Jimmy V Award

{{Short description|ESPY Awards trophy named after the late Jim Valvano}}

{{Infobox award

| name = Jimmy V Award

| image = ESPY Awards Trophy.jpg

| imagesize =

| alt = A picture depicting the Jimmy V Award Trophy

| caption = The Jimmy V Award Trophy

| awarded_for = "a deserving member of the sporting world who has overcome great obstacles through perseverance and determination."

| presenter = The V Foundation

| country =

| location = Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles (2023)

| year = 2007

| year2 =

| holder = Dawn Staley

| website = {{official website|http://www.espn.co.uk/espys/}}

}}

The Jimmy V Award (sometimes called the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance) 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".{{cite web|title=V Foundation|url=http://www.espn.com/espys/vfoundation|publisher=ESPN|access-date=January 21, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218192208/http://www.espn.com/espys/vfoundation|archive-date=December 18, 2016}} 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".{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-st-ahead-of-its-25th-anniversary-the-espys-look-back-20170711-story.html|title=Celebrating 25 years, the ESPYs have become more than a sports awards show|last=Czachor|first=Emily Mae|work=Los Angeles Times|publication-date=July 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014235008/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-st-ahead-of-its-25th-anniversary-the-espys-look-back-20170711-story.html|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=January 21, 2018}} Valvano died from adenocarcinoma two months after receiving the award. The Jimmy V Award trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan,{{cite news|url=http://www.timesargus.com/article/20130802/NEWS03/708029923/0/FEATURES10|title=Sculptor commissioned to complete Joe Frazier statue has died|last=Avard|first=Christian|date=August 2, 2013|work=Barre Montpelier Times Argus|access-date=January 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221231935/http://www.timesargus.com/article/20130802/NEWS03/708029923/0/FEATURES10|archive-date=February 21, 2014|url-status=dead}} 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.

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/uwire/071907aac.html|title=NC State's Yow wins Jimmy V award at ESPYs|last=Auten|first=Taylor|date=July 19, 2007|access-date=January 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120105546/http://www.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/uwire/071907aac.html|archive-date=January 20, 2018|url-status=dead|publisher=College Sports Television|df=mdy-all}} 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).{{cite news|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article9141398.html|title=Stuart Scott accepts Jimmy V Award at ESPYs|last=Bethea|first=April|date=July 17, 2014|work=The Charlotte Observer|access-date=January 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120105546/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article9141398.html|archive-date=January 20, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2016/07/14/craig-sager-inspirational-speech/|title=Watch Sportscaster Craig Sager Deliver an Inspirational Speech at the ESPY Awards|last=Farber|first=Madeline|date=July 14, 2016|work=Fortune|access-date=January 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220055929/http://fortune.com/2016/07/14/craig-sager-inspirational-speech/|archive-date=December 20, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} The award has been shared twice: Team Hoyt (2013), consisting of the father and son team of Dick and Rick Hoyt,{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2013/07/18/team-hoyt-honored-espys-ben-affleck-video/|title='Team Hoyt' Receives Recognition at the Annual ESPY Awards|last=Annear|first=Steve|date=July 18, 2013|website=Boston|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120105546/http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2013/07/18/team-hoyt-honored-espys-ben-affleck-video/|archive-date=January 20, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=January 19, 2018|df=mdy-all}} and the father and daughter combination of Devon Still and Leah Still (2015).{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/espys-2015-devon-leah-still-health-update-cincinnati-bengals/6mgohpwj20m51349bi6bit9tz|title=Devon Still gives powerhouse speech for daughter Leah at ESPYs|last=Gentille|first=Sean|date=July 15, 2015|website=Sporting News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120105546/http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/espys-2015-devon-leah-still-health-update-cincinnati-bengals/6mgohpwj20m51349bi6bit9tz|archive-date=January 20, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=January 19, 2018|df=mdy-all}} The 2024 recipient of the Jimmy V Award was Dawn Staley.

