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York Sports Night Show and Autograph Session |
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The 44th York Area Sports Night will be held Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at Old Central High School.
The autograph session begins at 6:15 p.m. and the show gets underway at 7:15 p.m. |
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Celebrity Reception
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A special Celebrity Reception and silent auction will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort & Conference Center. The $50 admission ticket includes the opportunity to talk to the celebrities, the right to participate in the silent auction, and a reserved seat at the Sports Night show.
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Gino Marchetti – Collegiate and Pro Football Hall of Famer
After graduating from high school in Antioch, California, Gino Marchetti enlisted in the Army and fought in the Battle of the Bulge as a machine gunner during World War II. Upon returning home, he attended Modesto Junior College for a year and then joined the football program at the University of San Francisco. The USF team went undefeated in 1951.
Gino was drafted by the New York Yanks during the 2nd round in the 1952 football draft. During his rookie season, the Yanks became the Dallas Texans and in 1953 became the Baltimore Colts. Marchetti played in 13 seasons with the Colts and helped them win the NFL Championships in 1958 and 1959. During this career, he was noted for being effective against the run and a relentless pass-rusher. Voted “the greatest defensive end in pro football history,” as selected by the Hall of Fame in 1969.
Best known as a pass rusher, the 6-foot-4,245-pound Marchetti was also a solid defender against the run. Gino played 13 incredible seasons with the Baltimore Colts. He was named to 11 Pro Bowl appearances, named All-Pro six seasons in a row from 1957 through 1962. He continues to be acknowledged for his clean, hard play and as the game’s greatest and most feared defensive end to play pro football. Even when opponents triple-teamed him Marchetti often beat them with his athletic prowess.
Gino suffered the most serious injury of his career – a broken leg – in the Colts famous 1958 overtime championship game victory. He made a key stop that ended a New York Giants’ drive and gave the Colts a chance to tie the game in regulation. Many thought this injury would shorten his brilliant career. As it turned out, it only prevented him from attending the Pro Bowl that year.
Gino Marchetti went on to play another 7 seasons as a member of one of the greatest teams of all time, the Baltimore Colts. He is not only one of the greatest players of all time, but one of the greatest gentlemen to ever play the game. Gino Marchetti – a true renaissance man.
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Mitch Lamoureux
Mitch Lamoureux is a Central Pennsylvania resident and former AHL Hershey Bear star was selected by Pittsburgh Penguins in round 8 #154 overall 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
During his career Mitch achieved many accolades. He was AHL Rookie of the Year 1982-83 playing for the Baltimore Skipjacks and leading scorer for the 1987-88 Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears Hockey Team. That team went 12-0 in the playoffs. The team was voted the best AHL team ever by the Hockey News. Mitch holds the most Power Play goals record in one season, 27 in 1993-94 for the Bears. In 1983, he received the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award and in 1999 he received the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award.
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Phil Niekro
Former MLB pitcher and 1997 Hall of Fame Inductee
The 14th winningest pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball, Phil Niekro received baseball’s highest honor by being elected into baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1997.
Having learned the game of baseball and his famous Knuckleball from his father, Phil Sr. in high school, he excelled in athletics and was signed by the Milwaukee Braves in 1958. He spent 19 years with the Braves, 18 of those years as an Atlanta Brave. Years 1984 and 85 he played with the New York Yankees and 1986 and 87 with the Cleveland Indians. Niekro was named to four All-Star teams while an Atlanta Brave (1969, 75, 78, 82) and once as a New York Yankee in 1984. He is a three time 20 game winner and has won five gold glove awards. His career record includes 864 games pitched, 318 wins, 45 shutouts, 3342 strikeouts and a 3.35 ERA. Phil retired from baseball on September 27, 1987, after pitching his final game for the Atlanta Braves. Phil and his brother Joe combined to win 539 games, making them the winningest brothers in the history of Major League baseball.
