, photos and memorabilia &nbsp;for Phil to sign. &nbsp;Even Coweta County Sheriff Mike Yeager was among many of the fans who visited Ollie\u2019s Bargain OutleT to meet the legendary Niekro.<br \/>\n\u201cI actually used to hunt with him,\u201d Yeager said. \u201cI haven\u2019t seen him in a long time.\u201d<br \/>\nPhil Niekro, is a former MLB pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. With 318 career victories, Niekro is the most successful knuckleball pitcher of all time. He was also an excellent fielder, winning the National League Gold Glove Award five times.<br \/>\n<strong>Watch Phil Niekro&#8217;s 1997 Baseball Hall of Fame Speech<\/strong><br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" width=\"492\" height=\"315\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Yt_Ig__Bo9I?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"><\/object><br \/>\nPlaying Field Promotions is a booking agent for motivational sports speakers and celebrities. If you would like to book baseball legends or pro athletes like Phil Niekro for a speaking engagement, autograph signing, guest appearance, fundraiser or corporate event, contact Phil Niekro&#8217;s booking agent for appearance and speaker fees or call 1.800.966.1380.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWNAN, GA. &#8212; Hall of Fame knuckleball pitcher, Phil Niekro, appeared at Ollie\u2019s Bargain Outlet in Newnan, Georgia for the Newnan store\u2019s grand opening on Weds, March 18, to meet an greet fans &amp; to sign autographs. 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