Jimmy V award - Wikipedia Jimmy V award The Jimmy V Award ( also called the Jim Valvano Award for Perseverance ) is an award that is given by The V Foundation for Cancer Research and ESPN as part of the ESPY Awards. Established in 2007, it is named in honor of college basketball coach Jim Valvano. Valvano died of cancer at age 47 shortly after giving a memorable speech at the inaugural ESPY Award ceremony ; ESPN partnered with Valvano to create the V Foundation in 1993. The recipient of the award is `` a deserving member of the sporting world who has overcome great obstacles through perseverance and determination. '' List of recipients Year Recipients 2007 Kay Yow 2008 Kevin Everett 2009 Don Meyer George Karl 2011 Anthony Robles 2012 Eric LeGrand 2013 Team Hoyt 2014 Stuart Scott 2015 Leah and Devon Still 2016 Craig Sager 2017 Jarrius Robertson References ^ Jump up to : `` '' V Foundation `` ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Eric LeGrand receives Jimmy V Award ''. ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 12 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` TNT 's Sager to receive Jimmy V award at ESPYS ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 25. Jump up ^ `` ESPYS to honor Jarrius Robertson with Jimmy V Perseverance Award ''. espn.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 12. Jimmy V Perseverance Award winners 2007 : Yow 2008 : Everett 2009 : Meyer 2010 : Karl 2011 : Robles 2012 : LeGrand 2013 : Dick and Rick Hoyt 2014 : Scott 2015 : Leah and Devon Still 2016 : Sager ESPY Awards Cross-cutter Courage Female Athlete Male Athlete Breakthrough Athlete Championship Performance Coach / Manager Female College Athlete Male College Athlete Comeback Athlete Female Athlete with a Disability Male Athlete with a Disability Game Perseverance Upset Moment Play Record - Breaking Performance Team Individual Female Action Male Action Bowler Driver Fighter Female Golfer Male Golfer Jockey MLS MLB NBA NFL NHL Female Tennis Male Tennis Track and Field WNBA International Athlete Discontinued Male U.S. Olympian Female U.S. Olympian Action Soccer Female Soccer Male Soccer U.S. Olympian Male College Basketball Female College Basketball College Football Disabled Angler Boxer Golfer Female Track Male Track Outdoor Sportsman Movie Performance Under Pressure Award ceremonies 2017 This sports award or trophy - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_V_Award&oldid=790305290 '' Categories : ESPY Awards Sports award stubs Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from June 2016 All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 12 July 2017, at 21 : 37. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who won the jimmy v award this year
Answer: Jarrius Robertson