Recipients

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Jimmy V Award winners
scope=col \| Year ! scope=col class=unsortable \| Image ! scope=col \| Recipient(s) ! scope=col class=unsortable \| Notes ! scope=col class=unsortable \| {{Abbr\|Ref\|Reference}}
2007 \| – ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Kay\|Yow}} \| align=left \| 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. \|
2008 \| File:Kevin+Everett-.jpg ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Kevin\|Everett}} \| align=left \| 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. \|{{cite news\|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A181605783/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=88879ae1\|title=Tiger, NY Giants, Parker big winners at ESPYs\|last=Harris\|first=Beth\|date=July 20, 2008\|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch\|access-date=January 19, 2018\|agency=Associated Press\|page=D3\|url-access=subscription\|via=InfoTrac Newsstand\|archive-date=January 21, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121204010/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA181605783&v=2.1&it=r&sid=GPS&asid=88879ae1\|url-status=live}}
2009 \| – ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Don\|Meyer}} \| align=left \| 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. \|{{cite web\|title=Former Hamline basketball coach earns ESPN honor\|url=http://www.miacathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2008-09/releases/mbb072009.html\|publisher=Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference\|date=July 20, 2009\|access-date=January 19, 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120105546/http://www.miacathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2008-09/releases/mbb072009.html\|archive-date=January 20, 2018\|df=mdy-all}}
2010 \| File:George Karl.jpg ! scope=row\| {{sortname\|George\|Karl}} \| align=left \| 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. \|{{cite web\|last=Brooks\|first=Terry\|title=George Karl Receives Jimmy V Award at 2010 ESPYs\|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/420501-george-karl-recieves-jimmy-v-award-at-2010-espys\|publisher=Bleacher Report\|date=July 15, 2010\|access-date=January 19, 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014000855/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/420501-george-karl-recieves-jimmy-v-award-at-2010-espys\|archive-date=October 14, 2010\|df=mdy-all}}
2011 \| – ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Anthony\|Robles}} \| align=left \| Robles, born without a right leg, beat Matt McDonough in the final of the 2010–2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship {{convert\|125\|lb\|kg\|abbr=on}} category to end the season undefeated. \|{{cite web\|last=Wilcox\|first=Nate\|title=One-Legged Wrestling Champ Anthony Robles Takes Home ESPY Award\|url=https://www.sbnation.com/mma/2011/7/14/2275958/one-legged-wrestling-champ-anthony-robles-takes-home-espy-award\|publisher=SB Nation\|date=July 14, 2011\|access-date=January 19, 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903070046/http://www.sbnation.com/mma/2011/7/14/2275958/one-legged-wrestling-champ-anthony-robles-takes-home-espy-award\|archive-date=September 3, 2011\|df=mdy-all}}
2012 \| File:Eric LeGrand.png ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Eric\|LeGrand}} \| align=left \| 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. \|{{cite news\|title=Eric LeGrand to receive Valvano award at ESPYs\|url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/13/eric-legrand-to-receive-valvano-award-at-espys/\|work=The Columbian\|agency=Associated Press\|date=June 13, 2012\|access-date=January 19, 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120105546/http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/13/eric-legrand-to-receive-valvano-award-at-espys/\|archive-date=January 20, 2018\|df=mdy-all}}
2013 \| File:Team Hoyt in Welleslley.JPG ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Team\|Hoyt}} \| align=left \| 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. \|
2014 \| File:Stuart Scott 2010.jpg ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Stuart\|Scott}} \| align=left \| The ESPN sports commentator was diagnosed with appendiceal cancer in 2007, and continued to work for the network while undergoing multiple surgeries and chemotherapy. \|
2015 \| – ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Devon\|Still}} and Leah Still \| align=left \| 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. \|
2016 \| File:Craig Sager 2009.jpg ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Craig\|Sager}} \| align=left \| 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. \|
2017 \| – ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Jarrius\|Robertson\|nolink=1}} \| align=left \| 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. \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/espys-2017-jimmy-v-perseverance-award-saints-fan-jarrius-robertson-1013557\|title=ESPYs: Saints Super Fan Jarrius Robertson to Receive Jimmy V Perseverance Award\|last=Huff\|first=Lauren\|date=June 14, 2017\|website=The Hollywood Reporter\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623033313/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/espys-2017-jimmy-v-perseverance-award-saints-fan-jarrius-robertson-1013557\|archive-date=June 23, 2017\|url-status=live\|access-date=January 19, 2018\|df=mdy-all}}
