More than 800 business, community, and civic leaders, humanitarians, celebrities, and philanthropists “Got on Their Feet” to Stand Up For Those Who Can’t at The 38th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner presented by Tudor Group and the Mack family, and in honor of Paul J. DiMare.

The evening raised awareness and funds for The Buoniconti Fund, in support of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center for Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the world’s premier center for research and treatment of spinal cord and brain injury and other neurological diseases and disorders.

Music icon, philanthropist, eight-time Grammy Award Winner and Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree Gloria Estefan was the Mistress of Ceremonies for the event.

Grammy Award winning superstar Armando Christian Perez (Pitbull) received the 2023 Buoniconti Fund Award, and the event featured a live performance by three-time Grammy Award winner Ne-Yo.

Honorees, 2023 

New York Giants and NFL Hall of Famer and TV personality Michael Strahan
Five-time Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer Missy Franklin
Boston Bruins Stanley Cup champion Zdeno Chara
Five-time All-Star and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Thome
Two-time Super Bowl champion and NFL Hall of Famer Larry Little
Longtime US Men’s National Team goalkeeper and United Soccer League Champion Tim Howard
U.S. Open Champion, FedEx Cup Champion and PGA Tour Player of the Year golfer Jim Furyk
Big East Conference Commissioner, first WNBA President, and member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and the Basketball Hall of Fame Val Ackerman.

Hall of Fame and World Champion athletes, stars from the Silver Screen and Broadway, famous social media influencers, and more turned out to help us honor Marc Buoniconti and our 2023 Sports Legends and honorees. If you’d like to view our recent video, titled “GET ON YOUR FEET”, watch it here.

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