Chamberlain, Piniella, Strawberry to be Honored at Munson Dinner
Chamberlain, Piniella, Strawberry to be Honored at Munson Dinner | 
Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain, Cubs Manager Lou Piniella and former Mets and Yankees World Champion Darryl Strawberry will be among the honorees at the 30th Anniversary Thurman Munson Awards Dinner in New York on February 2.
Proceeds from the fundraiser, held annually since the untimely death of the Yankees captain in August 1979, go to AHRC New York City Foundation, which helps serve children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Munson’s widow Diana has helped raise nearly $10 million for those afflicted.
Piniella, a previous Munson Award recipient, will receive the “Legend Award” for his long and meritorious service to baseball at the event, set for the Grand Hyatt in New York.
In addition to Chamberlain and Strawberry, two other sports stars will be honored with Munson Awards at the Dinner, including New York Knicks starting point guard Chris Duhon and Yonkers Raceway’s two-time champion driver Jason Bartlett (not to be confused with the Tampa Bay Rays’ shortstop of the same name).
Lynn Pike, the president of Capital One Bank, will receive the “Corporate Hero Award.”
For tickets and information, fans can call 212-249-6188 or visit http://www.ahrcnycfoundation.org/.
Among a long list of notable athletes to previously receive the Munson Award are: Alex Rodriguez, David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Willie Randolph, Mariano Rivera, Muhammad Ali, Yogi Berra, Goose Gossage, Don Mattingly, Jorge Posada, Joe Torre, Joe Girardi, Patrick Ewing, Walt Frazier, Mark Jackson, Charles Oakley, Bernie Williams, Arthur Ashe, Willis Reed, Earl Monroe, Willie Mays, Mark Messier, Mike Richter, Adam Graves, Tom Seaver, Harry Carson and John Franco.
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