2018 \| File:Jim Kelly 2010 02.jpg ! scope=row\| {{sortname\|Jim\|Kelly}} \| align=left \| Former Buffalo Bills quarterback who survived three occurrences of squamous-cell oral cancer within five years. \|{{Cite news\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/jim-kelly-honored-jimmy-award-perseverance-espys/story?id=55638627\|title=Jim Kelly to be honored with Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at ESPYs\|last=Rodak\|first=Mike\|date=June 4, 2018\|access-date=June 5, 2018\|publisher=ABC News\|archive-date=June 4, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604202124/https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/jim-kelly-honored-jimmy-award-perseverance-espys/story?id=55638627\|url-status=live}}
2019 \| – ! scope=row\| {{sortname\|Rob\|Mendez\|nolink=1}} \| align=left \| 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. \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Rob-Mendez-football-coach-high-school-saratoga-14073841.php\|title=Bay Area football coach born without limbs to be honored at ESPYs\|last=Ting\|first=Eric\|date=July 9, 2019\|website=San Francisco Gate\|access-date=December 9, 2019\|archive-date=December 9, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209131742/https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Rob-Mendez-football-coach-high-school-saratoga-14073841.php\|url-status=live}}
2020 \| – ! scope=row\| {{sortname\|Taquarius\|Wair\|nolink=1}} \| align=left \| 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. \|{{Cite news\|last=Johnson\|first=Randy\|date=June 10, 2020\|title=Minneapolis' Taquarius Wair, who overcame burns to play college football, to receive ESPYs' Jimmy V Award\|work=Star Tribune\|url=https://www.startribune.com/taquarius-wair-now-an-espy-winner-never-quit/571152302/\|access-date=January 21, 2022\|archive-date=January 21, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121134553/https://www.startribune.com/taquarius-wair-now-an-espy-winner-never-quit/571152302/\|url-status=live}}
2021 \| – ! scope=row\| {{sortname\|Chris\|Nikic}} \| align=left \| The first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman Triathlon. \|{{Cite news\|last=Hertel\|first=Alyssa\|date=July 10, 2021\|title='At the end of this run are your dreams': Chris Nikic awarded Jimmy V Award after completing first Ironman\|work=USA Today\|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/2021/07/10/espys-jimmy-v-award-chris-nikic-ironman-triathlon/7907134002/\|access-date=January 21, 2022\|archive-date=January 21, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121204011/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2021/07/10/espys-jimmy-v-award-chris-nikic-ironman-triathlon/7907134002/\|url-status=live}}
2022 \| File:Dick Vitale.jpg ! scope=row\| {{sortname\|Dick\|Vitale}} \| align=left \| 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. \| {{Cite web \|last=Skiver \|first=Kevin \|date=July 21, 2022 \|title=Dick Vitale delivers powerful message as he accepts award named for friend Jim Valvano at ESPYS \|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/other-sports/news/dick-vitale-award-jim-valvano-espys/bxzobbtofbf3iwpvlewoybu3 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724040119/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/other-sports/news/dick-vitale-award-jim-valvano-espys/bxzobbtofbf3iwpvlewoybu3 \|archive-date=July 24, 2022 \|access-date=January 12, 2023 \|website=Sporting News}}
2023 \| File:Liam Hendriks on the mound during a simulated game, July 19, 2023 (cropped).jpg ! scope=row\| {{sortname\|Liam\|Hendriks}} \| align=left \| 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. \| {{cite news\|last=Miller\|first=Dionne\|title=White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks receives ESPY Award for comeback from cancer\|url=https://abc7chicago.com/espy-awards-liam-hendriks-chicago-white-sox-jimmy-v-award/13493906/\|publisher=WLS-TV\|date=July 13, 2023\|access-date=August 3, 2023\|archive-date=August 3, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803183941/https://abc7chicago.com/espy-awards-liam-hendriks-chicago-white-sox-jimmy-v-award/13493906/\|url-status=live}}
2024 \| File:Dawn Staley coaching.jpg ! scope=row\| {{sortname\|Dawn\|Staley}} \| align=left \| South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball head coach and advocate against cancer and for equality in women's sports. \|{{cite news\|title=Philadelphia native Dawn Staley wins Jimmy V Perseverance Award at 2024 ESPYs\|url=https://6abc.com/post/philadelphia-native-dawn-staley-wins-jimmy-perseverance-award/15054097/\|publisher=WPVI-TV\|date=July 12, 2024\|access-date=August 11, 2024\|archive-date=August 14, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814044205/https://6abc.com/post/philadelphia-native-dawn-staley-wins-jimmy-perseverance-award/15054097/\|url-status=live}}

