Four-time winner of the Georgia Press Association's Best Humor Column
Dr. Melvin Pender, Jr. is a bona fide American hero: An Olympic gold medalist (4 x 100 relay in the 1968 Mexico City Games at 31 years of age); a Bronze Star recipient with two tours of duty in Viet Nam, retiring as a captain after having joined the Army at 17; a college graduate; a member of 11 Halls of Fame, a coach, an author, a motivational speaker, a cancer survivor and a … [Read more...] about February 29, 2017: A Salute to An Olympic Champion and His Pursuit of Excellence
Dick is a sought-after speaker and speaks regularly to groups all around Atlanta and the Southeast. He is in high demand on the local as well as regional circuit. Some examples of local groups where he has appeared include businesses, Rotary Clubs, church groups, hospitals, Kiwanis Clubs, school districts, and many other organizations and events.
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Yarbrough received over 1,000 email responses last year – both positive and negative. Though most of the emails he receives support his viewpoints, one thing is for sure: Dick Yarbrough’s column speaks to people and they respond. Here is a sampling of email responses Yarbrough has received in the past:
July 2021: Dick's NEW Edition of his popular book 'And They Call Them Games' -- a look back at the 1996 Olympics Just in time for the 25th anniversary of the Olympic games in Atlanta, Dick's book has been re-released and is available now on Amazon. If you're a fan of Dick, or the Olympics -- or both! -- you won't want to miss this! > Follow this link to order. February 2020: Grady-Yarbrough Fellows Announced for Spring … Read more... about News