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07 May
2008 Sports Museum
Opens In New York Mayor Michael
Bloomberg was joined by Eli Manning, Billie Jean
King, Carl Lewis, Walt Frazier, Tony Dorsett,
Martina Navratilova, Jim Craig, Bob Cousy, Mario
Andretti, and thirty other hall of fame athletes to
celebrate the opening of the Sports
Museum of America
(SmA) in New York City. Cheering New
Yorkers waving oversized foam fingers became part
of the pep rally - with the West Point Color Guard,
college marching bands, cartwheeling cheerleaders,
Red Bulls Soccer team teaching kids to juggle
balls, high-kicking pep dancers and familiar team
mascots - to kick off the city's new multi-media,
interactive, next generation museum-attraction with
great fanfare. The
Sports
Museum of America (SmA), is the first museum to pay
tribute to the history and excitement of all
sports. SmA has partnered with more than 50 single
sport Halls of Fame, national governing bodies and
other top athletic organizations, to showcase
inspiring exhibits, memorabilia, stories and heroes
that resonate with fans of all ages. In addition to
hosting the first women's sports hall of fame, SmA
is also the new permanent home of the Billie Jean
King International Women's Sports Center and the
legendary Heisman Trophy. Located at 26
Broadway, in the heart of Lower Manhattan and at
the corner of Broadway and Beaver Streets, SmA is
steps away from the Statue of Liberty and Ellis
Island ferries, Wall Street, South Street Seaport
and the 9/11 memorial currently
underway. "New York City is
the greatest sports town in the world, so it's
fitting that it is now the home of the Sports
Museum of America, the nation's first museum
dedicated to all sports," said Mayor Bloomberg.
"Not only is this an exciting occasion for the
sports world, but also it's an important moment for
Lower Manhattan and all of New York City. After
9/11, we outlined a vision of Lower Manhattan as a
vibrant, mixed-use community, and the growth of the
area's cultural attractions is playing a vital role
in making that vision a reality." |
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