The Thurman Munson Awards Dinner is named in honor of the legendary Yankees catcher and is the largest annual fundraiser of AHRC NYC Foundation.
The awards are presented to professional and Olympic athletes in recognition of their athletic accomplishments and contributions to the community.
Over the years, Thurman Munson Award recipients have included some of the biggest names in sports, among them are Yogi Berra, Patrick Ewing, Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe, Jim Brown, Willis Reed, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Willie Mays, Mariano Rivera, Bernie Williams, Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Lieberman, Katie Ledecky, Doc Gooden, and Hideki Matsui.
AWARDS GIVEN OUT AT THE DINNER
The M. Anthony Fisher Humanitarian Award
The M. Anthony Fisher Humanitarian Award recognizes leadership in business and philanthropy, and is named to honor the memory of M. Anthony Fisher, a partner in Fisher Brothers and Co-Founder of AHRC NYC Foundation’s A Special Night for Special Children.
Past Humanitarian Award recipients have included Darcy Stacom, Chairman and Head of the NYC Capital Markets Group of CBRE; Gary M. Green, CEO of Alliance Sports and Alliance Building Services; Robert Scheinman, Principal, J.T. Magen & Company, Inc.; Richard Lomler, CEO and President-NY of Forest Electric Corp.; and Sandy Reis, Vice President of Vornado Realty Trust.
The Issacson Family Corporate Hero Award
The Issacson Family Corporate Hero Award, honoring leadership in business and philanthropy, is presented at the event.
Past Corporate Hero Award recipients have included Henry Schein, Inc.; Lynn Pike, president of Capital One Bank; Gerald L. Hassell, president of The Bank of New York; Lou DiBella, executive vice president of HBO Sports; Stephen Riggio, vice chairman of Barnes & Noble; Barry Rosenblum, president of Time Warner Cable of New York City; and David W. Checketts, president of Madison Square Garden.
Diana Munson, widow of the legendary Yankee catcher for whom the dinner is named, is the honorary chair.
The Thurman Munson Awards Dinner is attended by 600 to 800 people and receives wide media coverage in New York City.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Visit our upcoming events page for information about the next Thurman Munson Award Dinner, the Annual AHRC NYC Golf Classic, networking events, and more.
THURMAN MUNSON AWARD HONOREES
Jim Abbott
Edgardo Alfonzo
Muhammad Ali
Ottis J. Anderson
Miguel Andujar
Greg Anthony
Arthur Ashe, Jr.
Tracy Austin
Tiki Barber
Jason Bartlett
Anthony Becht
Chuck Bednarik
Carlos Beltran
Johnny Bench
Kris Benson
Yogi Berra
Dellin Betances
Craig Biggio
Drew Bledsoe
Wade Boggs
Bobby Bonilla
Aaron Boone
Sen. Bill Bradley
Ralph Branca
Jim Brown
Nick Buoniconti
Melky Cabrera
Mike Cameron
Robinson Cano
Chris Canty
Harry Carson
Gary Carter
Rick Cerone
Joba Chamberlain
Chris Chambliss
Wayne Chrebet
Roger Clemens
Eamonn Coghlan
David Cone
Michael Conforto
Bob Cousy
Jamal Crawford
Victor Cruz
Johnny Damon
Ron Darling
Ike Davis
J.D. Davis
Meryl Davis
Dominique Dawes
Dave DeBusschere
Carlos Delgado
Jack Dempsey
Bucky Dent
Zak DeOssie
Donna de Varona
R. A. Dickey
Chris Duhon
Julius Erving (Dr. J)
Boomer Esiason
Phil Esposito
Janet Evans
Patrick Ewing
Jeurys Familia
Wilmer Flores
Vernon Forrest
John Franco
Walt Frazier
Brett Gardner
Mike Gartner
Dillon Gee
Rod Gilbert
Clark Gillies
Joe Girardi
Dwight “Doc” Gooden
Richard “Goose” Gossage
Otto Graham
Adam Graves
Didi Gregorius
Ron Guidry
Dorothy Hamill
Paul Hamm
John Hannah
Devin Harris
Lynn Burke Hederman
Keith Hernandez
Orlando Hernandez
Kyle Higashioka
Larry Holmes
Evander Holyfield
Allan Houston
Desmond Howard
Todd Hundley
Mark Jackson
Dan Jansen
Tommy John
Howard Johnson
Roy Jones, Jr.
Jim Kaat
Jim Kelly
Nancy Kerrigan
Jason Kidd
Ralph Kiner
Bernard King
Pat Lafontaine
Tommy Lasorda
Katie Ledecky
Brian Leetch
Al Leiter
Carl Lewis
Nancy Lieberman
Marty Liquori
Marty Lyons
Evan Lysacek
Hideki Matsui
Billy Martin
Curtis Martin
Tino Martinez
Don Mattingly
Willie Mays
Brian McCann
Roger McDowell
John McEnroe
Joe McEwing
Freeman McNeil
Tony Meola
Mark Messier
Gene Michael
Richard Migliore
Andrew Miller
Earl Monroe
Joe Morris
Chris Mullin
Bobby Murcer
Daniel Murphy
Mike Mussina
Dikembe Mutombo
Alyssa Naeher
Betsy Nagelson
Jeff Nelson
Karl Nelson
Graig Nettles
Brandon Nimmo
Charles Oakley
Al Oerter
Anne Gregory O’Connell
Paul O’Neill
Jesse Orosco
Angel Pagan
Carly Patterson
Floyd Patterson
Andy Pettitte
David Phelps
Mike Piazza
Lou Piniella
Jorge Posada
Denis Potvin
Margaret “Midge” Purce
Aly Raisman
Willie Randolph
Rick Reed
Willis Reed
Mike Richter
Mariano Rivera
T.J. Rivera
“Doc” Rivers
David Robertson
Alex Rodriguez
Pudge Rodriguez
Antrel Rolle
Kyle Rote
CC Sabathia
Gary Sánchez
Mike Schmidt
Tom Seaver
Gary Sheffield
Buck Showalter
Pam Shriver
Stan Smith
Annika Sorenstam
JoJo Starbuck
John Starks
Willie Stargell
Rusty Staub
Bill Stein
Dwight Stones
Darryl Strawberry
Nick Swisher
Mark Teixeira
Isiah Thomas
Bobby Thomson
Amani Toomer
Joe Torre
Dara Torres
Gleyber Torres
Bryan Trottier
Ali Truwit
Justin Tuck
David Tyree
Gio Urshela
Bobby Valentine
John VanBiesbrouck
Robin Ventura
Ken Venturi
Luke Voit
Grete Waitz
Steve Weatherford
Teresa Weatherspoon
Charlie White
William D. “Bill” White
Bernie Williams
Jayson Williams
Mookie Wilson
Dave Winfield
David Wright
Kristi Yamaguchi
Todd Zeile