.......2005 - 2006 Arizona Icecats

Honorary Captain

TERRY FRANCONA

Terry is a long time friend of Coach G's and the Icecats.

He is proud to be this year's Honorary Captain.

.....Terry Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959 in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is the Major League Baseball manager of the Boston Red Sox in the American League.

.....Terry grew up outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and got his start in baseball at New Brighton, Pennsylvania High School. His father, Tito Francona, played in the majors from 1956 to 1970 and went to a neighboring high school near Pittsburgh.

.....Terry was drafted out of the University of Arizona in the first round of the 1980 amateur draft by the Montreal Expos, the 22nd overall selection. At Arizona he earned the Golden Spikes Award in 1980 as the best player in amateur baseball. Terry played major league baseball for Montreal, the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians and the Milwaukee Brewers. In ten seasons and 708 games he posted a .274 career average with 16 homers and 143 RBI's.

.....Francona's major league managerial career began with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Boston Red Sox hired Francona to manage their club in 2004. Francona led the Red Sox to a 98-64 record in 2004, the second best record in the American League behind the division rival Yankees. Under Francona's leadership, the Red Sox won the 2004 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals giving the Red Sox their first world championship in 86 years.

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