EX-YANKEE TO SPEAK AT BANQUET

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, January 10, 1992                   TAG: 9201100143
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: METRO 
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EX-YANKEE TO SPEAK AT BANQUET
Former New York Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson will be the guest speaker at the first Hot Stove Banquet for the Roanoke-Salem Baseball Hall of Fame.
The banquet, scheduled Sunday, Feb. 2 at the Salem Civic Center, will include the induction of the first five members - Walter "Steve" Brodie, F.J. "Kid" Carr, Al Holland, Dave Parker and Billy Sample.
Richardson, 56, played 12 seasons with the Bronx Bombers, and appeared in seven World Series. After retiring as a player, Richardson moved into college coaching. He spent nine years as the head coach at South Carolina and another four seasons at Liberty, compiling a record of 361-297.
Salem Buccaneers owner Kelvin Bowles will be the master of ceremonies at the Hot Stove Banquet. Banquet tickets, which cost $25, are on sale at the Salem Civic Center box office, in Roanoke at The Roanoker Restaurant on Colonial Avenue Southwest and at Gary Oyler Insurance on Brambleton Avenue Southwest, and in Rocky Mount at Meadow Spring Land & Realty, on Main Street. - Staff report

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB