Today in History Jim Valvano’s Espy Speech and the Jimmy V Fund for Cancer Research
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Channel: One America News Network · 2016 · News & Politics
Championship winning college basketball coach Jim Valvano was a master motivator and tenacious competitor. On March 4th 1993 Valvano accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the first ever ESPY award. Valvano gave an acceptance speech that inspiration many for years to come. One America’s David Espindle tells us about the inspiration for the Jimmy V Fund for cancer research, and about a man who would never give up.
