Jackson Joins Espn Crew

Wed., July 2, 1997

Compiled From Wire Services

Reggie Jackson is joining ESPN as an analyst, hoping the national exposure helps him fulfill his dream of running a major league baseball team.

Jackson, a special adviser to the New York Yankees since 1993, said that appearing on the all-sports network will allow him to showcase his knowledge of the game.

Jackson, 51, will make his debut Friday in Anaheim, when the Angels host the Seattle Mariners.

A consortium of businessmen paid $306,130 last weekend in Columbus, Ohio, for the uniform believed to be the one worn by Lou Gehrig during his farewell speech in 1939.

Gehrig, dying from a rare nerve disease, said goodbye to New York fans in a moving speech at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939.

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