Come hear inspirational speaker Rich Donnelly on Sunday, October 10th at 6pm in the Corpus Christi Parish Center! He travels the country speaking about his career as both player and coach. He also shares how his Catholic faith played a major role in dealing with multiple life’s tragedies!
Rich is a Steubenville, Ohio native. He graduated from Steubenville Central Catholic where he played baseball and basketball. He attended college at Xavier University where he excelled in baseball.
Donnelly was signed as a catcher by the Minnesota Twins in 1967 and played four seasons in the Twins’ and Washington Senators’ minor league systems, compiling a .224 career batting average with 2 home runs and 73 RBI’s in 313 games played.
Rich coached in both the minor and major leagues. Most notably he coached for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986-1996 and the Florida Marlins in 1997-1998. The Marlins won the World Series in 1997. Coach Donnelly is regarded as one of the best third base coaches in major league history!
Rich makes his home in Steubenville, Ohio. A book was written about his life “The Chicken Runs at Midnight”. It’s one of the most inspirational stories of baseball and faith ever told!
Ticket Prices:
-Youth (7th grade) through 18 years old: FREE
-19 and up: $5
*If an adult brings a youth along with them to attend, both are FREE!
Tickets can be purchased after ALL CC Masses on September 11th & 12th, October 2nd,3rd, 9th and 10th.
– The “Chicken Runs at Midnight” Book for $15 will also be for sale.
*One of the most inspirational stories of sports and faith ever told, The Chicken Runs at Midnight powerfully shows that God can work in our lives even when we think it’s too late to change.
Tickets can also be purchased at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets please contact Rick Kreitzer at 304-650-6210.