{"id":15635,"date":"2016-08-02T09:03:37","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T14:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/blog\/?p=15635"},"modified":"2024-01-26T01:15:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T01:15:11","slug":"former-yankees-all-star-bobby-richardson-to-be-featured-speaker-at-gaston-county-sports-hall-of-fame-banquet-oct-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/former-yankees-all-star-bobby-richardson-to-be-featured-speaker-at-gaston-county-sports-hall-of-fame-banquet-oct-3","title":{"rendered":"Former Yankees All-Star Bobby Richardson to be Featured Speaker at Gaston County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet Oct 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/bobby-richardson.webp\" alt=\"bobby-richardson\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" \/><br \/>\nGASTON, NC &#8211; Former New York Yankees All-Star <a href=\"\/speaker\/bobby-richardson.php\">Bobby Richardson<\/a> will be the featured speaker at the 2016 Gaston County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet. The event is scheduled for Monday, October 3, 2016 and will take place at the Gastonia Conference Center, 145 Dr M.L.K. Jr. Way, Gastonia, NC 28052. Source: The Gaston Gazette <!--more--><br \/>\nAccording to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gastongazette.com\/sports\/20160723\/former-new-york-yankees-all-star-bobby-richardson-will-be-2016-speaker-on-oct-3-at-gaston-conference-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Gaston Gazette<\/a> article, the event will be induction ceremonies to honor four former major leaguers and a longtime baseball coach:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Gastonia&#8217;s Wes Helms, Lowell&#8217;s Wilbur Howard, Bessemer City&#8217;s Kevin Millwood and Stanley&#8217;s Scott Stewart are the four former major leaguers to be honored and the late Ted Crunkleton, a former Belmont Abbey College baseball coach, also will be inducted.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"video\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3KT_DrYWp_k\" width=\"520\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Bobby Richardson joined the New York Yankees at the age of 19. Over the next twelve years, Bobby played in more than 1400 games while the Yankees were winning American League pennants in nine of his first ten years. Named the Most Valuable Player in the 1960 World Series (still the only player from a losing team to be so named), Bobby still holds numerous World Series records, including runs-batted-in in a game, runs-batted-in in a series and hits in a series. He also holds the record for having played in 30 consecutive World Series games. Bobby is also a Christian speaker and is active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\">PFP Sports &amp; Celebrity Talent Agency<\/a> is a top booking agent for motivational sports speakers and celebrities. If you would like to book MLB stars like Bobby Richardson for a speaking engagement, personal appearance or special event, you can request Bobby Richardson agent and speaker information from PFP Sports &amp; Celebrity Talent or call 800.966.1380.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GASTON, NC &#8211; Former New York Yankees All-Star Bobby Richardson will be the featured speaker at the 2016 Gaston County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet. The event is scheduled for Monday, October 3, 2016 and will take place at the Gastonia Conference Center, 145 Dr M.L.K. Jr. Way, Gastonia, NC 28052. 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