Ripken to speak in Amarillo

Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. will come to Amarillo February 9, 2010 for Amarillo College’s Distinguished Lecture Series.

Proceeds from ticket sales benefit scholarships for AC students. Each lecture typically raises $5,000 to $10,000 in scholarship money.
The series started in 1987 and has attracted speakers such as Barbara Bush, James Earl Jones, Oliver Stone and Dan Quayle. “America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh spoke last year to a crowd of about 600.
This year’s speaker was announced at Tuesday night’s board of regents meeting. Information on ticket sales hasn’t been set.

Ripken, dubbed baseball’s Iron Man for his 2,632 consecutive games played streak, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007. He was an All-Star for 19 of his 20 seasons and won two Most Valuable Player awards.