Brady Anderson to chair ABA Sports and Entertainment Advisory Committee
October 15, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA) News Release
Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that former Major League Baseball's Brady Anderson will serve as Chairman of the recently announced ABA Sports and Entertainment Advisory Committee. Anderson, a co-owner of the ABA Hollywood Fame, played 15 seasons in the major leagues with the Red Sox, Orioles, and Indians and was twice named to the American League All-Star team. Known as one of the best lead off men in major league history, he was the first player to hit 20 home runs, have 50 steals and 75 RBI's in a single season and in 1996 set the Baltimore Oriole home run record with 50 home runs. Anderson set a record of 36 consecutive stolen bases and was named to the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame. He retired in 2003.
According to Joe Newman, ABA CEO, "Brady has shown tremendous leadership both on and off the field; he loves sports, is proficient in many, and truly understands the mission of the ABA - to bring high quality sports and entertainment to fans at affordable prices. We feel that he can add much to helping the ABA achieve its goals - and we are proud to have him as part of our league - both at the team level and at the league level."
"I am honored to have been selected as Chairman of this committee," added Anderson. "We have had great interest from many former and current professional athletes in becoming involved in the ABA as well as many entertainers from music, movies and the stage. Already Kyle Boller of the Baltimore Ravens and Charlie Batch of the Pittsburgh Steelers have become involved and we will be making many more announcements of others shortly. The ABA embodies all that is good about quality and affordable sports and entertainment and we are proud to be a part of it." For more information, visit www.abalive.com.
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