After retiring from baseball, Phil has worked in the Braves system as a roving pitching instructor for the Atlanta Braves and as Manager of the Richmond Braves, their AAA affiliate. From 1994 through 1996, Phil managed the Colorado Silver Bullets, the first Women’s Professional Baseball team recognized by the National Association of Professional Baseball. In 1997 he became their General Manager.
Personal-Miscellaneous:
Graduated from Bridgeport (Ohio) High School in 1957 where he was the teammate of John Havlicek, the former Boston Celtic great. A great humanitarian, Phil formed the Phil Niekro Roasts, Inc. to help raise funds for Spina Bifida, has aided March of Dimes, Big Brothers Association and the Empty Stocking Fund. Phil has been recognized for his community service by being named the winner of the Brian Piccolo Award in 1977. In 1979 he was voted baseball’s Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, given annually to the player who most exemplifies the ability and character of Gehrig. In 1980 he was bestowed the Roberto Clemente Award.
Since 1988 he has been actively involved in raising funds for Leukemia research and between 1988 – 98 the Phil Niekro Golf Classic has raised in excess of $3,000,000. Since 1999 he has been equally involved in raising funds for the Edmondson-Telford Center for Children.
Phil enjoys golfing, hunting, fishing and table tennis. A statue of Phil was dedicated at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium on October 2, 1986. His number has been retired along with Hank Aaron, Eddie Matthews, Dale Murphy and Warren Spahn. Phil and his wife Nancy live in Flowery Branch, Georgia and have three sons and one grand son.
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Mark Hendrickson
Attended Mount Vernon High School in Washington State where he played baseball, basketball and tennis ... Led baseball team to the State championship in his senior year and in the State semi-final tossed a four-hitter with 12 strikeouts ... Was 10-1 with 0.84 ERA and posted 115 strikeouts while batting .315 ... Led basketball team to State title after averaging 20 points and 13 rebounds ... Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of the 1992 draft following high school ... Attended Washington State University where he continued to play baseball and basketball ... Was a two-time basketball selection to the All-Pac 10 Conference first team ... Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 21st round in 1993, by the Atlanta Braves in the 32nd round in 1994, by Detroit in the 16th round in 1995 and the Texas Rangers in 1996 in the 19th round ... Selected and signed by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the 1996 NBA draft ... Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1997 draft (20th round) ... Was his sixth time being selected in baseball's June draft.
Hendrickson, whose family resides in York, is the tenth person to play in both the NBA and MLB. During his MLB career, the 6-foot-9 Hendrickson spent his first two years pitching in the Toronto Blue Jays organization He then moved on to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays where he spent the next two and one half years before being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the midst of the 2006 pennant race. Mark started several games for the Dodgers during that period and then went into the bullpen for the stretch drive to the playoffs. During this chase for the Wild Card, Mark successfully manned the bullpen by not allowing an earned run the rest of the year and then pitched in every playoff game of the 2006 playoff run for the Dodgers. He did not allow an earned run during this playoff chase. For those who saw him pitch for York Twp. in the Susquehanna League, his success is not a surprise.
Coming out of Washington State as a star basketball player, Hendrickson was talented enough to be drafted by the Philadelphia 76er’s in 1996. He also played short stints with Sacramento and New Jersey before giving baseball his undivided attention.
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Tippy Martinez
Felix Anthony "Tippy" Martinez, a former left-handed relief pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles, served as the pitching coach for the York Revolution during the inaugural season. Martinez spent 10 years with the O’s (1976-1986), pitching in the 1979 and 1983 World Series. An All-Star selection during the 1983 championship campaign, Martinez appeared in five playoff games that year and recorded a pair of saves during the Fall Classic. The 56-year-old native of La Junta, CO and Colorado State University grad led the club in saves five times, notching a career-high 21 saves in 1983. Martinez is perhaps best known for the rare feat he accomplished at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium during that magical 1983 season, when he picked off three Toronto Blue Jays at first base in the same inning. Martinez compiled a career record of 55-42 with a 3.45 ERA over 14 big-league seasons. Tippy is married and resides in Towson, MD. His daughter, Courtney Connor, is the head lacrosse coach at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
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Bruce Baumgartner
This Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Director of Athletics Bruce Baumgartner affirmed his status as the greatest freestyle heavyweight wrestler in American history by winning the bronze medal at the Centennial Olympic Games at Atlanta after capturing the 1995 World Championship. Before taking the mats in Atlanta, Baumgartner was honored by his fellow United States Olympic athletes when he was chosen to be captain of the USA Olympic Team and to carry the American flag for the Games Opening Ceremonies.
