For those of you that didn’t know, I had the opportunity to throw out the first pitch at the Houston...
The Inaugural Knuckle Ball Hits it Out of the Park, raising over $400,000
The Joe Niekro Foundation gala, The Knuckle Ball…A Pitch for Life, was a huge success and raised over $400,000 toward...
The Knuckle Ball Hits it Out of the Park!
I am sitting at my computer rethinking this past weekend, and still in complete awe of the support and commitment from...
T-Minus 18 Days and Counting
Today marks the 18 day countdown until The Knuckle Ball. I am amazed at the outpouring of support from Houston...
The Knuckle Ball: It’s Now A Pitch for Life Over Sudden Death
IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING Written by: Natalie Niekro at age 7 Spring Training is here and baseball is starting, which...
Hall of Famer Phil Niekro remembers his brother Joe
The following article was posted on The Methodist Hospital website just today and I wanted to share with all of...
Living a Legacy
I receive hundreds of comments every week on the foundation website, www.joeniekrofoundation.org, and as I hear about the number of...
Reflections from 1980
Two days ago while sitting in my office burning the candle at both ends as I always do, I received...
An Aneurysm Strikes One of Houston Astros Very Own
This past week the Houston Astros experienced quite a scare, when they heard one of their very own, minor league...
Knuckle Ball Updates
I have been in Houston since Thursday working on meetings and further details for the July 31st Knuckle Ball. Its...