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Sports Lifetime Achievement Award
The
Sports
Lifetime Achievement Award
is a
special
award given away each year at the
Sports Emmy Awards
. It was first given away in 1989. It is always
announced
days before the nominations are.
List of
recipients
1989:
Jim McKay
1990:
Lindsey Nelson
1991:
Curt Gowdy
1992:
Chris Schenkel
1993:
Pat Summerall
1994:
Howard Cosell
1995:
Vin Scully
1996:
Frank Gifford
1997:
Jim Simpson
1998:
Keith Jackson
1999:
Jack Buck
2000:
Dick Enberg
2001:
Herb Granath
2002:
Roone Arledge
2003:
Ed Sabol
and
Steve Sabol
2004:
Chet Simmons
2005:
Bud Greenspan
2006:
Don Ohlmeyer
2007:
Frank Chirkinian
2008:
Dick Ebersol
2009:
John Madden
2010:
Al Michaels
2011:
Jack Whitaker
2012:
Not awarded
2013:
Ted Turner
2014:
George Bodenheimer
2015:
Verne Lundquist
2016:
Brent Musburger
2017:
Barry Frank