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|+ Jimmy V Award winners

scope=col | Year

! scope=col class=unsortable | Image

! scope=col | Recipient(s)

! scope=col class=unsortable | Notes

! scope=col class=unsortable | {{Abbr|Ref|Reference}}

2007

| –

! scope=row | {{sortname|Kay|Yow}}

| align=left | 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.

2008

| File:Kevin+Everett-.jpg

! scope=row | {{sortname|Kevin|Everett}}

| align=left | 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.

|{{cite news|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A181605783/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=88879ae1|title=Tiger, NY Giants, Parker big winners at ESPYs|last=Harris|first=Beth|date=July 20, 2008|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|access-date=January 19, 2018|agency=Associated Press|page=D3|url-access=subscription|via=InfoTrac Newsstand|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121204010/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA181605783&v=2.1&it=r&sid=GPS&asid=88879ae1|url-status=live}}

2009

| –

! scope=row | {{sortname|Don|Meyer}}

| align=left | 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.

|{{cite web|title=Former Hamline basketball coach earns ESPN honor|url=http://www.miacathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2008-09/releases/mbb072009.html|publisher=Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|date=July 20, 2009|access-date=January 19, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120105546/http://www.miacathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2008-09/releases/mbb072009.html|archive-date=January 20, 2018|df=mdy-all}}

2010

| File:George Karl.jpg

! scope=row| {{sortname|George|Karl}}

| align=left | 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.

|{{cite web|last=Brooks|first=Terry|title=George Karl Receives Jimmy V Award at 2010 ESPYs|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/420501-george-karl-recieves-jimmy-v-award-at-2010-espys|publisher=Bleacher Report|date=July 15, 2010|access-date=January 19, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014000855/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/420501-george-karl-recieves-jimmy-v-award-at-2010-espys|archive-date=October 14, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

2011

| –

! scope=row | {{sortname|Anthony|Robles}}

| align=left | Robles, born without a right leg, beat Matt McDonough in the final of the 2010–2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship {{convert|125|lb|kg|abbr=on}} category to end the season undefeated.

|{{cite web|last=Wilcox|first=Nate|title=One-Legged Wrestling Champ Anthony Robles Takes Home ESPY Award|url=https://www.sbnation.com/mma/2011/7/14/2275958/one-legged-wrestling-champ-anthony-robles-takes-home-espy-award|publisher=SB Nation|date=July 14, 2011|access-date=January 19, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903070046/http://www.sbnation.com/mma/2011/7/14/2275958/one-legged-wrestling-champ-anthony-robles-takes-home-espy-award|archive-date=September 3, 2011|df=mdy-all}}

2012

| File:Eric LeGrand.png

! scope=row | {{sortname|Eric|LeGrand}}

| align=left | 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.

|{{cite news|title=Eric LeGrand to receive Valvano award at ESPYs|url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/13/eric-legrand-to-receive-valvano-award-at-espys/|work=The Columbian|agency=Associated Press|date=June 13, 2012|access-date=January 19, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120105546/http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/13/eric-legrand-to-receive-valvano-award-at-espys/|archive-date=January 20, 2018|df=mdy-all}}

2013

| File:Team Hoyt in Welleslley.JPG

! scope=row | {{sortname|Team|Hoyt}}

| align=left | 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.

2014

| File:Stuart Scott 2010.jpg

! scope=row | {{sortname|Stuart|Scott}}

| align=left | The ESPN sports commentator was diagnosed with appendiceal cancer in 2007, and continued to work for the network while undergoing multiple surgeries and chemotherapy.

2015

| –

! scope=row | {{sortname|Devon|Still}} and Leah Still

| align=left | 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.

2016

| File:Craig Sager 2009.jpg

! scope=row | {{sortname|Craig|Sager}}

| align=left | 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.

2017

| –

! scope=row | {{sortname|Jarrius|Robertson|nolink=1}}

| align=left | 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.

