2014 Kyle Maynard, Author/Athlete
2013 Wes Moore, Author
2012 Byron Pitts, CBS New
2011 Scott Garceau and Alan Wilson
2010 John Harbaugh, Head Coach, Baltimore Ravens
2009 Vivian Stringer, Head Coach, Rutgers Women’s Basketball Team
2008 Herman Boone, Retired head football coach, T.C. Williams High School, Alexandria, VA
2007 Dot Richardson, Olympic Gold Medal Winner and Orthopedic Surgeon
2006 Jim Morris, Former Major League Pitcher, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
2005 Brian Billick, Head Coach, Baltimore Ravens
2004 Carolyn Peck, Head Coach, Women’s Basketball Team, University of Florida
2003 James Brown, Sportscaster and motivational speaker
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2001 Bonnie St. John Deane, Motivational speaker
2000 Art Berg, Motivational speaker, Wheelchair athlete
1999 Cathy Rigby, Former Olympic gymnast and current Broadway entertainer
1998 Dr. Ben Carson, Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital
1997 Roger Crawford
1996 Fran Tarkenton, Retired quarterback, Minneapolis Vikings
1995 Tom Sullivan
1994 Dick Vitale, College Basketball Analyst
1993 Bart Starr, Retired All Pro Quarterback, Green Bay Packers,
1992 Mary Lou Retton, Olympic Gold Medalist
1991 Andy Geiger, Athletic Director, University of Maryland
1990 Roger Staubach, Retired, Dallas Cowboys
1989 Wes Unseld, Coach, Washington Bullets
1988 Congressman Tom McMillen, 4th District, MD
1987 Pam Shriver, Professional Tennis Star and Author
Ernie Accorsi, Executive Vice President, The Cleveland Browns
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1985 Frank Deford, Author and Senior Writer for Sports Illustrated
1984 Gary Tranquill, Head Football Coach, USNA
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1982 Mike Adamle, NBC Sportscaster
1981 Gene Corrigan, Athletic Director, University of Notre Dame
1980 Irv Cross, CBS-TV Sports Commentator
1979 Rich Dauer, Infielder, Baltimore Orioles
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1977 Johnny Unitas, Former Star Quarterback for the Baltimore Colts
1976 George T. Welsh, Head Football Coach, USNA
1975 Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Oriole Third Baseman
1974 Lenny Moore, Former Baltimore Colt Halfback
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1972 Lieutenant General Claire E. Hutchin, Jr., Commander, First Army, Fort George C. Meade, MD
1971 Jesse Owens, Winner, Four Gold Medals 1936 Olympics and America’s greatest track-and-field star
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1967 Don Shula, Head Football Coach, Baltimore Colts
1966 Joe Garagiola, National Sports Commentator, Voice of the New York Yankees, and Baseball Raconteur
1965 Don Shinnick, Star Linebacker of the Baltimore Colts
1964 Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles Third Baseman and AL Player of the Year
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1962 Arthur Donovan, Former Professional Football Player – 12 years, Baltimore Colts 1953-1962
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1959 Bill Veeck, President, Chicago White Sox
1958 Eddie Erdelatz, Coach, USNA
1957 Forest Evashevski, Coach, University of Iowa
1956 Arthur Daley, The New York Times, “Sports of the Times”
1955 Robert Considine, International News Service, Syndicated Sports Writer, Commentator, Author
1954 Red Smith, New York Herald Tribune, Syndicated Sports Writer and Author
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1952 Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, USN, Superintendent USNA
1951 Eric A. Johnston, President Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.
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