The 2017 ESPY Awards were presented at the 25th annual ESPY Awards show, held on July 12, 2017 at 5 pm

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on ABC at 8 pm Eastern/7 pm Central. On May 16, 2017, it was announced by ESPN.com that

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would host the show. 33 competitive awards were presented, along with several honorary awards.

Winners and nominees

These were the nominees for each of the competitive awards. Fans were able to vote online at a dedicated ESPN site. For "Best Play", fans voted on the plays Bracket-styled, with Round 1 of voting lasting from June 21 to June 27, Round 2 of voting lasting from June 28 to July 4, Round 3 of voting lasting from July 5 to July 11, and Round 4 of voting being on the day of the show, July 12.

Honorary awards

;Arthur Ashe Courage Award * Eunice Kennedy Shriver ;Jimmy V Perseverance Award * Jarrius Robertson ;Pat Tillman Award for Service * U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro ;Best Moment *

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. ;Icon Award *

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;Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award * Mark Giordano of the

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Special Olympic Athletes * Kindlelon “Kobie” Respicio for accomplishments in the Special Olympics and success in school

''In Memoriam''

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* Rubén Amaro Sr. * Dallas Green * LaVell Edwards * Jack McCloskey * Sam Foltz * Craig Sager *

Jim Bunning James Paul David Bunning (October 23, 1931 – May 26, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher and politician from Kentucky who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, a member of the United States House of Representati ...

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* Joao Havelange * Mike Ilitch * Joe McKnight *

Jimmy Piersall James Anthony Piersall (November 14, 1929 – June 3, 2017) was an American baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five teams, from 1950 through 1967. Piersall was best known for his well-publicized b ...

* John Andariese * Cortez Kennedy *

Luis Olmo Luis Francisco Rodríguez Olmo (August 11, 1919 – April 28, 2017) was a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter. Olmo played in the majors with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1943–45, 1949) and Boston Braves (baseball), ...

* Rashaan Salaam * Bernie Custis * Herve Filion * Gene Conley * Tony DiCicco *

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References

External links

* http://www.espn.com/espys/ {{ESPYs

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