Jimmy V Award for Perseverance

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The Jimmy V Award for Perseverance is an ESPY honor presented annually to a sports figure who has demonstrated extraordinary courage, determination, and resilience in the face of adversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ESPY Award
sports award
alsoKnownAs Jimmy V Award NERFINISHED
associatedWith The V Foundation for Cancer Research NERFINISHED
awardFor determination
extraordinary courage
perseverance in sports
resilience in the face of adversity
ceremonyType televised awards ceremony
country United States of America
surface form: United States
field sports
firstRecipient Kay Yow NERFINISHED
frequency annual
genre sports honor
givenTo sports figure
hasCategory American sports awards
Awards established in 2007
hasNotableRecipient Craig Sager NERFINISHED
Devon Still NERFINISHED
Eric LeGrand NERFINISHED
Jim Kelly NERFINISHED
Kay Yow NERFINISHED
Liam Hendriks NERFINISHED
Rob Mendez NERFINISHED
Stuart Scott NERFINISHED
hasTheme inspirational sports stories
overcoming adversity
inception 2007
language English
mediaFormat television
namedAfter Jim Valvano NERFINISHED
namedAfterNotableFor "Don’t give up . . . don’t ever give up!" speech NERFINISHED
namedAfterOccupation college basketball coach
organizer ESPN NERFINISHED
partOf ESPY Awards NERFINISHED
presentedAt ESPY Awards ceremony NERFINISHED
presentedBy ESPN NERFINISHED
selectionBasis impact on others
narrative of perseverance

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Craig Sager awardReceived Jimmy V Award for Perseverance
ESPYS Awards hasSpecialAward Jimmy V Award for Perseverance