Charity Luncheon: Keenan, Anderson, Burke Receive Irish-American "Good Guy" Awards March 22, 2011

Rangers Stanley Cup Champion Coach Mike Keenan, N.Y. Times Pulitzer Prize-winning Sports Columnist Dave Anderson and William J. Burke of Wells Fargo Advisors will receive the Halligan-McGuire Irish-American Good Guy Awards on Tuesday, March 22, at Gallagher’s Steak House. Net proceeds will benefit the John Halligan Memorial Scholarship at Fordham Univ. The $83.50 ticket price includes three-course luncheon and donation.

Gallagher’s will serve such traditional Irish classics as “Halligan” Corned Beef and Cabbage; “McGuire” Irish Lamb Stew; “Keenan” Beef Tenderloinand Asparagus Salad with Irish Pan Roasted Potatoes, Smoked Bacon and Mustard Vinaigrette; and “Anderson” Grilled Salmon Filet with Sautéed Baby Spinach and Roasted Potatoes

The John Halligan Memorial Scholarship was established at Fordham in lasting memory of the revered Rangers and NHL public relations executive who graduated from Fordham in 1963. Halligan passed away in January 2010. “Friends of John Halligan” will raise the funds annually for the scholarship which will be awarded each year to provide financial assistance to a junior or senior undergraduate enrolled at Fordham majoring in communication/media studies at Rose Hill in the Bronx. A committee has been established to select the recipient.

Last year’s inaugural honorees were Teri McGuire, Dick’s loving wife of 54 years; John Flaherty, former Yankee and YES Network analyst; Janet Halligan, John’s loving wife of 41 years; and Dave Maloney, the MSG Network-1050 ESPN Radio analyst and former Ranger.

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