United States President Donald Trump announced Saturday he's selected three former athletes—Babe Ruth, Roger Staubach and Alan Page—to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony next Friday.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom, which has been awarded since 1963, is regarded as the nation's top civilian honor with a focus on "meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors."
Ruth will obtain the honor posthumously. The baseball legend, who won seven World Series titles and long held the MLB home run record with 714 after stints with the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Boston Braves, died in 1948.