SneakerBall Awards

Greater Washington Sports Hall of Champions

Each year the Greater Washington Sports Alliance inducts individuals into the Greater Washington Sports Hall of Champions.  These individuals have made significant contributions to the region's sports community and have created opportunities in our region for "great moments to happen." Hall of Champions inductees are athletes, coaches, businessmen, and most importantly, leaders.  These honorees remind us that in the game of life, attitude is as important as skill and commitment.  Inductees to the Greater Washington Sports Hall of Champions are selected by the SneakerBall Host Committee and the Greater Washington Sports Alliance Board of Directors, which are comprised of regional business and sports leaders.

Criteria for selecting the honorees include:

• Outstanding achievement and sizable impact on the individual's sport;
• Extensive community service in Greater Washington; and
• Significant efforts to increase visibility for the region as a sports town.

2012 Joe Theismann
2011 Charles Mann
2010 George Michael
2009 Eunice Kennedy Shriver
2008 Adrian Dantley, Brian Mitchell, Brig Owens
2007 Bobby Mitchell, Frank Robinson, Deborah A. Yow
2006 James Brown, Ted Leonsis, Coach Morgan Wooten
2005 Dominique Dawes, Art Monk, John Thompson, Jr.
2004 Darrell Green, Abe Pollin, Gary Williams

D.C. Sportsperson of the Year

The D.C. Sportsperson of the Year honor was created to recognize and honor the Greater Washington region's most outstanding individual in sport.

2012
Dwanye De Rosario – D.C. United
2011
Chris Cooley – Washington Redskins
2010
Grievis Vasquez – University of Maryland/Memphis Grizzlies
2009
Alex Ovechkin - Washington Capitals
2008
Alex Ovechkin - Washington Capitals

Joseph E. Robert Community Impact Award

This award is presented to the individual who has made extraordinary contributions of their time, talents and money to the community and has used their leadership to leverage sports to improve the Washington, D.C. community.

The Joseph E. Robert Community Impact Award was created in 2009 to recognize individuals whose names are synonymous with leadership in the community and have leveraged a sporting event to give back. The Community Impact Award is named after the first-ever recipient, Joseph E. Robert, Jr. in recognition of his long-time leadership in leveraging sports to improve the local community.

2012
Ronald Paul and Robert Pincus, Eagle Bank
2011
Leah Gansler
2010
Ted Leonsis
2009
Joseph E. Robert, Jr.