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March 4th, 1993-Michael Jordan wins Best Male Athlete at 1st ever ESPY awards

By: Dylan Miller, Editor-in-Chief • March 4, 2025
Photo Credit: Photo via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons License

In 1993, ESPN began an annual awards show meant to recognize outstanding athletic performance. This first ceremony saw legendary NBA player, Michael Jordan win Best Male Athlete as well as Best NBA Player. Other notable winners included Emmitt Smith winning Best NFL Player after a dominant season and his team, the Dallas Cowboys winning Best Team.

In spite of all the big wins for these athletes, the most memorable moment of the night was NC State’ s basketball coach, Jim Valvano’s iconic “Don’t ever give up” speech after receiving the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.

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Dylan Miller
Dylan Miller, Editor-in-Chief
Dylan Miller is currently a Senior at Colonia High School. He enjoys participating in sports, earning varsity letters in cross country, winter track and spring track. In addition to participating in sports, Miller also follows the NFL, NBA and MLB. Scouting is a large part of Miller’s extracurricular activities as an Eagle Scout. At this level he will learn more about leadership and communication, which Miller is eager to add to his skill set as he prepares for college. When he’s not busy in school or running, he enjoys watching TV shows like Ted Lasso. He also likes listening to sports analysts Colin Cowherd, Jim Rome or Dan Patrick. He aspires to work in the sports field and run track in college.