To my Bulldog family,
Thank you for letting me suit up in the M over S these past five years. It has been an honor to wear maroon and white as a player, and I will continue to do it for the rest of my life.
Congratulations to this year's
Johnny Bench Award Winners
Top male NCAA baseball catcher
Vahn Lackey – Georgia Tech
Top female NCAA softball catcher
Kendall Wells – University of Oklahoma
Top high school catchers from Ohio
Brenna Fyffe, softball – Kenton Ridge
Lucas Flack, baseball – Delaware Hayes
Top high school catchers from Kentucky
Alivia Cooper, softball – Bullitt East
Camden Tiemeier, baseball – Campbell County
Top high school catchers from Indiana
Jayden Stephens, softball – Edgewood
Sean Dunlap, baseball – Crown Point
Top high school catchers from West Virginia
Olivia Masoner, softball – University
Zaden Ranson, baseball – Charleston Catholic
The NASCAR family is saddened by the loss of Ned Jarrett, a NASCAR Hall of Famer, two-time Cup Series champion and one of our sport's greatest ambassadors.
We extend our deepest condolences.
Legendary singer-songwriter Peabo Bryson has died at age 75.
Bryson died on Tuesday after suffering a stroke, according to a statement from the family.
"While our hearts are broken, we find comfort in knowing how deeply Peabo was loved and how many lives were touched by his voice and his generous spirit. His legacy and music will live on for generations to come," the family said.
Best known for performing Disney classics like Beauty and the Beast with Celine Dion and A Whole New World with Regina Belle, Bryson's soaring vocals made him one of the most recognizable voices in pop and R&B.
The Story Behind the One-Take Masterpiece 📺
Did you know one of the most iconic commercials in TV history happened completely by accident?
In 1973, an advertising crew went down to a pier to shoot an ad for Oscar Mayer. They needed a kid, and 4-year-old Andy Lambros volunteered. With a fishing rod in one hand and a bologna sandwich in the other, he started singing.
He didn't just get through it—he absolutely nailed the entire song in one single take.
When Jerry Ringlien (the VP of Marketing) saw the raw footage the next day, he stopped everything and said, "That is the commercial."
They loved Andy's charm so much that they even kept the very end of the raw footage in the final cut—the unscripted moment where he looks at the crew, asks "How's that?", and takes a massive bite of his sandwich.
The Impact:
•It skyrocketed Oscar Mayer sales and cemented the jingle in pop-culture history.
•It put the legendary ad agency J. Walter Thompson "on the map" as an industry titan.
•It launched Andy's career, leading him to star in over 20 more major commercials.
Today, Andy is an accomplished artist, graphic designer, and computer programmer. But it all started on a pier with a sandwich.
Turn the sound UP and watch the magic happen below 👇
#RetroAdvertising #Nostalgia