Richie Ashburn was arguably the most popular athlete to ever play in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association keeps Richie’s legend alive each year with the presentation of a scholarship in his memory.
At the 2008 dinner, Jennifer Reardon won the award presented annually to a journalism student at Temple University. A junior at the time of the award, she has a 3.91 grade-point average and plans on a career as a sportswriter.
She worked as a member of the Penn Relays reporting staff in April 2007, and contributed the story on NHL referee Kerry Fraser in the collectible program for the January 2008 dinner.
The Ashburn Scholarship is presented in conjunction with the Philadelphia Daily News.
Below is a video tribute to Richie Ashburn:
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