The 54th annual red smith sports banquet is set for January 14th at the Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton. To this day all proceeds from the banquet continue to be distributed to 24 local youth sports organizations. Joe Ornstein, the banquet chairman, says two major awards are presented during the evening: the Red Smith Award, given annually to a person that has excelled in sports from the State of Wisconsin, and the Scheels Sports “Nice Guy” Award, presented to a national sports figure.
Joe Ornstein:
The banquet was named after Richard “Red” Smith, a local sports hero who played college and professional football and coached in the professional ranks in baseball and football. Ticket information is available at the Red Smith face book page.