The Knuckleball...A Pitch for Life
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Join the Houston Astros and the Joe Niekro Foundation for an unforgettable evening of fantastic food, beverages, casino gambling and live entertainment with some of baseball's greatest legends and country music stars.
The Knuckle Ball…A Pitch for Life, will be held on Monday, September 22nd at Minute Maid Park. The event will honor Joe Niekro, his baseball years and charitable work, with funds received going to brain aneurysm research. This year’s beneficiary is the Methodist Neurological Institute in Houston, Texas. Please join us while we celebrate and honor the life, love and memories of Joe Niekro, all as we launch a crusade to educate and encourage awareness about aneurysms research and treatment.
For more information or to reserve your seats for this black tie event, please visit joeniekrofoundation.org or call 832.667.5856.
About the Joe Niekro Foundation
The Joe Niekro Foundation was established in 2007 in honor of the founder’s father, Joe Niekro, who lost his life from a sudden cerebral brain aneurysm on October 27, 2006. The astonishing lack of public awareness and under-support of research of such a widespread and often fatal condition led to the launch of a crusade to educate and encourage awareness about aneurysms.
Joe Niekro pitched in major league baseball for 22 seasons between 1967 and 1988. Joe earned 221 wins and became one of the most successful knuckleball pitchers of his era.
About the Methodist Neurological Institute
The Methodist Neurological Institute (NI) houses the practice and research activities of the departments of neurology, neurosurgery, neuroradiology, neurophysiology and physical medicine & rehabilitation at The Methodist Hospital. The mission of the NI is to advance the discovery of the origins, mechanisms and treatment of neurological disease and to provide comprehensive care for patients with disorders and injuries of the brain and spinal cord.
Methodist is primarily affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital. Methodist is also affiliated with the University of Houston. Methodist is ranked among the country’s top centers in 14 specialties in U.S News & World Report’s 2007 America’s Best Hospitals issue. Methodist is ranked in more specialties than any other hospital in Texas, and is 9th in the nation for neurology and neurosurgery.
For more on the Methodist Neurological Institute, call 713.790.3333.
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