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Fall 2024 – Midtown Manhattan:
More than 800 business, community and civic leaders, humanitarians, celebrities and philanthropists convened for The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to celebrate some of the most accomplished Hall of Fame and world champion athletes in their respective sports.
More importantly, they came to reaffirm their stalwart commitment to raising funds for traumatic spinal cord and brain injury and neurodegenerative disorders and diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, ALS and stroke. Indeed, they raised several million dollars for The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
This year’s honorees were:
Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson
Seven-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Roger Clemens
New York Rangers Stanley Cup champion and hockey Hall of Famer Henrik Lundqvist
Four-time Pro Bowler and Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez
NBA champion, nine-time All-Star and Hall of Famer Gary Payton
Three-time Olympic gold medalist beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh Jennings
WNBA champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings
Four-time Grand Slam singles champion tennis player Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Hall of Fame jockey and multiple Kentucky Derby winner Johnny Velazquez
NYC VIBE was invited to the red carpet to chat with music icon, philanthropist, eight-time Grammy Award winner and Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree Gloria Estefan, whose connection to The Buoniconti Fund dates back more than three decades, when she suffered a severe spinal cord injury in a tour bus accident, was the Mistress of Ceremonies for the event.
The Buoniconti Fund also honored beloved sports agent Leigh Steinberg with the prestigious The Buoniconti Fund Humanitarian Award. Distinguished philanthropist Ray Chambers was awarded The Christine E. Lynn Champion for a Cure Award. The event also featured a live performance by three-time Grammy Award winner and 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Kool & the Gang.
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