Official:Officially naming and designating the Cobbs Creek Recreation Center located at 280 Cobbs Creek Parkway, in the City of Philadelphia, as “Johnny Sample Recreation Center.”
Sponsor: Councilmember Blackwell
Introduced: September 26, 2019
Signed: December 5, 2019
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
The Cobbs Creek Recreation Center is officially named and designated as 'Johnny Sample Recreation Center' in honor of Johnny Sample, a sports and radio icon from West Philadelphia.
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