Armchair Golf Blog · Nov 10, 2015
Jack Nicklaus to Receive SI Muhammad Ali Legacy Award
"I can not think of a more deserving person for this special
inaugural award than the Golden Bear, himself."
By Time Inc.
NEW YORK, NY (11.10.15) Today Time Inc.'s Sports Illustrated announced that Jack Nicklaus has been chosen to receive the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award. The award was created in 2008 to honor athletes and sports figures that have embodied the ideals of sportsmanship, leadership and philanthropy as vehicles for changing the world over their lifetime. Earlier this year the award was renamed the Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award in tribute to the iconic boxer and humanitarian.