photo, below right: 2010 V Foundation Comeback Award winner senior forward Dallas Blocker of Youngstown State, who battled testicular cancer during his undergraduate playing days.
CoSIDA members:
The V Foundation for Cancer Research is seeking nominees for the 2011 V Foundation Comeback Award.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 25.
The V Foundation Comeback of the Year Award, established in 2001, is open to men and women collegiate basketball student-athletes in all NCAA division levels. It is awarded by the V Foundation and presented in partnership with ESPN.
The award is presented to that basketball student-athlete who has overcome true adversity be it health, life, or moral dilemma. The student-athlete must be currently active and academically eligible for the 2010-2011 academic school year.
Information is attached and the nomination form are below.
2011 V Foundation Comeback Award Call for Nominations Information (.pdf)
2011 Comeback Award Nomination Form (.pdf)
More on the V Foundation Comeback of the Year Award
see Comeback Award web page
• Awarded by The V Foundation and presented in partnership with ESPN
• The award is open to individual team members, or teams.
• The student-athlete or team should embody the spirit and courage represented by
Coach Jim Valvano and his memorable and motivating challenge delivered in his acceptance speech at the 1993 ESPY Awards - "Don't Give Up. . . Don't Ever Give Up!"®.
The candidate's challenge may not be as obvious as a come-from-behind win. It may be more reflective on being triumphant in the face of true adversity - in health, in life, or moral dilemma.
The V Foundation Comeback Award Recipients
2010 Dallas Blocker, Youngstown State
2009 Tiffara Steward, Farmington State College
2008 Nicole Hester, Drexel University
2007 Women's Basketball Team, United States Military Academy
2006 Grant Dykstra, Western Washington
2005 Kayla Burt, University of Washington
2004 Jamie Carey, University of Texas
2003 Justin Allen, Arizona State
2002 Kristin Koetsier, Western Michigan
2001 Katie Douglas, Purdue University
The V Foundation for Cancer Research
The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded in 1993 by ESPN and the late Jim Valvano, legendary North Carolina State basketball coach and ESPN commentator. Since 1993, The Foundation has raised more than $90 million to fund cancer research grants nationwide. The Foundation awards 100 percent of all new direct cash donations and net proceeds of events directly to cancer research and related programs and has received seven consecutive top 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator. For more information on The V Foundation or to make a donation, please visit www.jimmyv.org.