How being a student of the game helped Chanté Bonds excel on the field
Bonds will be honored with the Football Legacy Award at The Tradition, the Sports Museum’s annual gala, on Wednesday at TD Garden. The event will also honor Bill Rodgers, Lawyer Milloy, Johnny Damon, Jillian Dempsey, M.L. Carr, and Mark Recchi, and will raise money for The Sports Museum’s anti-bullying programs.
Bill Rodgers hasn’t stopped running, 47 years after winning the Boston Marathon for the 1st time
Rodgers will turn 75 this month and though he refers to them as “little ones,” he has competed in 10 races this year. When he won the marathon in 1975, he was 27 and had returned to running in the hopes of improving his lungs after quitting smoking. Now a running legend, he will be honored at The Tradition.
Mark Recchi will get a chance to re-live Bruins’ 2011 Stanley Cup win in return to Boston for The Tradition
Recchi, 54, will return to Causeway Street Wednesday night, to be honored by The Tradition, the annual fund-raising gala by The Sports Museum. The Hall of Fame winger will be among the headliners, along with former Red Sox outfielder Johnny Damon, marathon man Bill Rodgers, and ex-Patriots great Lawyer Milloy.
Bill Rodgers ’70 to be Honored at TD Garden in Boston by The Sports Museum
The lineup of honorees for the 21st annual gala includes historic marathoner and Wesleyan cross country/track & field alum Bill Rodgers ’70.
Local Sports Stars Take On Bullying
MARC CHALUFOUR The Boston vs. Bullies program has educated thousands of kids—and COM’s Jason Carter has filmed it from the start
Curator Richard Johnson featured in FPA Eastern June 2022
The Sports Museum Curator Richard Johnson was featured in the main article on Fifty Plus Advocate (FPA) Eastern June 2022 issue. In the article, he talks about how he landed his job 40 years ago as a the first employee of The Sports Museum and helped turn the museum’s exhibits into what is is today!
Curator Richard Johnson on Bill Russell’s Memorabilia Items
The Sports Museum Curator Richard Johnson was featured in this article on EPSN “How Bill Russell’s rare memorabilia took years to reach the collectibles market”.
The Sports Museum Hosts The Will McDonough Writing Contest Ceremony
The Sports Museum hosted the 2022 Will McDonough Writing Contest Ceremony on April 1, 2022 at TD Garden. Various Boston Globe writers and editors chose the winning essays that will be displayed in The Sports Museum for the rest of the year.
Massachusetts Pirates To Be Displayed at The Sports Museum
The Bay State’s latest champion, the Massachusetts Pirates, will soon have a display at The Sports Museum, which is located on levels five and six of the TD Garden in Boston. The Champions of the Indoor Football League will have memorabilia from its 2021 season available for viewing alongside the other iconic sports franchises that the museum offers.
The 21st Annual Tradition
David Ortiz, Kevin McHale headline honorees of annual ‘Tradition’. Taylor Twellman, Mike Milbury, Angela Ruggiero, and Ben Coates will take the TD Garden stage, as well.
