The 17th Annual
AWARDS
BANQUET
&
HALL OF FAME
INDUCTION
APRIL 24 , 2002
Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA
Master
of Ceremonies:
Bob Ley, ESPN
BANQUET SPONSORS:
� HALL OF FAME �
- Fidelity Investments
- Gainesborough Investments, LLC
- Judi & Douglas Krupp
- Major League Baseball
- Major League Soccer
- Marino Capital
- National Basketball Association
- NFL Players Association
- USA Interactive
- Winn Development
� BENEFACTOR �
- National Hockey League
- Reebok International, Ltd.
- State Street Bank
� GRAND PATRON �
- Aimnet Solutions
- Boston Athletic Association
- Boston College
- Boston Red Sox
- Cashman Construction
- Chartwells
- HBO
- Houghton Chemical
- Houghton Mifflin
- National Football League
- Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center, Boston
- The Sporting News
- Sports Illustrated
- Stride Rite Foundation
- Suffolk Construction Company
- Timberland
- UBS Paine Webber
- Walsh Real Estate
- Walsh Brothers Construction
Northeastern University:
- Athletic Department
- Office of Institutional Advancement
- College of Business Administration
- Bookstore
EXCELLENCE
IN SPORTS JOURNALISM
Sport in Society Awards Banquet Team
- Paige & Bain Ennis
- F. Paul Ermlich
- Kerrie Grover
- Richard E. Lapchick
- Allyce Najimy
- Kevin J. Matthews
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Benjamin A. Weiss
17th Annual
Center for the Study of Sport in Society
AWARDS BANQUET & HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2002
FAIRMONT COPLEY PLAZA, HOTEL
BOSTON, MA � The incomparable Dick Schaap may no longer be with us � but on Wednesday, April 24, 2002, the night was his.
Schaap, the longtime Master of Ceremonies for the annual Sport in Society Banquet and champion for its causes, passed away in December of 2001. Yet his spirit, personality, and accomplishments were honored as he was deservedly inducted into Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society Hall of Fame.
The 11th-annual True Heroes of Sport Award Banquet, Sport in Society�s signature fund-raising event, raised $220,000 for the crucial funding of its outreach programs and continued operation as the preeminent vehicle of change in the sports world.
For the 575 in attendance at Boston's Fairmont Copley Plaza, it was also a night for awards and celebration. Schaap became the eighth inductee into the Hall of Fame while Sport in Society also honored Ron Burton, Sr. and Cara Dunne-Yates as the New England Hero Award Winners.
Burton was awarded the "Lenny Zakim" New England Hero Award for his unending altruism. Burton, Executive Consultant at John Hancock Financial Services, also runs a summer camp for 125 boys and girls from inner city neighborhoods, along with his many, other community outreach efforts.
Dunne-Yates was honored with the "Selma Black" New England Hero Award. She is a cancer survivor, published writer, and Paralympic skiing and cycling champion. In 1992, she was elected Harvard-Radcliffe University class president and graduated magna cum laude. A true inspiration.
Schaap was also awarded the newly named "Dick Schaap" Excellence in Sports Journalism Award for Lifetime Achievement.
ESPN's Bob Ley did a fantasic job filled in for Schaap as the Banquet's M.C. Schaap's wife, Trish, and son, ESPN Journalist Jeremy Schaap, accepted the posthumous induction into the Hall of Fame.
As a tribute to Schaap, Sport in Society and ESPN hosted a LIVE version of the show Schaap made famous, "The Sports Reporters." On stage to get a "parting shot" at Schaap were his friends and fellow journalists, Bob Ryan, Jackie MacMullan, Bill Rhoden and Dave Anderson.
The stars were out to celebrate Sport in Society annual gala affair. NFL Hall of Famers Paul Hornung (Green Bay Packers) and Joe Namath (New York Jets) were two of the VIP's who came out to show their support for Sport in Society.
"The Awards Banquet was an unforgettable night honor-ing amazing True Heroes of Sport," said Allyce Najimy, Sport in Society Senior Associate Director. "Our devoted supporters really stepped up to help Sport in Society continue to do the work we do."
2002 Sport in Society Hall of Fame Inductee
MR. DICK SCHAAP
Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society, along with the rest of the sports world, suffered a tremendous loss with the sudden death of our longtime friend, Mr. Dick Schaap. We at Sport in Society offer our sincerest condolences to the Schaap family. Dick Schaap was a true champion for the mission of Sport in Society, serving as the annual emcee of our awards banquet for the last 10 years.
We are proud to induct Dick Schaap into the Sport in Society Hall of Fame.
Schaap joins such fellow luminaries of the sports world as Muhammad Ali, "Red" Auerbach, Wilma Rudolph, Jackie Robinson, Arthur Ashe, Rafer Johnson, and Bill Russell.
Schaap was a pioneer of sports journalism and a witness to sports history. A three-time Emmy Award winner, Schaap dedicated his career to highlighting how sport can, and does, break barriers and make a difference in society. One of sports' most highly honored and respected journalists, Schaap serveD as host of ESPN Magazine's The Sports Reporters, The Sporting Life with Dick Schaap and ESPN Classic�s Schaap One on One. He was with NBC from 1971-80, serving as a correspondent for the NBC Nightly News and The Today Show, and served as theater critic for ABC's World News Now. In total, Schaap was the recipient of six Emmy Awards, one CableACE Award and the Women's Sports Foundation Award for excellence in covering women in sports. He also received the Sport in Society Excellence in Sports Journalism Award, co-presented by Northeastern University's School of Journalism.
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Northeastern
University's
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SPORT IN SOCIETY
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