Jimmy Valvano’s 1993 ESPY Speech. “Don’t give up . . . Don’t ever give up.”
James Thomas Anthony “Jim” Valvano, nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball coach and broadcaster. While the head basketball coach at North Carolina State University, he won the 1983 NCAA Basketball Tournament against long odds.
The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded in 1993 by ESPN by the late Jim Valvano, legendary North Carolina State basketball coach and ESPN commentator. Since 1993, The Foundation has raised more than $115 million to fund cancer research grants nationwide. It awards 100 percent of all new direct cash donations and net proceeds of events directly to cancer research and related programs. The Foundation awards grants through a competitive awards process strictly supervised by a Scientific Advisory Board.
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