Fred McGriff honored after being inducted into Boys & Girls Club Alumni Hall of Fame

Published: May 25, 2024 Duration: 00:01:31 Category: News & Politics

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Congratulations on being inducted into the Boys and Girls Club of America Alumni Hall of Fame. First of all, what is that distinction in honor media? It's special for me. It all started at the boys club. I grew up in Tampa, Florida and my mom would drop me off at the boys club in Tampa. And I just learned a lot of life values and so forth. And so it's all a part of, I'm still living a dream. And so tonight is a special night. What do you remember most about the experiences growing up at the boys and girls club? And what lessons did you learn that you take in your life today? Mainly a lot of life skills about just getting along with everybody. We didn't care about skin color. It was like, hey, you got a ball, let's go play. I was into the story and we, we played board games, we went outside and played kickball football, all the sports that everybody else plays today and just so many great memories. How do you continue to get back to the boys and girls club? Even today? I have to start really supporting a lot more. I've been doing a lot of traveling last year with the Hall of Fame, but I need to get involved and try to help our youth out today. We got you here. We can not talk about the Atlanta Braves. How do you feel about them here in 2024? The Braves are going strong, the pitching. I kind of heard him a little bit. So hopefully, uh, the other pitchers will pick it up and, uh, they'll have a good year. My last question, Fred, what does it mean to be inducted alongside guys like Allen Iverson and Al Roker, Jamar Hamlin here today. There's a lot of great people. So it's an honor just to be a part of that group. Thank you so much.

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