The 45th Annual Red Smith Sports Award Banquet, set for Tuesday, January 19, 2010, has sports figures confirming reservations to attend the festivities at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in downtown Appleton, Wisconsin, beginning at 6:30 pm.
This year’s banquet features the Green Bay Packers all-time reception leader, Donald Driver, as the Red Smith Award winner. Baseball Hall of Fame manager, Whitey Herzog will receive the “Nice Guy” Award and former Duke University basketball standout and current ESPN College Basketball game and studio analyst, Jay Bilas, will be the main speaker. Introducing Bilas will be the winningest basketball coach in UWStevens Point history, Jack Bennett.
The Red Smith Committee is proud to have Ron Vincent represent the Badger State Games. Vincent is the CEO of the Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation, the owner of the American Family Insurance Badger State Games. The BSG moved to the Fox Cities this past summer. The Games are modeled after the Olympics and will be played over the course of the last 2 weeks of June for the next two years, throughout many different venues’ in the Fox Cities.
Also committing to attend the banquet will be; Milwaukee Brewers Asst. GM, Gord Ash, Green Bay Gamblers President, Brendan Bruss, UWGB A.D. Ken Bothof and Timber Rattlers President, Rob Zerjav along with their manager Jeff Isom, will also be on the dais. In addition to Driver, the Packers will have a delegation.
Information on purchasing tickets can be obtained by visiting our website atwww.redsmith.org or by calling Joe Ornstein at (920) 570-2536 or emailcontact@redsmith.org. Tickets are also available at Players Choice W3035 County Road JJ in Appleton. Tickets are $55.00.