CornBelters Announce McLean County Orthopedics' Legends Game
December 5, 2016 - Frontier League (FL)
Normal CornBelters News Release
NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by the Illinois Corn Farmers, are excited to announce Brian Jordan, Isaac Byrd and returning Legend Bob Dernier to our 2nd Annual McLean County Orthopedics' Legends Game.
The game on Saturday July 29, 2017 will feature former MLB Legends as well as notorious superstar athletes with time still to be determined. To date the Legends participating in the events are: Brian Jordan, Isaac Byrd, Bob Dernier, Rick Ankiel, Ron "R-Truth" Killings, Mike Fontenot, Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams and Jose Canseco.
Sports star, Brian Jordan embarked on a dual baseball and football career when he was drafted in the first round of the 1988 MLB draft by the St. Louis Cardinals and the seventh round 1989 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills. Jordan ended his football career to play baseball exclusively on April 8, 1992 making his Major League debut with the Cardinals. Jordan made an All-Star appearance with the Atlanta Braves in 1999 and is most known for his slugging percentages.
A collegiate two-sport athlete and published author, Isaac Byrd was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals after his junior year. After batting over .300 in the minor leagues he returned to college to pursue his football career and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL Draft as a wide receiver. Isaac's NFL career lasted 6 years for the Tennessee Titans and Carolina Panthers. Isaac was a member of the 1999 Tennessee Titan Super Bowl team that came up one yard short of beating the St. Louis Rams on the last play of the game.
Centerfielder, Bob Dernier played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs, making his Major League debut on September 7, 1980 with the Phillies. Dernier was the leadoff hitter for the Cubs' 1984 N.L. East division championship team and won the Gold Glove Award the same year as a Chicago Cub.
This weekend of events will include a Friday night reception, pre-game autograph signing, 7-inning game and a post-game concert featuring The Chicago 6 Band. Game tickets are now on sale for $20 that includes the post-game concert. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase passes to the welcome reception and/or the pre-game meet and greet once the roster is finalized. First 1000 fans to purchase game tickets will have the opportunity to purchase reception and/ or meet and greet before the general public. Purchase your tickets now at www.normalbaseball.com or by calling (309)-454-2255! ###
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