(October 16, 2023) – More than 800 business, community, and civic leaders, humanitarians, celebrities, and philanthropists convened tonight for The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 38th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to celebrate some of the most accomplished Hall of Fame and World Champion athletes in their respective sports. But more importantly, they came to…
Great Sports Legends Dinner
(September 7, 2023) – What do NY Giants and NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer and TV personality Michael Strahan; Five-time Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer Missy Franklin, world hockey champion Zdeno Chara; Five-time All-Star and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Thome; Two-time Super Bowl champion and NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer Larry…
October 25, 2022 – Demonstrating unparalleled courage and resilience in the face of enormous challenges and adversities, Mary Kate Callahan and Sarah Will have risen to the top of the Para-Athletic world and, in so doing, have become sterling inspirations for countless thousands of others with spinal cord injuries. So it was only natural that…
(October 14, 2021) While the 36th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner benefiting The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis had to again be held virtually rather than at its traditional setting in a New York City hotel ballroom, those in attendance heard stories of perseverance and overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds. The stories were recounted by people…
(October 2020) – While the 35th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner benefiting The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis had to be held virtually rather than at its traditional standing-room-only New York City hotel ballroom setting, the stories told at the event by those living with spinal cord injury and paralysis; the sports icons and musical…
(September 2020) – Over the past three and a half decades, The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, has honored a veritable “Who’s Who” of Hall of Fame members, Olympic Gold Medalists, and World Champions in every professional sport at its Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner. Now,…
The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, paid an emotionally-charged posthumous tribute to its founder, the Hall of Fame football legend Nick Buoniconti, and bestowed honors upon a legendary group of Hall of Famers, Gold Medalists, World…
Dwyane Wade, Ed Reed, Wladimir Klitschko, Christian Vieri, Meghan Duggan, Chase Utley, Matt Biondi, And Amy Van Dyken Rouen to be Honored at The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis’34th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner October 7 in New York City Dinner Will Pay Special Tribute to Hall of Fame Football Legend and Organization Founder Nick…
The Buoniconti Fund’s 33rd Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner Presented By Tudor Group Superstar athletes Alex Rodriguez, Ray Allen, Bob Griese, Mike Smith, Brian Boitano, Amy Purdy, Nacho Figueras and Chris Evert honored The Buoniconti Fund honored an unparalleled group of Hall of Famers, Gold Medalists, World Champions and philanthropists in front of a crowd…
ALEX RODRIGUEZ, RAY ALLEN, BOB GRIESE, MIKE SMITH, BRIAN BOITANO, AMY PURDY, NACHO FIGUERAS AND CHRIS EVERT TO BE HONORED AT BUONICONTI FUND’S 33nd Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner SEPT. 24 IN NYC NBC Sports Bob Costas will Emcee; KC and the Sunshine Band to perform at New York Hilton Midtown Hotel. Alex Rodriguez is…