Lightning Ned Mitchel Award

As an integral part of women's professional basketball, he has been influencing lives on and off the court. He initially thought he would become a preacher instead of going to college and getting drafted into the NFL. After 2 years in Vietnam, God gave him the vision to create a team, take him down a lifetime of trials, tribulations, and triumphs, and bring him to the place of telling the story through The Vision - The Shootingstar.

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His lifetime achievement in the sports world and creating a compelling story that influences people globally, and generationally, causes us to honor his legacy while honoring others like him creating content in the sports world arena.