2024 SBCF Golf Outing

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Lee Smith Signed Baseball

Hall of Famer Lee Smith Autographed Baseball

Lee Smith played for 18 years in Major League Baseball, was the all-time career saves leader from 1993-2006 with 478, and named to the Hall of Fame in 2019.

He was drafted with the 28th pick overall in the 1975 MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs as a 17-year old, and made his debut with the team in 1980. He spent the 1980 through 1987 seasons with the club and remains the Cubs' all-time leader in saves with 180.

Smith also played in the Majors with the Red Sox, Cardinals, Yankees, Orioles, Angels, Reds, and Expos, retiring in 1997.

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The signed ball comes from the collection of former first-round MLB draft pick, professional player and coach, and University of Tennessee quarterback, Alan Cockrell. He has also donated baseballs signed by Bill Buckner and Carlos Beltran (see separate listings of items 203 and 204 to bid).

Cockrell got the Lee Smith autographed ball listed here while he was the Hitting Coordinator with the Arizona Diamondbacks during Spring Training in Tempe, AZ in March 2012. The ball is inscribed with Lee Smith's name and "478 saves."

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Sarna Glove Maintenance Kit

$25

FMV $50

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Saint Joseph HS Camp & Merch 1

$50

FMV $100

SAINT JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL (INDIANA) SPORTS CAMP SCHOLARSHIP & MERCHANDISE

Show your spirit with this zippered insulated cooler bag filled with Saint Joe merchandise.

Also included is one (1) free admission to the 2025 Saint Joseph High School Department of Athletics Summer Sports Camps. Choose from one of the following sports:

baseball
boys' basketball
football
boys' lacrosse
boys' soccer
cheerleading
girls' basketball
girls' lacrosse
softball
girls' soccer
volleyball

Merchandise includes (all have a version of the Saint Joe logo):

cooler bag
women's rain poncho
baseball cap
2 t-shirts
magnet

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Victory Outside the Arena

$15

FMV $30

Signed copy of the book:

VICTORY OUTSIDE THE ARENA

HOW ATHLETES CAN GO FROM ISOLATED TO INSPIRED ONCE THE APPLAUSE BEGINS TO FADE

Author: Bill Burke

Nick Saban, 7-time National Champion Head Coach commented: "A powerful playbook for the game of life."

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"As former athletes, we all know what it's like to face the end of our time inside the arena. I'm sure you can recall in vivid detail the last time you took the uniform off and more importantly, the feelings that came with that.

I'm guessing you can also recall the feeling of uncertainty that came with trying to navigate the months and years after your career ended.

Without the daily competition, routine and camaraderie, life looked a lot different.

Some athletes handle the transition smoothly, while many others struggle mightily to figure out who they are without their identity as an athlete. Then, if and when they do get their feet under them, they wonder if they are truly reaching their full potential in life.

Through the author's experiences and the conversations he's had over the years with others, this is a problem that doesn't get discussed nearly enough. and while there is more awareness now, countless athletes continue to suffer in silence."

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Bill Burke is a former Division 1 quarterback who contributed to victories in some of the biggest athletic arenas in the country and heled Michigan State finish his senior season ranked #7 in the nation. He is now dedicated to helping former athletes become all they're capable of becoming in their personal development, careers, and relationships. He is a husband, father, and a Spartan.

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Excerpt from the book:

"Then there are times when athletes step into the arena with more on their minds than their personal sense of achievement. Sometimes, the individual players or entire teams realize that the meaning of the mission they are working on extends far beyond wins, losses, and statistics."

"Take the Chicago Cubs, for example. The long-suffering Major League Baseball club from the Windy City won the World Series in 2016. The victory came 108 years after their last championship. During that century-plus stretch, the Cubs had become synonymous with the idea of losing. Every spring, the die-hard fans would suppress their hope for the coming season, believing the current season would just be a carbon copy of the one before."