It’s a pretty impressive list of names. And I mentioned that to Fred.

“One of the great things about this world is we get to choose our friends,” Fred said. “I would choose these guys (as friends) any day of the year. I’ve known a lot of them since 1973.”

Dalton said an announcement about the Pittsburg charity selected to receive the $1,500 will be made soon. The charity, he said, has already been identified, but the folks at KKOW would like to have a check presentation ceremony.

“The charity is one of the best at helping folks who are down on their luck, and we are very appreciative of the Royals for this donation,” he said.

In addition to his baseball broadcasting, Fred has broadcast college basketball and football games, and he continues to broadcast Big 12 Conference basketball games. He’s been around the sports scene for more than 30 years, and counts hundreds of professional athletes and coaches as friends. He said he has always been amazed at how generous they are with their time and their money.

“These guys are a lot better people than most realize,” Fred said. “There are so many acts of kindness (performed by current and former professional athletes) that nobody even knows about. And they don’t want anybody to know about them. They’ve just always done those things.”

See, I told you there was something wrong with the Royals Alumni group.

All they want to do is help people.