Jimmy V Award

Jimmy V Award
A picture depicting the Jimmy V Award Trophy
The Jimmy V Award Trophy
Awarded for"a deserving member of the sporting world who has overcome great obstacles through perseverance and determination."[1]
LocationDolby Theatre, Los Angeles (2023)
Presented byThe V Foundation
First awarded2007
Currently held byDawn Staley
WebsiteOfficial website

The Jimmy V Award (sometimes called the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance)[2] is awarded as part of the ESPY Awards to "a deserving member of the sporting world who has overcome great obstacles through perseverance and determination".[1] The award is named in honor of North Carolina State University men's basketball coach Jim Valvano, who gave an acceptance speech after receiving the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 1993 ESPY Awards ceremony which "brought a howling, teary-eyed Madison Square Garden to its feet".[3] Valvano died from adenocarcinoma two months after receiving the award.[3] The Jimmy V Award trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan,[4] is presented at the annual awards ceremony in Los Angeles by The V Foundation, a charitable organization founded in 1993 by ESPN and Valvano to raise money to fund cancer research grants across the United States.[1]

The accolade's inaugural winner in 2007 was basketball coach Kay Yow, who successfully led the North Carolina State University women's team to the ACC tournament championship game, and the Sweet 16 (regional semi-finals) of the NCAA Division I Tournament after returning from sessions of breast cancer chemotherapy.[5] Although the award has usually been given to coaches or athletes, it has been presented to two reporters: Stuart Scott (2014) and Craig Sager (2016).[6][7] The award has been shared twice: Team Hoyt (2013), consisting of the father and son team of Dick and Rick Hoyt,[8] and the father and daughter combination of Devon Still and Leah Still (2015).[9] The 2024 recipient of the Jimmy V Award was Dawn Staley.[10]

