The Conn Smythe Dinner has 60 years of great memories, many of these moments not captured at the dinner itself; moments like a child receiving a new wheelchair or walker, or the sheer joy of children leaving their wheelchairs behind and getting into a canoe for the first time at one of the specialized Easter Seals camps. These are the memories that the Rogers Conn Smythe Sports Celebrities Dinner & Auction helps to create. The proceeds raised from this dinner lead to days of independence and freedom for many children with physical disabilities.
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1989 MLB Draft, Zaun reached the majors in 1995. After being traded to the Florida Marlins, Zaun won a World Series in 1997. After that, Gregg continued to live his major-league dreams, but it wasn’t until 2004 when the Blue Jays made him their starting catcher that Zaun finally felt at home.