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APPLETON – Former Milwaukee Brewer and current Fox Sports Net Wisconsin analyst Jeff Cirillo will receive the Nice Guy Award at the 46th annual Red Smith Banquet on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton.
Cirillo, an 11th-round draft pick by the Brewers in the 1991 draft out of USC, went on to become the Brewers all-time career batting average leader, hitting .306 during his career from 1994-99 and 2005-06.
He hit a career-high .326 in 1999 and was an American League all-star in 1997. Cirillo was traded to Colorado in 1999 and also played with Seattle, San Diego, Minnesota and Arizona before retiring following the 2007 season.
Cirillo will be joined at the head table by Red Smith Award winner Ron Dayne and main speaker Greg Gumbel.
The Red Smith Committee has been honored to host 55 hall of fame athletes and sports announcers, representing six major sports (23 baseball, 16 football, 9 basketball, 1 wrestling, 3 motorsports, 3 hockey) along with a 2-time U.S. Open golf champion and Indy 500 champions.
Tickets are $60 and information about purchase can be found online at redsmith.org, by calling Joe Ornstein at 920-570-2536 or by e-mail at contact@redsmith.org.