News
June 18, 2008 -- Legendary North Idaho College Wrestling Coach John Owen to Receive Idaho Humanitarian Award
June 17, 2008 -- Gonzaga’s Mark Few Named 2008 Winner of Nell and John Wooden Coaching Achievement Award
Dec. 29, 2007 -- 1993 Heisman Winner Charlie Ward Receives World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame Tradition of Excellence Award
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Inductee News
Jimmie Heuga '08: The Heuga Center for Multiple Sclerosis’ board appoints Kim Sharkey as new CEO
Warrick Dunn '08: Tampa Bay Buccanneers running Back awards 84TH home
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Founder's Award (formerly President's Award)
Presented by World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame founder Myron Finkbeiner, this prestigious award embodies the humanitarian spirit in which the Hall was founded. The award is presented annually to individuals who, through sports, make a difference in their community but otherwise may not be well-known.
| 2008 | John Tuschman - Philanthropist |
| 2007 | Eunice Kennedy Shriver & Loretta Claiborne - Special Olympics World Games |
| 2006 | Bobby Martin - High School Football Player without Legs Dayton, Ohio |
| 2005 | Lynn and Sally Stiles - Youth Sports Foundation Muscatine, Iowa |
| 2004 | Kyle Maynard - Physically Challenged Wrestler Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2003 | Elmer Anderson - Founder, International Afro-American Hall of Fame Detroit, Mich. |
| 2001 | Dean and Kristi Jernigan - Owners, Memphis Redbirds, Memphis, Tenn. |
| 2000 | Erica Wright - Inner City Renewal, Detroit, Mich. |
| 1999 | Harry Cordellos - Pioneer Sight-Impaired Athlete Sonoma, Calif. |
| 1998 | Bob Shannon - Football Coach, East St. Louis High School East St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1997 | Robert Pamplin, Jr - Philanthropist Portland, Oregon |
| 1995 | Donald Ryan - Salvation Army Volunteer Hempstead, NY |
| 1994 | Bob Hurley - Basketball Coach, St. Anthony High School Jersey City, NJ |
