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Hester then channeled legendary college basketball coach Jim Valvano's famous "never give up, don't ever give up" speech at the 1993 ESPY Awards only months before he died of cancer.
Valvano was a three-sport athlete at Seaford High School in Seaford on Long Island and graduated in 1963. [9] Football coach Vince Lombardi was Valvano's role model. Valvano told an ESPY audience, on March 3, 1993, that he took some of Lombardi's inspirational speeches out of the book Commitment to Excellence, and used them with
Coach Wooden ended his 27-year UCLA coaching career by winning his tenth national championship in 12 years. He announced his retirement at age 64 during the post-game press conference of the semi-final win against Louisville , and the UCLA players promptly responded by giving him a going away present with a win over Kentucky and its captain ...
While Knight dedicated some of his speech to praising Trump, he also went on several tangents that appeared to have little to do with his endorsement. Legendary Hoosiers basketball coach delivered ...
Louis Leo Holtz (born January 6, 1937) [1] is an American former college football coach and television analyst. He served as the head football coach at the College of William & Mary (1969–1971), North Carolina State University (1972–1975), the New York Jets (1976), the University of Arkansas (1977–1983), the University of Minnesota (1984–1985), the University of Notre Dame (1986–1996 ...
Another great class officially took its place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. The class of 2023 consisted of Ronde Barber, Don Coryell, Chuck Howley, Joe Klecko, Darrelle Revis, Ken ...
Michael Keller Ditka (/ ˈ d ɪ t k ə / DIT-kə; born Michael Dyczko; October 18, 1939) is an American former professional football player, coach, and television commentator. . During his playing career, he was UPI NFL Rookie of Year in 1961, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, and a six-time All-Pro tight end with the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, and Dallas Cowboys in the National ...
After Butker’s speech went viral, a change.org petition was made demanding that the Chiefs release the kicker from his contract. (Butker currently has one year remaining on his 5-year contract ...