Wooden Citizenship Cup News
ATLANTA (January 21, 2015) – The 11th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award given for the most outstanding role model among athletes, announced its nominees for the 2015 award ceremony according to Fred Northup, President, Athletes for a Better World. John Wooden, who won ten national championships during the years 1964–1975 as basketball coach at…
Read MoreProfessional Recipient, Drew Brees, and five collegiate finalists for the Wooden Cup were introduced at the 10th annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup awards banquet at the Atlanta History Center on April 22, 2014. Watch their videos and meet each of these outstanding individuals and learn the incredible ways in which they made a difference in the…
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Drew Brees is the 2009 Super Bowl MVP-winning quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. A native of Austin, TX, Brees attended Westlake High School and led his football team to a perfect 16-0 record and the 5A State Championship while garnering 5A Offensive Player of the Year honors. He attended Purdue University where he earned…
Read MoreATLANTA (January 14, 2014) – The 10th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award given for the most outstanding role model among athletes, announced its nominees for the 2014 award ceremony according to Fred Northup, President, Athletes for a Better World. The professional recipient will be Drew Brees, the 2009 Super Bowl MVP-winning quarterback for…
Read MoreZak Boggs was recently training for his upcoming pro football trials when he looked up and saw that Tim Tebow was also training a few yards away. The two former Wooden Citizenship Cup recipients posed for this picture.
Read MoreProfessional Recipient, Jack Nicklaus, and five collegiate finalists for the Wooden Cup were introduced at the 9th annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup awards banquet at the Atlanta History Center on April 23, 2013. Watch their videos and meet each of these outstanding individuals and learn the incredible ways in which they made a difference in the…
Read MoreLegendary golfer and University of Arkansas track and field athlete’s exemplary actions, both on and off the field, earn Athletes for a Better World top honor ATLANTA (April 23, 2013) Professional golfer Jack Nicklaus and University of Arkansas’ track and field athlete Nathanael Franks were announced as the winners of the 9th annual Coach Wooden…
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No name is more synonymous with greatness in the sport of golf than the name Jack Nicklaus, and no single person has changed the face of the sport more than Jack Nicklaus – the player, the designer, the philanthropist, and the good-will ambassador. Jack, 73, was named “Golfer of the Century” or “Golfer of the…
Read MoreProfessional Recipient, Pat Summitt, and the five collegiate finalists for the Wooden Cup were introduced at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta on April 24, 2012. Meet each of these distinguished individuals and learn the incredible ways in which they made a difference in the lives of others. President of ABWFred NorthupWelcome Speech watch video Coach…
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