The Fifteenth Annual Sports Legends Awards

Saturday, February 25, 2006, 5:45 PM
The Omni Hotel
251 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, CA

The 15th Annual Sports Legends Awards, presented by The Paralysis Project of America, honored Olympic gymnastics greats Bart Conner (USA) and Nadia Comaneci (Romania), pro football's Willie Davis (Green Bay Packers), Olympic swimming's Donna de Varona (USA), Olympic and professional volleyball's Karch Kiraly (USA) and horse racing's Alex Solis (Panama), in ceremonies held Saturday, Feb. 25, at The Omni Hotel in Los Angeles.

The festivities included a special tribute to former Utah Jazz great, all-time NBA assists leader and two-time Olympic gold medalist John Stockton, who was presented the annual John R. Wooden Lifetime Achievement Award by Coach John R. Wooden. The awards ceremony was hosted by television, film and stage actress, producer and author Florence Henderson, who co-stars in the upcoming sixth season of VH1's "The Surreal Life" (premiering March 19).

Former Los Angeles Dodger pitching great Don Newcombe, a former Sports Legends Award winner and current co-chair of the Paralysis Project of America's Sports Council, was recognized for his dedicated service to the organization and awards dinner.

Competitor Magazine publisher Bob Babbitt also was honored as The Shoemaker Media Awareness Award recipient for 2006, in recognition for success inraising media awareness of the spinal cord injured.

Photos from the 2005 Sports Legends Awards

Gary Stevens congratulates
Jockey Alex Solis on his award.

Coach Wooden praises all honorees including
John Stockton (Wooden Award recipient) pictured here.

Olympic champion and internationally renowned
broadcaster, Donna de Varona enjoys the show
before accepting her sports legend award.

Coach Wooden greets a young fan, Jamie Rosenberg.

Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci accept
their Sports Legends Awards

Florence Henderson entertains the crowd as this year's emcee.

Forest Gregg and Jerry Kramer join honoree Willie Davis
for a Packers reunion thanks to the work of our friends at Alliance Bank.

Bob Babbitt (Shoemaker Award recipient in white suit) is
surrounded by the 2006 Legends along with Don Newcombe.
Left to right: Karch Kiraly, Bart Conner, Donna de Varona, Nadia Comaneci,
Willie Davis, Don Newcombe, Bob Babbitt, Alex Solis and John Stockton.

Karch Kiraly inspires the crowd with his acceptance remarks.

Lafitte Pincay Jr. is among the former honorees to return every year.