Photos: Ozzie Smith Plaza Dedication, June 13, 2003, Cal Poly file:///X:/Copyright/Submissions/_PressReleases%20&%20Cal%20Pol... Skip to Content Cal Poly News Search Cal Poly News Go California Polytechnic State University Ozzie Smith Plaza Dedication: Friday June 13, 2003 Above: Baseball great Ozzie Smith (left) is introduced by Cal Poly President Warren J. Baker at the dedication of Ozzie Smith Plaza at Cal Poly's Baggett Stadium June 13. Right: "Twenty years ago, I never dreamed that I would go to the Hall of Fame. Twenty years ago, I never dreamed I would have Cal Poly invite me back, or that Cal Poly would have an Ozzie Smith Plaza. This really is a dream come true," Smith told some 300 fans -- both kids and grownups -- at the plaza dedication. (Scroll down for more photos) Above: Ozzie Smith takes questions from the media beneath the statue dedicated in his honor in Ozzie Smith Plaza June 13 as fans watch. Right: Kirsten and Clancy Schaffer got dressed up to greet their favorite shortstop and get his autograph on a baseball for dad Lance as a Father's Day present. (Scroll down for more photos) Left: A Little League Team from Templeton lines up behind Clancy and Kirsten Schaffer and mom Carole (in the sunglasses) hoping Ozzie Smith autographs. They weren't disappointed: the Hall-of-famer signed autographs for nearly an hour at the Ozzie Smith Plaza dedication June 13. (Plenty of adults were in line too.) Photos by Bob Anderson, Cal Poly Public Affairs CP Home • CP Find It Get Adobe Reader • Microsoft Viewers Events • Recent Releases • Cal Poly Magazine • Cal Poly Update E-newsletter • Contact Public Affairs • Alumni • Giving • Athletics Cal Poly Public Affairs California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 805.756.7266 polynews@calpoly.edu 1 of 1 9/25/2009 11:59 AM