ESPY Awards Academy To Determine Winners For 10th Annual Show, July 10
June 21, 2002
The ESPY Awards Academy, which will determine the winners of the 10th annual ESPY Awards, has expanded its voting body to include 126 legendary athletes and coaches and nationally recognized print and broadcast sports journalists. The ESPY Awards, which will take place at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre, will celebrate the outstanding achievements, relive the memorable moments and salute the best performers and performances in sports. ESPN will televise the event live on Wednesday, July 10 at 9 p.m. ET.
Newcomers to the ESPY Awards Academy include recently retired stars Ray Bourque (Avalanche/Bruins), Tony Gwynn (Padres) and Dan Marino (Dolphins) and Hall of Fame tennis player Billie Jean King. Media/industry newcomers include Chris Bernucca (SportsTicker), Tim Brando (Sporting News Radio), Pedro Gomez (Arizona Republic), Jim Huber (CNN), Harry Kalas (Hall of Fame broadcaster), Donna Lopiano (Women’s Sports Foundation), Verne Lundquist (CBS), Jackie MacMullan (Boston Globe), Terry McDonell (Sports Illustrated), Fred Mitchell (Chicago Tribune), Scott Ostler (San Francisco Chronicle), Jim Rome (Syndicated Radio), Jon Saraceno (USA Today), Neal Scarbrough (ESPN), Jeremy Schaap (ESPN), Jason Whitlock (Kansas City Star) and Ralph Wiley (ESPN The Magazine).
Nominees have been announced for the 34 categories that the ESPY Awards Academy will consider. Included in the list are sport-specific categories (e.g. – Best NBA Player, Best NHL Player) and awards that cross over all sports (e.g. – Best Male Athlete, Best Comeback Athlete). Winners will be announced on the July 10 ESPY Awards telecast, hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.
The University of Miami received two nominations for this year’s awards. The Hurricanes’ football team received a nomination for Team of the Year, while head coach Larry Coker was nominated for Coach of the Year.
Other nominees for Team of the Year include the Arizona Diamondbacks, Carolina Hurricanes, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Lakers, New England Patriots, New Jersey Nets, and the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team.
Joining Coker as Coach of the Year nominees are UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, Arizona Diamondbacks coach Bob Brenly and Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson.
Athletes and Coaches
| Auto Racing | Boxing | Olympians |
| Rick Mears | George Foreman | Bonnie Blair |
| Richard Petty | Sugar Ray Leonard | Mary Lou Retton |
| Baseball | Football | Soccer |
| Hank Aaron | Dan Marino | Michele Akers |
| Tony Gwynn | Joe Montana | Tennis |
| Joe Morgan | Gale Sayers | Chris Evert |
| Basketball | Golf | Billie Jean King |
| Bill Bradley | Arnold Palmer | Martina Navratilova |
| Cynthia Cooper | Kathy Whitworth | Track & Field |
| Magic Johnson | Hockey | Evelyn Ashford |
| Oscar Robertson | Ray Bourque | Bruce Jenner |
| Bowling | Gordie Howe | Coaches |
| Dick Weber | Horse Racing | Don Shula |
| Willie Shoemaker | John Wooden |
Sports Media – Print
| Mitch Albom – Detroit Free Press | Tom McEwen – Tampa Tribune |
| Furman Bisher – Atl. Journal-Constitution | Bernie Miklasz – St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
| Hal Bock – Associated Press | Fred Mitchell – Chicago Tribune |
| Christine Brennan – USA Today | Scott Ostler – San Francisco Chronicle |
| Bill Conlin – Philadelphia Daily News | Woody Paige – Denver Post |
| Mel Durslag – veteran journalist | John Papanek – ESPN The Magazine |
| Tom Friend – ESPN The Magazine | Bill Plaschke – Los Angeles Times |
| Pedro Gomez – Arizona Republic | Ed Pope – Miami Herald |
| Bud Greenspan – sports documentarian | John Rawlings – The Sporting News |
| David Halberstam – author | Ken Rosenthal – The Sporting News |
| Steve Hirdt – Elias Sports Bureau | Bob Ryan – Boston Globe |
| Jeff Jacobs – Hartford Courant | Jon Saraceno – USA Today |
| Steve Jacobson – Newsday | Steve Serby – New York Post |
| Sally Jenkins – Washington Post | Dan Shaughnessy – Boston Globe |
| Dave Kindred – The Sporting News | Blackie Sherrod – Dallas Morning News |
| Tony Kornheiser – Washington Post | Art Spander – Oakland Tribune |
| Dan Le Batard – Miami Herald | Terry Taylor – Associated Press |
| Bernie Lincicome – Rocky Mountain News | Rick Telander – Chicago Sun Times |
| Bill Livingston – Cleveland Plain Dealer | Laura Vescey – Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Donna Lopiano – Women’s Sports Foundation | Mark Whicker – Orange County Register |
| Monte Lorell – USA Today | Jason Whitlock – Kansas City Star |
| Mike Lupica – New York Daily News | Michael Wilbon – Washington Post |
| Jackie MacMullan – Boston Globe | Ralph Wiley – ESPN The Magazine |
| Terry McDonell – Sports Illustrated |
Sports Media – Electronic
| Scott Ackerson – Fox | Rick Jaffe – FOXSports.com |
| Tim Brando – Sporting News Radio | Harry Kalas – Hall of Famer |
| James Brown – Fox | Larry King – CNN |
| Joe Buck – Fox | Verne Lundquist – CBS |
| Bob Costas – NBC (HBO) | Al Michaels – ABC |
| Dick Enberg – CBS | Brent Musburger – ABC |
| Curt Gowdy – Hall of Famer | Jim Nantz – CBS |
| Bryant Gumbel – HBO | Jimmy Roberts – NBC |
| Greg Gumbel – CBS | Jim Rome – Syndicated Radio |
| Fred Hickman – YES Network | Vin Scully – Hall of Famer |
| Jim Huber – CNN | Hannah Storm – NBC |
| Keith Jackson – ABC | Lesley Visser – CBS |
ESPN
| Chris Berman | Kenny Mayne |
| Chris Bernucca (SportsTicker) | Chris McKendry |
| Linda Cohn | Dan Patrick |
| Vince Doria | Karl Ravech |
| Jed Drake | Robin Roberts |
| Bob Eaton | John Saunders |
| Rich Eisen | Neal Scarbrough |
| Chris Fowler | Jeremy Schaap |
| Suzy Kolber | Stuart Scott |
| Andrea Kremer | Mike Tirico |
| Steve Levy | John A. Walsh |
| Bob Ley | Norby Williamson |
| John Marvel |
