Comments About Sharon Ridley Winning 2010 Rawlings Award
Larry Schmittou, Owner of the Sounds from 1978-1997
Sharon came to work for the Nashville Sounds in the late 1980s and immediately, along with Dot Cloud, became our goodwill ambassador.
Sharon though the years has served three ownerships and numerous General Managers with complete loyalty and enthusiasm. Sharon, through serious health issues and the loss of a son, has kept her love of Minor League Baseball and the Sounds alive in Nashville.
Larry Taft, Sports Editor at The Tennessean
After first becoming familiar with her work in 1990 when I became my newspaper's beat writer, and having known her work over the ensuing two decades, it came as no surprise that she was selected for this recognition.
Describing her as an 'office manager' is as much of an understatement as referring to Albert Pujols as a 'baseball player.' She is far more.
Richard Sterban, Partner & Vocalist of the Oak Ridge Boys
I have known Sharon for more than twenty years and have watched her work her way from receptionist to office manager at the Nashville Sounds. Sharon is a dedicated and enthusiastic employee, who has worked hard for Minor League Baseball in Middle Tennessee. In many ways, she is the face and voice of the Nashville Sounds.
Carol & Bob Burgess, Sounds Season Ticket Holders
We have been season ticket holders at the Sounds for eight years and supported them before being ticket holders. We became acquainted with Sharon while coming to the games and talking to her when I would call for information.
Sharon always has a smile on her face and truly cares about the fans, the players, and all she works with.
The "Jeff Fisher & Friends" Team
Sharon is the consistent face of the Nashville Sounds organization within the community. She is not only personable, considerate, caring, and polite, but also she is committed, responsible, and always willing to help with any need or request.
Over the years, we have experienced, first-hand, her dependability, reliability, hard-working, and conscientious loyal qualities.