Legendary Yankee Bucky Dent to Headline Sports Gala in New Haven

Legendary Yankee Bucky Dent to Headline Sports Gala Benefiting Connecticut Emergency Responders, Correction Officers and Their Families Battling Cancer  on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 7:00 pm (Silent Auction starts at 5:30 pm)

St. Vincent's SWIM Across the Sound Sports Gala & Auction featuring guest speaker "Bucky" Dent. The emcee for the evening will be Rich Coppola, sports director, FOX 61. The fundraising event will take place at Anthony's Ocean View, 450 Lighthouse Road, New Haven, CT.

"Bucky" Dent is a former American Major League Baseball player and manager who earned two World Series rings as the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978. He was voted the World Series MVP in 1978 and is most famous for his home run in a tie-breaker game against the Boston Red Sox at the end of the 1978 season.

All proceeds from the event will benefit Connecticut state and local Police, Fire, and Corrections Officers, EMS personnel, Public Safety Dispatchers and their families battling cancer. The event is sponsored by Anthem BlueCross and BlueShield.                  

Anthony's Ocean View, 450 Lighthouse Road, New Haven, CT