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BOISE, Idaho, May 26, 2005 – Boise Mayor David
Bieter has proclaimed Wednesday, June 8, 2005 as
World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame Day in the City of Boise.
The proclamation, which commends Boise’s
Humanitarian Hall of Fame for its 11 years of
recognizing role models from the world of sports was
signed by Mayor Bieter and presented to Humanitarian
Hall of Fame founder Myron Finkbeiner at a ceremony
May 26 at
Boise
City Hall.
The Humanitarian Hall of Fame’s class of 2005
includes NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe of the Dallas
Cowboys, 1936 Olympic runner Louis Zamperini, and
three-time equestrian Olympian Kathy Kusner. The
three role models will be in Boise on June 8 for the
Hall’s 11th annual induction ceremonies
and will join over 30 humanitarian-athletes from all
corners of the sports world with their
enshrinement.
The induction ceremonies will also include
recognition of the Hall’s annual humanitarian award
winners. The 2005 recipients include 1969 Heisman
Trophy winner Steve Owens of the University of
Oklahoma, the Sacramento Kings and Monarchs of the
NBA and WNBA, Lynn and Sally Stiles of Muscatine,
Iowa’s Youth Sports Foundation and Bill Crookham of
Caldwell, Idaho.
Ceremonies get underway at
6pm,
June 8 at Boise’s Centre on the Grove. Tickets are
$50 for adults ($16.50 for youth under 12) and
available by contacting the Hall at 208-343-7224.
The Humanitarian Hall of Fame annually inducts
individuals who are world-class in athletic ability,
role models in their community and have a strong
record of humanitarian efforts. Since President
Gerald R. Ford served as its first honorary chairman
in 1994 the Hall has enshrined over 30 humanitarian
athletes including tennis great Arthur Ashe, major
league baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson, NFL
coaching legend Tom Landry, the NBA’s David
Robinson, and soccer great Pelé.
About The World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame
The World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame (www.sportshumanitarian.com),
located on the Boise State University campus in
Boise, Idaho, recognizes individuals and
organizations from the world of amateur and
professional athletics who, through their
humanitarian efforts, distinguish themselves as role
models in the community.
Since 1994 over thirty role models with world-class athletic
ability and exceptional humanitarian achievements
have been inducted to the World Sports Humanitarian
Hall of Fame. Each spring the induction ceremony
includes recipients of an annual humanitarian awards
program that recognizes community achievement in all
corners of the sporting world through its
President’s Award, Pro Team Community Award, Don
Simplot Idaho Humanitarian Award, the Tradition of
Excellence Award presented to a Heisman Trophy
winner, and the Nell and John Wooden Humanitarian
Lifetime Coaching Achievement Award. Each year the
Hall of Fame, in partnership with
Boise’s MPC Computers Bowl, honors a player from
each team with its Student Humanitarian Award. The
World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is open
weekdays to visitors and humanitarians of all ages.
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Boise Mayor David Bieter
