Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Hall of Famer Jim Rice, many ex-Phillies and other former MLBers here this weekend

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Former Red Sox slugger and Hall of Famer Jim Rice will headline the list of sports celebrities who will be in town this weeked to help raise money for the BEST (Building Education Support Systems). BEST is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to "finding students in need of financial assistance to fulfill their dreams and goals of obtaining a college education." The former players will be attending the 4th annual BEST College Scholarship Celebrity Reception and Golf Tournament. In addition to Rice, former Phillies Tommy Herr, Jim Eisenreich, Ozzie Virgil, Jr. and Tommy Greene are among those expected to attend the celebrity at the Sands Casino Hotel on Sunday and play in the golf tournament on Monday at the Bethlehem Golf Club. For more information, call Judy Tierney at 610-504-4239. Former pro athletes who will be involved include: Joel Bennett, Ned Bolcar, Steve Braun, Doug Clemens, Jim Eisenreich, Jack Fisher, Tommy Greene, John Grubb, Bill Landrum, Tito Landrum, Jack Lazorko, actor Tony LoBianco, Ken Macha, Art Mahaffey, Paul Mirabella, Dickie Noles, Bo Orlando, Jimmy Schaffer, Lary Sorensen, Tracy Stallard, Frank Tepedino, Ozzie Virgil, Jr., Jon Warden, Al Woods.

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