onejayhawk Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) The Award was presented 10 July 2021. From ESPN's website. Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award presented by Dove Men+Care finalists: Anthony Rizzo (Chicago Cubs), Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (Kansas City Chiefs), Layshia Clarendon (Minnesota Lynx), Titus O’Neil (WWE) Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year finalists: Atlanta Dream (WNBA), Denver Broncos (NFL), New York City FC (MLS), Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) Corporate Community Impact Award finalists: AT&T, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Vertex Pharmaceuticals The Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award is given to an athlete whose continuous, demonstrated leadership has created a measured positive impact on their community through sports. The candidate must embrace the core principles that Muhammad Ali embodied so well, including confidence, conviction, dedication, giving and respect. In July 2020, Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif became the first NFL player to opt out of the 2020 NFL season. Duvernay-Tardif opted instead to continue his work at a long-term care facility in his hometown of Montreal during the coronavirus pandemic. A medical school graduate from McGill University in Canada, Duvernay-Tardif, 30, started assisting as an orderly shortly after he won Super Bowl LIV with the Chiefs in February 2020. Just for being a finalist, LDT gets to direct a $25K to a charity related to his work. LDT, a medical doctor, was the first player to opt out of the 2020 season, so that he could work in the COVID field. For a starting player with a new Super Bowl ring to go first, it made quite a statement. From an interview: At the beginning of the pandemic, I wanted to go back and help in a physician's role. I don't have my license to practice yet, so that was impossible to do. But I wanted to help however I could and that ended up being as a nurse/orderly in the facility. Basically, I would do everything my bosses wanted me to do. My duties ranged from feeding people, changing people, administering medicine, just caring for them however I could. I realized that no matter what I was doing, at the end of the day, taking care of someone is not about just treating them at all costs. It's about caring. I never knew what I was walking into when I got to work each day. It was pretty hectic. Some days, there would be no issues. Other days, you'd get a patient with a runny nose and next thing you know there would be eight patients who tested positive. We had emergency red zones where positive patients would have to reside. It was hard. We lost a lot of patients. This past year really changed me.https://www.espn.com/espys/story/_/page/MuhammadAliSportsHumanitarianAward-2021/super-bowl-champion-pandemic-orderly-laurent-duvernay-tardif-bigger-your-sport Edited July 11, 2021 by onejayhawk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 I thought LDT forsure was LaDanian Tomlinson, but then I remembered he was overrated because he could get injured. Good for Laurent Duvernay-Tardif! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iknowcool Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) Awesome that Titus O'Neil is a finalist. Great guy. Edited July 8, 2021 by iknowcool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scar988 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 50 minutes ago, iknowcool said: Awesome that Titus O'Neil is a finalist. Great guy. It's gonna be between Duvernay-Tardif and O'Neill if I had to guess with it leaning towards Duvernay-Tardif. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesPeteC Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwibrown Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 I thought we were talking about ladanian Tomlinson rb chargers/jets. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 I'd recommend calling him Dr. Tardif instead of LDT. Good he's getting recognition for his efforts during the pandemic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENINCH Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Congrats to the player I've never heard of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkeyDoke21 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 OGOT LDT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefs_5627 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, ET80 said: I'd recommend calling him Dr. Tardif instead of LDT. Good he's getting recognition for his efforts during the pandemic. Andy calls him Larry, so I lean more towards Dr. Larry 😎 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 26 minutes ago, Chiefs_5627 said: Andy calls him Larry, so I lean more towards Dr. Larry 😎 The Good Doctor? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scar988 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 23 hours ago, ET80 said: I'd recommend calling him Dr. Tardif instead of LDT. Good he's getting recognition for his efforts during the pandemic. Dr. LD-T 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Thank you for making the title more clear. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefs_5627 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 23 hours ago, ET80 said: The Good Doctor? Also been used as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutler06 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Well deserved honor, putting his passion to work over his personal dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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