NY Jets Head Coach Todd Bowles to Speak in Clark

CLARK, NJ -- New York Jets Head Coach Todd Bowles, an Elizabeth native, will join Sparky Lyle as a guest speaker at the 80th Annual Union County Baseball Association Hot Stove Awards Dinner on Sunday, Feb. 21, at The Gran Centurions, 440 Madison Hill Road, Clark.

During the afternoon awards ceremonies, the UCBA will induct five new members into the Union County Baseball Hall of Fame: Joe Alvarez of Elizabeth, Ray Crepeau of Linden, Wally Engelhardt of Elizabeth, Bruce Henderson of Rahway, and Damien Kane of Roselle.

Todd Bowles played eight seasons in the NFL, mainly with the Washington Redskins, and started in Super Bowl XXII. He was named head coach of the NY Jets in 2015 and led the team to a 10-6 record. Todd played football at Elizabeth High School and Temple University.

Sparky Lyle is a two-time World Series Champion, three-time All Star with the NY Yankees, the 1977 Cy Young Award winner, and the former manager of the Somerset Patriots.

Tickets for the Hot Stove Awards Dinner are $50 and can be purchased online at: www.UCBA-NJ.org. For more information, call Jim Iozzi at 908-917-2523.

-- Tom Plante

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