Honored as the winner of the James E. Sullivan Award in 1995 as the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States, and inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2002, Baumgartner had not lost to an American wrestler from 1981 through his retirement from competition in 1997, a span of more than 17 years. He certainly added to his many wrestling records and accomplishments by capturing the bronze medal in Atlanta, he is one of just eight athletes in U.S. history to medal in four different Olympiads. He won his first gold medal in Los Angeles in 1984, America's first in 60 years of super heavyweight wrestling. He followed with a silver medal performance at the 1988 Games in Seoul, South Korea, four years later, and then became the first American wrestler to ever medal in three consecutive Olympics when he won the gold for the second time in Barcelona, Spain in 1992.
During the span, Baumgartner competing for the New York Athletic Club, also won World Championships in 1995, 1993, and 1986 and added several other medals. With the bronze medal from Atlanta, Baumgartner has now captured 13 World and Olympic medals, more than any other freestyle wrestler in history. He shared the mark of 12 world-level medals with Alexander Medved of the former Soviet Union, but now stands alone at the top.
The 47-year-old from Edinboro, Pa., was head wrestling coach at Edinboro University before becoming Director of Athletics in 1998. Baumgartner coached for 13 years at Edinboro, 7 as a head coach. In 1997, he led the Fighting Scots to a 14-0 dual meet record, the best in the school history, and an 6th-place team finish at the NCAA Division I national championships.
Baumgartner began his personal quest for gold in 1982 with his first "grand-slam" title as he captured the NCAA Division I national championship at Indiana State University. Over his brilliant career, Baumgartner won 134 of 146 collegiate matches (134-12) including 73 falls. He was twice runner up at the national collegiate tournament, and then posted a 44-0 mark his senior year to capture the NCAA crown.
His success in college was not limited to the mats as Baumgartner was honored by the NCAA as a "Top 5 Award" recipient for his athletic, leadership, and academic success as a collegiate student-athlete. He was later awarded an NCAA post-graduate scholarship after compiling a 3.77 grade point average in Industrial Art Education. He utilized the award to earn a master's degree at Oklahoma State University, where he started his coaching career as a graduate assistant.
Bruce performs a great deal of community service as a motivational speaker. He has been invited to various corporations, businesses and conferences to deliver speeches that reflect his dedication and work in wrestling.
Bruce and his wife Linda have three sons: Bryan, 17; Zachary, 14; and Dylan, 11.
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Terry Adam
Adam Terry just completed his 3rd season as a Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle. Adam was selected with the 64th-overall pick (2nd round) of the 2005 NFL Draft and was the 1st Syracuse player to be selected by the Ravens in the team’s 10-year history. A strong, athletic lineman with good hands and balance, Adam is looking to step into a starting role in 2008. He saw action in 12 regular season games in 2007, starting 9 and 16 regular season games in 2006, starting 2. Terry saw action in 7 games on special teams and from scrimmage in his 1st season with the Ravens in 2005.
Adam started 35 games in his collegiate career at Syracuse. While at Syracuse, he won the team’s Ben Schwartzwalder Exemplary Football Player Award in 2004 and was First-team All-Big East Conference and Eastern College Athletic Conference Division I All-Star as a senior. Coming out of Queensbury (NY) HS, Adam was rated one of the top linemen in the East by PrepStar and Super-Prep. He excelled at both the offensive and DT positions while in high school and earned All-East honors from Prep Football Report and was a 1st-team All-Conference and All-State selection as a junior. His senior year, he was selected for the Governor’s Bowl All-State Classic New York squad.
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