The annual Flying Squirrels Hot Stove Banquet will be held at the Siegel Center on Wednesday, January 22. 

The headlining guest for the 2020 Hot Stove Banquet will be former MLB and NFL star Brian Jordan, a former two-sport standout at the University of Richmond! During his time as a student-athlete for the Richmond Spiders, Jordan earned All-America honors in football in 1988 and was selected as an All-Conference player in football (1986, '87 and '88) and baseball (1988). He was drafted in the first round by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1988, finishing his Richmond baseball career as the school's all-time leader in stolen bases at the time. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 1989 NFL Draft and was later acquired by the Atlanta Falcons. Jordan played three seasons with the Falcons from 1989-91, totaling 36 games and five interceptions. In 1990, Jordan finished third in the NFL in tackles. In 2006, Jordan was named by Sports Illustrated as one of the "Top 15 Greatest College Athletes," alongside John Elway, Wilt Chamberlain, Deion Sanders, Bo Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Jim Brown and others.

Proceeds from the Charity Hot Stove Banquet benefit Flying Squirrels Charities, which focuses on "Renovating Richmond's Recreation," a project dedicated to rebuilding youth baseball fields in Richmond in partnership with Barton Malow and City of Richmond Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities.