Month: July 2010 | Arthur Ashe Legacy

Happy Birthday Arthur! July 10, 1943

July 10, 2010/in Uncategorized /by Joe

We celebrate with appreciation your exemplary life and all of your good works. With love from all of us here at the Arthur Ashe Learning Center and Arthur Ashe.Org.

Ashe Award Winners | ESPY Arthur Ashe Award for Courage Special Video

Beginning in 1993, the ESPN ESPY Awards have annually given out the Arthur Ashe Awards for Courage to an athlete or sports-related person or people who have displayed tremendous fortitude […]

Trevor Ringland and Dave Cullen | ESPY Arthur Ashe Award for Courage Special

July 8, 2010/in Uncategorized /by Joe

In 2007 Protestant rugby star Trevor Ringland and Dave Cullen, a Catholic basketball player, were awarded the Ashe Award for using sport to help bridge divides in their native Northern […]

Tommie Smith and John Carlos | ESPY Arthur Ashe Award for Courage Special

July 7, 2010/in Apartheid /by Joe

In 2008 Tommie Smith and John Carlos won the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage for an event that occurred 40 years earlier and remains one of the most overt political […]

Jim MacLaren and Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah | ESPY Arthur Ashe Award for Courage Special

July 6, 2010/in Uncategorized /by Joe

Jim MacLaren and Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah were awarded the 2005 Arthur Ashe Award for Courage for their inspirational examples and bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. Jim MacLaren was […]

Loretta Claiborne | ESPY Arthur Ashe Award for Courage Special

July 5, 2010/in Uncategorized /by Joe

Born partially blind and mildly mentally challenged to a poor single-parent family, Loretta Claiborne became one of the Special Olympics’ most decorated athletes, winning six gold medals, two silver and […]

Apartheid, Exclusion and Ashe | South Africa’s complicated history in international sports

July 4, 2010/in Apartheid /by Joe

The world’s attention is currently focused on South Africa, the host nation for the 2010 World Cup. Hosting an internationally revered tournament is always a privilege, but for South Africa […]

Arthur Ashe Award | Thomas Family to receive 2010 Award for Courage

July 3, 2010/in Uncategorized /by Joe

Given out yearly at the ESPY awards, which were created by ESPN in 1993 to recognize accomplishments in athletics, the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage is unique in recognizing athletes […]

Arthur at Wimbledon | A sports reporter recalls Ashe’s 1975 victory

July 2, 2010/in Wimbledon /by Joe

When Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon on July 5, 1975, he was only five days shy of his 32nd birthday, and it was one of the shining and most joyous sports […]

Letter from the Editor | Summer & Sports

July 1, 2010/in Uncategorized /by Joe

Letter from the Editor July is when summer gets into full swing. It also marks Arthur’s birthday on July 10th. The confluence of events this month—the ESPYS, the 35th anniversary […]