Post by ۞Quaalude™۞ on Feb 14, 2011 9:49:58 GMT -5
Musial awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom , Stan Musial to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom , The medal is the highest a civilian can receive , A St. Louis Cardinal Hall of Fame baseball player , The White House announced this afternoon that Musial will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Cardinals and Musial were alerted about the honor early Wednesday morning. Musial will join other baseball greats who have won the award like Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente and Ted Williams. The award recipients are selected by the sitting president.
Musial turns 90 on Sunday.
"Thanksgiving has come early to Cardinals Nation," said team official Ron Watermon, who spearheaded the "Stand for Stan" campaign that caught the White House's attention. "An early birthday present for Stan."
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is given "for especially meritorious contribution (in) cultural or other significant public or private endeavors." Past winners are a diverse group, ranging from Alan Greenspan to Bill Cosby, Muhammad Ali to Paul Harvey, Estee Lauder to Moe Berg, the major-league catcher who was also a spy.
The Musial family issued a statement this afternoon that read: "Stan and Lil Musial and their entire family are delighted with the news of his being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Stan would like to thank President Obama and especially Bill Dewitt Jr. and the entire Cardinal organization for their outstanding support."
Stan added: "I'm proud to be a Cardinal QC
www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_cb1cb8c0-f270-11df-9786-0017a4a78c22.html
Musial turns 90 on Sunday.
"Thanksgiving has come early to Cardinals Nation," said team official Ron Watermon, who spearheaded the "Stand for Stan" campaign that caught the White House's attention. "An early birthday present for Stan."
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is given "for especially meritorious contribution (in) cultural or other significant public or private endeavors." Past winners are a diverse group, ranging from Alan Greenspan to Bill Cosby, Muhammad Ali to Paul Harvey, Estee Lauder to Moe Berg, the major-league catcher who was also a spy.
The Musial family issued a statement this afternoon that read: "Stan and Lil Musial and their entire family are delighted with the news of his being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Stan would like to thank President Obama and especially Bill Dewitt Jr. and the entire Cardinal organization for their outstanding support."
Stan added: "I'm proud to be a Cardinal QC
www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_cb1cb8c0-f270-11df-9786-0017a4a78c22.html