BLOHARDS "Hero" Bresciani Named To Sox Hall of Fame

Longtime BLOHARDS supporter and front office executive Dick Bresciani joins six unformed players who have been selected for induction into the Red Sox Hall of Fame. The 2006 induction dinner will be held on November 9th at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center with net proceeds benefitting the Red Sox Foundation and its programs.

The players chosen include infielder Vern Stephens (1948-52), righthander Ellis Kinder (1948-55), second baseman Jerry Remy (1978-84), first baseman George Scott (1966-71, 1977-79) and managers Joe Morgan (1988-91) and Dick Williams (1967-69).

The Red Sox' Vice President/Publications and Archives, Dick Bresciani joined the organization in May of 1972 as Assistant Public Relations Director. He moved up to Director of PR in 1984 and has been a Vice President since 1987. He was named the 1997 winner of the Robert O. Fishel Award for Public Relations Excellence in Major League Baseball. Under his coordination the Red Sox instituted a formal retiring of numbers policy in 1984, the annual national Tony Conigliaro Award in 1990, and the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1995. He is also a member of the Halls of Fame of UMass Athletics and the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Congratulations to our good friend Dick on an accomplished career and this well-deserved honor.