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Article: Four decades later, their message is still being heard.(Sports)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- July 13, 2008
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By Fannie Flono
McClatchy Newspapers
On Wednesday in Los Angeles, 1968 Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos will receive the equivalent of the sports industry Oscars: an ESPY award from ESPN.
They'll be joined in the special awards category by Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett and Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton. Hamilton, a recovering drug addict and alcoholic, will get the Best Comeback Award. Everett will get the Jimmy V Award (named for N.C. State coach Jim Valvano, who died of cancer) for perseverance.
But most eyes will be on Tommie Smith and John Carlos when the gala airs July 20. They will receive the Arthur Ashe ...