Wayne and Janet Gretzky are being recognized for their “class, graciousness, and generosity” with the Stan Musial Lifetime Achievement Award. The honor is the highest award for sportsmanship and will take place on November 20th at the Stifel Theatre in St. Louis.
Musial was one of baseball’s all-time greats as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. The award began in 1999 with the Citizenship Through Sports Alliance which recognized character in sports. It was ultimately renamed the Stan Musial Award in 2012.
The Gretzky’s being honored
“Knowing how beloved Stan was and the way he carried himself on and off the field, it is tremendously humbling to receive an award named for him,” Wayne said on the Musial Awards website.