Jenkins will share her story with students across Canada

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Fergie Jenkins went from the Chatham ballparks to the big leagues. Soon it will be in classrooms across Canada.

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The legendary pitcher is working on an educational program with Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum to share his story with students.

The project was announced Tuesday on Jenkins’ 80th birthday.

“We look forward to honoring Ferguson Jenkins as an incredible role model, amplifying his incredible story and sharing the lessons learned from his remarkable journey with all Canadians,” said Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame spokesperson Misty Kolozetti. , to the Chatham Daily News.

The program is in the early stages of development. The Halls of Fame will work with Jenkins in the coming months on the key messages and lessons he wants to share.

“All of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame educational programs contain the underlying theme of going beyond winning, which we define as achieving greatness in sport while doing good in the community. There will also be elements of this theme in the new program,” said Kolozetti.

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Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame has an online education platform – www.beyondthewin.ca – offering programs and resources to classrooms.

The first of four modules on Jenkins should begin to be deployed in June 2023. All will be available for the 2023-24 academic year.

“We have worked hard to provide an accessible and free education hub where teachers, students and coaches can easily access a variety of educational assets,” said the President and CEO of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. , Cheryl Bernard, in a press release. “We are very proud to develop and present a new asynchronous program, to celebrate its 80th anniversary, and to honor Ferguson Jenkins as a role model in this country.”

Jenkins was the first Canadian inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY

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He played 19 major league seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox. He retired after the 1983 season with a 284-226 record and 3,192 strikeouts.

He won the 1971 Cy Young Award in the National League and was a seven-time 20-game winner.

“Teaming up with Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame to tell the story of the Fergie Jenkins Hall of Fame and its impact on the history of sport in Canada is a remarkable way to connect today’s youth with the past,” Jeremy Diamond, chairman of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Fame and Museum Board of Directors, said in a statement. “We look forward to bringing this story to life and sharing it with Canadians of all ages. »