Hunter Pence quickly captured the hearts and Phillies fans with his hard-nosed approach and unique style. He will be honored with the 'Good Guy Award' at the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association banquet on Jan. 30. Click the photo for more details.
The Philadelphia Union is the fastest-rising team in Major League Soccer, and Sebastian Le Toux is one of the biggest factors in the team's success. Le Toux will honored at the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association dinner on Jan. 30. Click the photo for info.
A franchise-record 102 regular season victories, four players in the All-Star Game, and the most feared rotation in the game helped the Phillies earn the 'Team of the Year' award, to be presented at the PSWA banquet on Monday, Jan. 30. For more, click on the photo.
Thanks to everyone who made our 108th annual Award Dinner a tremendous success! The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association thanks you all for your support. We'll be back next year with dinner No. 109! Stay tuned! And if you haven't done so yet, do us a favor ... Friend us on Facebook with a click right here. And follow us on Twitter @PSWADinner Thank you very much Read More
Tickets to the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association's 108th annual Awards Dinner will remain on sale on the day of the banquet. You can get tickets by clicking here. We will shut down this post once the banquet is sold out. (Tickets are $95 apiece.) The banquet will once again be hosted by the Crowne Plaza on Route 70 in Cherry Hill, N.J. Tickets purchased and paid for online can be picked up at the door, prior to the dinner. Doors open at 5 p.m., with ... Read More
Adam Taliaferro, who recovered from a horrifying spinal cord injury while playing in a football game for Penn State, will deliver a short eulogy memorializing his Hall of Fame coaching legend Joe Paterno at the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association’s 108th annual Dinner on Monday, January 30, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, on Route 70 in Cherry Hill, NJ. Taliaferro was a freshman defensive back when he suffered the career-ending injury in the fifth game of his collegiate career. He was given a ... Read More
Sports comic Joe Conklin has been a fixture on the dais of the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association's annual Awards Dinner for many years. This year, our 108th annual banquet, will be no different. (The dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30, at the Crowne Plaza on Route 70 in Cherry Hill, N.J.) When Conklin performs at the PSWA awards dinner, he's sure to leave the crowd and our honored guests - most of them, anyway - in stitches. His spot-on impersonations ... Read More
Philadelphia University’s Hall of Fame coach Herb Magee, the winningest coach in NCAA men’s basketball history, has been named this year’s “Living Legend” by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association. Magee, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame last August with 922 victories — all at the same institution — will be honored at the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association’s 108th annual Dinner on Monday, January 30, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, on Route 70 in Cherry Hill, N.J. Magee, an ... Read More
Villanova University Football head coach Andy Talley, who has been responsible for more than 20,000 people registering for the National Marrow Donor Program over the past 20 years, is the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association’s Humanitarian of the Year, it was announced by PSWA president Rich Westcott. Talley will be honored at the PSWA’s 108th annual Sports Awards Dinner on Monday, January 30, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, on Route 70 in Cherry Hill , N.J. The winningest football coach in Villanova history and ... Read More
The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association hosts its 108th annual Awards Dinner on Monday night, Jan. 30. The event will be held at the Crowne Plaza hotel on Route 70 in Cherry Hill, just minutes from all Philadelphia bridges. Doors open at 5 p.m., and dinner starts at 6:30. The public is welcome, and tickets are available by clicking here. Award-winners include: Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers - Outstanding Philadelphia Pro Athlete Hunter Pence, Philadelphia Phillies - Good Guy Athlete award Ryan Vogelsong, San Francisco Giants - Native ... Read More
Dear Friends - The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association’s banquet is rapidly approaching, and as president of the organization, I want to express my hope that you’ll be there. It’s going to be another terrific evening that you won’t want to miss. This will be our 108th annual banquet, the oldest of its kind in the country. It’ll be held January 30 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. As the premier sports banquet in the Philadelphia area, we’ll again ... Read More
All-Star pitcher Ryan Vogelsong of the San Francisco Giants, a Chester County native, will be welcomed back as this year's Native Son award-winner, joining a distinguished group of honorees at the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association's 108th annual Dinner on Monday, January 30, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, on Route 70 in Cherry Hill, N.J. Vogelsong, a graduate of Octorara Area High school in Atglen, Chester County, played college ball at Kutztown University and was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 1998. ... Read More
Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel and WNBA Coach of the Year Cheryl Reeve head the list of Special Achievement recipients who will be honored at the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association’s 108th annual Dinner on Monday, January 30, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, on Route 70 in Cherry Hill, N.J. Manuel and Reeve will be joined by other Special Achievement awardees: Philadelphia Union soccer star Sebastien LeToux, football coaching Hall of Famer Bill Manlove, and basketball coaching legend Harry Perretta. Manuel guided the Phillies ... Read More
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