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THE 16TH ANNUAL SPORTS LEGENDS AWARDS

February 24, 2007
The Omni Hotel

Photos from The 16TH Annual Sports Legends Awards


Left to right; Back row: Vin Scully (2007 John R. Wooden Lifetime Achievement Award),
Catherine Lepone (PPA Executive Director), Tom Kelly (emcee), Cobi Jones (2007 Legend of Soccer), Diana Nyad (2007 Legend of Swimming), Dave Winfield (2007 Legend of Baseball),
Gary Stevens (Legend of Horse Racing). Front row: David Geffen (PPA President), Jesse Billauer (2007) Shoemaker Award for Media Awareness).


Vin Scully grants an interview prior to the dinner.


Dave Winfield poses with longtime
PPA friends, Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire
and her husband Chris.


Bill Sharman, Tom Kelly and Vin Scully swap
stories in the Green Room.


Jesse Billauer moves and inspires the audience
as he accepts the 2007 Shoemaker Award for
Media Awareness.


Dave Winfield accepts his award from Tom Kelly.


Jesse Billauer moves and inspires the audience
as he accepts the 2007 Shoemaker Award for
Media Awareness.


Diana Nyad speaks with dinner guests at the conclusion of the evening.


Dr. Sammy Lee (Sports Legend of Diving)
and his lovely wife, Roz, enjoy the dinner
before the show starts.


Stephanie Burkett Gerson wows
the audience with her stirring rendition
of the Star Spangled Banner.


Tom Kelly (voice of USC athletics) emcees the 2007 Sports Legends Awards Dinner.


Sports Council Member and Legend of
Horse Racing, Gary Stevens accepts the
Sports Legend Award for jockey Ron Turcotte.


Diana Nyad and Tom Kelly as Diana accepts her Sports Legend Award for Swimming.



Dave Winfield, Cobi Jones, PPA Executive Director Catherine Lepone,
Diana Nyad, Vin Scully and Jesse Billauer get acquainted during the reception.

The Paralysis Project's
Sports Legends
Awards Recipients--
Where are They Now?
Ann Meyers Drysdale
Recently appointed as NBA’s Suns Vice President and WNBA’s Mercury General Manager, she has also recently been named by FIBA (International Basketball Federation) as one of their Hall of Fame Inductees for 2007!

Ann Meyers Drysdale helped lead the Phoenix Mercury to the 2007 WNBA Championship by defeating Detroit in a hard fought battle.
About FIBA
FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, is an independent association formed by 213 National Federations of basketball throughout the world. It is recognized as the sole competent authority in basketball by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Its main upcoming events are the 2007 FIBA Zone Continental Championships that will qualify for Beijing 2008, the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (to take place in the summer of 2008) and the FIBA World Championships for Men and Women, held every four years. The 2010 FIBA World Championship will be played in Turkey.
Find more legends here.