Noles, Dickie Ray2018-11-052018-11-052007-10-27http://hdl.handle.net/10713/8363This is an inspirational story of addiction and recovery. A World Series hero reflects on a life of alcoholism, family secrets, denial, loneliness, and an emptiness only sports could fill, until his love affair with drinking. Today, Dickie Noles works for the Philadelphia Phillies as their employee assistance professional and has been sober for 24 years. He started a prevention program entitled SAVES and has presented the program to over 200 organizations. Through his recovery, he finally broke an endless cycle of drunken brawls, jails, and lawsuits and rebuilt a relationship with his true hero, his mother, whose life will indeed inspire.The image on the original recording is not clear but the audio is fine.en-USNoles, Dickie RayEAPA keynoterecoveryemployee assistance professionalsAlcoholismAlcoholism--PreventionBaseball players--BiographyVideo