Former Astros pitcher, manager, and major league baseball broadcaster Larry Dierker addressed the Houston Mortgage Bankers Association at the group’s monthly luncheon meeting held April 8th at Maggiano’s restaurant near the Galleria.
Introduced by HMBA president Mike McFarland, Dierker received numerous rounds of applause as he regaled the audience with tales about his years with the Houston Colt.45s and Houston Astros, and his career as a major league baseball broadcaster. The Colt.45s signed Dierker at age 17 and he pitched from 1964 to 1977 for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros and then the St. Louis Cardinals. He managed the Astros for five years from 1997 to 2001 and was elected National League Manager of the Year in 1998. Dierker served as a color commentator on the Astros' radio and television broadcasts from 1979 to 1996 and again from 2004 to 2005.
At the conclusion of Dierker’s presentation, McFarland presented him with a contribution from HMBA to Cy Hope, a non-profit organization that works to improve the lives of economically-challenged children in the Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District.