Recipients

Jimmy V Award winners
Year Image Recipient(s) Notes Ref
2007 – Kay Yow Returned to successfully coach the North Carolina State University women's team to the ACC tournament championship game, and the Sweet 16 (regional semi-finals) of the NCAA Division I Tournament after sessions of breast cancer chemotherapy. [5]
2008 Kevin Everett waving to the crowd in 2017 Kevin Everett Former Buffalo Bills tight end who was paralysed from the neck down due to a spinal cord injury he sustained at the start of the 2007 NFL season but began walking again after rehabilitation. [11]
2009 – Don Meyer Meyer had his left leg amputated below the knee after a vehicular accident in September 2008. He was later diagnosed with cancer of the liver and intestines but eventually returned as coach of the Northern State Wolves men's basketball team. [12]
2010 George Kart coaching a basketball team in 2011 George Karl The Denver Nuggets coach returned to work after being placed on a leave of absence to undergo radiation treatment for neck and throat cancer for six weeks. [13]
2011 – Anthony Robles Robles, born without a right leg, beat Matt McDonough in the final of the 2010–2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship 125 lb (57 kg) category to end the season undefeated. [2]
2012 Eric LeGrand in 2016 Eric LeGrand After sustaining a spinal cord injury in a 2010 game against the Army Black Knights. the Rutgers Scarlet Knights American football defensive tackle contradicted medical opinion by standing upright with the aid of a metal frame, and breathing without the assistance of a ventilator. [14]
2013 Team Hoyt participating in a marathon in 2012 Team Hoyt Dick Hoyt pushed his son Rick, born with cerebral palsy, in a custom-built running wheelchair in more than a thousand long-distance running events for almost four decades. [8]
2014 Stuart Scott in 2010 Stuart Scott The ESPN sports commentator was diagnosed with appendiceal cancer in 2007, and continued to work for the network while undergoing multiple surgeries and chemotherapy. [6]
2015 – Devon Still and Leah Still Five year-old Leah Still was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma, and her father, Devon, was added to the practice squad of the Cincinnati Bengals to help him afford his daughter's treatment. [9]
2016 Craig Sager in 2009 Craig Sager TNT sports reporter diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2014, who kept working for the network in spite of his cancer no longer going into remission. [7]
2017 – Jarrius Robertson 15-year-old "super fan" of the New Orleans Saints, born with biliary atresia, affecting his rate of growth, and forcing him to undergo two liver transplants and thirteen surgeries. [15]
2018 Jim Kelly in 2010 Jim Kelly Former Buffalo Bills quarterback who survived three occurrences of squamous-cell oral cancer within five years. [16]
2019 – Rob Mendez Junior varsity high school football coach who was born without arms or legs. Since 2018, he has been the coach of the Prospect Panthers in Saratoga, California. [17]
2020 – Taquarius Wair Mesabi Range College football running back who was badly burnt on his body and lost four left-hand fingers in a 2005 house fire at the age of four. [18]
2021 – Chris Nikic The first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman Triathlon. [19]
2022 A well-dressed man in a suit and tie on a basketball court Dick Vitale Former American basketball sports commentator who was diagnosed with melanoma in August 2021 and lymphoma in October 2021 and lost his voice for a time, was declared cancer-free in April 2022. [20]
2023 Liam Hendriks in 2023 Liam Hendriks Chicago White Sox closer who was diagnosed with stage four Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in December 2022 but returned to play for the team after being declared cancer-free in April 2023. [21]
2024 A woman in black glasses and a black shirt stands on the basketball court, coaching her team Dawn Staley South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball head coach and advocate against cancer and for equality in women's sports. [10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "V Foundation". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 18, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Wilcox, Nate (July 14, 2011). "One-Legged Wrestling Champ Anthony Robles Takes Home ESPY Award". SB Nation. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Czachor, Emily Mae (July 13, 2017). "Celebrating 25 years, the ESPYs have become more than a sports awards show". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  4. ^ Avard, Christian (August 2, 2013). "Sculptor commissioned to complete Joe Frazier statue has died". Barre Montpelier Times Argus. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Auten, Taylor (July 19, 2007). "NC State's Yow wins Jimmy V award at ESPYs". College Sports Television. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Bethea, April (July 17, 2014). "Stuart Scott accepts Jimmy V Award at ESPYs". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Farber, Madeline (July 14, 2016). "Watch Sportscaster Craig Sager Deliver an Inspirational Speech at the ESPY Awards". Fortune. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Annear, Steve (July 18, 2013). "'Team Hoyt' Receives Recognition at the Annual ESPY Awards". Boston. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Gentille, Sean (July 15, 2015). "Devon Still gives powerhouse speech for daughter Leah at ESPYs". Sporting News. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Philadelphia native Dawn Staley wins Jimmy V Perseverance Award at 2024 ESPYs". WPVI-TV. July 12, 2024. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  11. ^ Harris, Beth (July 20, 2008). "Tiger, NY Giants, Parker big winners at ESPYs". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Associated Press. p. D3. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2018 – via InfoTrac Newsstand.
  12. ^ "Former Hamline basketball coach earns ESPN honor". Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 20, 2009. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  13. ^ Brooks, Terry (July 15, 2010). "George Karl Receives Jimmy V Award at 2010 ESPYs". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on October 14, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  14. ^ "Eric LeGrand to receive Valvano award at ESPYs". The Columbian. Associated Press. June 13, 2012. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  15. ^ Huff, Lauren (June 14, 2017). "ESPYs: Saints Super Fan Jarrius Robertson to Receive Jimmy V Perseverance Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  16. ^ Rodak, Mike (June 4, 2018). "Jim Kelly to be honored with Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at ESPYs". ABC News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  17. ^ Ting, Eric (July 9, 2019). "Bay Area football coach born without limbs to be honored at ESPYs". San Francisco Gate. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  18. ^ Johnson, Randy (June 10, 2020). "Minneapolis' Taquarius Wair, who overcame burns to play college football, to receive ESPYs' Jimmy V Award". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  19. ^ Hertel, Alyssa (July 10, 2021). "'At the end of this run are your dreams': Chris Nikic awarded Jimmy V Award after completing first Ironman". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  20. ^ Skiver, Kevin (July 21, 2022). "Dick Vitale delivers powerful message as he accepts award named for friend Jim Valvano at ESPYS". Sporting News. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  21. ^ Miller, Dionne (July 13, 2023). "White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks receives ESPY Award for comeback from cancer". WLS-TV. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

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