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Joakim Noah played 13 years in the NBA (nine with the Chicago Bulls). He was a two-time NBA All-Star (2013/2014), 2014 All-NBA 1st team Center, and 2014 Defensive Player of the Year. He was the 2015 winner of the NBA’s J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. In 2010, along with his mother, the artist Cecilia Rodhe,…
Read MoreThe 18th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award given to the most outstanding role models among athletes, has announced the collegiate honorees for its 2023 award ceremony to be held April 27th at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. They join Professional recipients Nancy Lieberman and Joakim Noah, plus Abby Hughes and…
Read MoreCongratulations to the College student-athletes and their school communities who have been named College Finalists for the 2023 Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup! The announcement of the one male and one female College Cup recipients will be made during the first week of January, 2023. Planning will then commence for the April 27, 2023 evening ceremony…
Read MoreThe Second Annual ABW Golf Tournament conducted on November 28th at Country Club of Roswell was an outstanding success as noted by the players and sponsors. Proceeds from the event will benefit the ABW college scholarship fund. Workday was the Title Sponsor, and the Silver Sponsors were Invisors, Macrospect, and Slalom. Golfers enjoyed a challenging…
Read MoreAthletes for a Better World (ABW) mourns the passing and celebrates the life of Vince Dooley who died at home on Friday, October 28th at age 90, surrounded by wife Barbara and their four children. Dooley was Board Director Emeritus of ABW, and Chairman of the Vincent J. Dooley Awards & Scholarships program begun by…
Read MoreFIND OUT HOW TO PLAY FOR FREE! ABW GOLF TOURNAMENT Monday, November 28, 2022 Country Club of Roswell Go to www.donorrise.com/ABWGolf/Golf2022 to register. View Updates tab to be an Ambassador fundraiser to play free and win prizes! Go to www.abwgolf.givesmart.com for the Auction! Questions? Contact John White at johngfgs@gmail.com or 404-310-7176
Read MoreMs. Isabel Calimlim of St. Vincent’s Academy and Mr. Matthew Brown of Wesleyan School have been named as the two recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year. These two recipients will also each receive $500 to donate to the charitable organization of their choice. Coach Vince Dooley and the GHSA Executive Director Dr.…
Read MoreThe 17th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award given to the most outstanding role models among athletes, announced the Professional, Collegiate, and High School honorees for its 2022 ceremony held April 28th at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. Special thanks go out to our patrons and sponsors. The free photo gallery…
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Sports Illustrated for Women magazine named Jackie the Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century. Jackie dominated the track and field circuit for 16 years and won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals spanning four Olympic Games. In addition, she won a total of four gold medals at three different World Championships. Jackie…
Read MoreSCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS ANNOUNCED! Our ceremony at the College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta will take place from 10AM to noon on Saturday, May 21st, with attendance for all Dooley Award recipients listed below with the Scholarship Finalists (plus their families/coaches/AD). All student-athletes will be notified soon of the online RSVP process to log…
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