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/espys-2017-jimmy-v-perseverance-award-saints-fan-jarrius-robertson-1013557|title=ESPYs: Saints Super Fan Jarrius Robertson to Receive Jimmy V Perseverance Award|last=Huff|first=Lauren|date=June 14, 2017|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623033313/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/espys-2017-jimmy-v-perseverance-award-saints-fan-jarrius-robertson-1013557|archive-date=June 23, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=January 19, 2018|df=mdy-all}}

2018

| File:Jim Kelly 2010 02.jpg

! scope=row| {{sortname|Jim|Kelly}}

| align=left | Former Buffalo Bills quarterback who survived three occurrences of squamous-cell oral cancer within five years.

|{{Cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/jim-kelly-honored-jimmy-award-perseverance-espys/story?id=55638627|title=Jim Kelly to be honored with Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at ESPYs|last=Rodak|first=Mike|date=June 4, 2018|access-date=June 5, 2018|publisher=ABC News|archive-date=June 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604202124/https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/jim-kelly-honored-jimmy-award-perseverance-espys/story?id=55638627|url-status=live}}

2019

| –

! scope=row| {{sortname|Rob|Mendez|nolink=1}}

| align=left | 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.

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Rob-Mendez-football-coach-high-school-saratoga-14073841.php|title=Bay Area football coach born without limbs to be honored at ESPYs|last=Ting|first=Eric|date=July 9, 2019|website=San Francisco Gate|access-date=December 9, 2019|archive-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209131742/https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Rob-Mendez-football-coach-high-school-saratoga-14073841.php|url-status=live}}

2020

| –

! scope=row| {{sortname|Taquarius|Wair|nolink=1}}

| align=left | 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.

|{{Cite news|last=Johnson|first=Randy|date=June 10, 2020|title=Minneapolis' Taquarius Wair, who overcame burns to play college football, to receive ESPYs' Jimmy V Award|work=Star Tribune|url=https://www.startribune.com/taquarius-wair-now-an-espy-winner-never-quit/571152302/|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121134553/https://www.startribune.com/taquarius-wair-now-an-espy-winner-never-quit/571152302/|url-status=live}}

2021

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| align=left | The first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman Triathlon.

|{{Cite news|last=Hertel|first=Alyssa|date=July 10, 2021|title='At the end of this run are your dreams': Chris Nikic awarded Jimmy V Award after completing first Ironman|work=USA Today|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/2021/07/10/espys-jimmy-v-award-chris-nikic-ironman-triathlon/7907134002/|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121204011/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2021/07/10/espys-jimmy-v-award-chris-nikic-ironman-triathlon/7907134002/|url-status=live}}

2022

| File:Dick Vitale.jpg

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| align=left | 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.

| {{Cite web |last=Skiver |first=Kevin |date=July 21, 2022 |title=Dick Vitale delivers powerful message as he accepts award named for friend Jim Valvano at ESPYS |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/other-sports/news/dick-vitale-award-jim-valvano-espys/bxzobbtofbf3iwpvlewoybu3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724040119/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/other-sports/news/dick-vitale-award-jim-valvano-espys/bxzobbtofbf3iwpvlewoybu3 |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |access-date=January 12, 2023 |website=Sporting News}}

2023

| File:Liam Hendriks on the mound during a simulated game, July 19, 2023 (cropped).jpg

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| align=left | 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.

| {{cite news|last=Miller|first=Dionne|title=White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks receives ESPY Award for comeback from cancer|url=https://abc7chicago.com/espy-awards-liam-hendriks-chicago-white-sox-jimmy-v-award/13493906/|publisher=WLS-TV|date=July 13, 2023|access-date=August 3, 2023|archive-date=August 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803183941/https://abc7chicago.com/espy-awards-liam-hendriks-chicago-white-sox-jimmy-v-award/13493906/|url-status=live}}

2024

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| align=left | South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball head coach and advocate against cancer and for equality in women's sports.

|{{cite news|title=Philadelphia native Dawn Staley wins Jimmy V Perseverance Award at 2024 ESPYs|url=https://6abc.com/post/philadelphia-native-dawn-staley-wins-jimmy-perseverance-award/15054097/|publisher=WPVI-TV|date=July 12, 2024|access-date=August 11, 2024|archive-date=August 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814044205/https://6abc.com/post/philadelphia-native-dawn-staley-wins-jimmy-perseverance-award/15054097/|url-status=live}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.espn.com.au/espys/}}

Category:Awards established in 2007

Category:ESPY Awards