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Legends of the Game Coming Together to Support JNF
Two decades of baseball champions will come together on June 11th to host World Series Legends, benefitting The Joe Niekro Foundation (JNF). Members of the 1968 and 1984 World Series Detroit Tigers will be at Motor City Casino, in Detroit, Michigan to support brain aneurysm, AVM and hemorrhagic stroke research and awareness. The evening, emceed by […]
Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2015Read More -
Best Friends Together Again
Today, the world lost a wonderful man and heaven gained a true angel. Dave Bergman, former Chairman of the Board of The Joe Niekro Foundation and best friend of the late Joe Niekro, passed away this morning after a fearlessness battle with cancer. There aren’t words to describe what this man meant to the entire Niekro family […]
Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2015Read More -
GET READY TO PITCH ANOTHER GREAT EVENING
CONTACT Natalie Niekro nniekro@joeniekrofoundation.org 602-318-1013 Chairman, Natalie Niekro, of the 5th Annual Knuckle Ball…A Pitch for Life, on September 20th, at Hotel Zaza, is pleased to announce some of this year’s participating athletes who will be honoring her father and former Houston Astros pitcher, Joe Niekro. Over 40 MLB, NFL and NBA athletes will […]
Posted on Wednesday, July 2, 2014Read More -
Another Great Evening Pitched For LIFE
The Joe Niekro Foundation hosted the 4th Annual Knuckle Ball…A Pitch for Life on September 7th at Hotel Zsa Zsa in Houston, TX. Natalie Niekro, chair of the black tie gala, welcomed more than 350 supporters and athletes, to honor her father, former Houston Astros pitcher, Joe Niekro. The Joe Niekro Foundation was established after Niekro’s tragic and sudden […]
Posted on Friday, September 13, 2013Read More -
A Series to Remember
The Joe Niekro Foundation (TJNF) is excited to announce our next fundraiser, “A Series To Remember” on June 19th, in Detroit. Get up close and personal with former Detroit Tigers players from the ’68 and ’84 World Series teams, including Al Kaline, Mickey Lolich, Gates Brown, Jon Warden, Dan Petry, Dave Rozema, Dave Bergman and […]
Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2013Read More