Zaevion Dobson to be Honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The 2016 ESPYS on ABC - ESPN MediaZone

 NOTE: This is the official ESPN Press Release and link. (RM) Zaevion Dobson to be Honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The 2016 ESPYS on ABC - ESPN MediaZone: In December 2015, Zaevion Dobson, a 15-year-old high school football star from Knoxville, Tennessee, was forced to make a split-second decision—run to safety or sacrifice himself to protect those around him. Instead of running, Dobson used his body to protect two girls from a barrage of bullets, ultimately giving his life to save theirs. To honor his incredible act of bravery, ESPN today announced that Dobson will be posthumously honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The 2016 ESPYS Presented by Capital One.

ESPN to Honor Zaevion Dobson with Arthur Ashe Courage Award at ESPYS

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ESPN announced today that Zaevion Dobson will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. The ceremony will take place on July 13th and be televised by ABC. The Dobson family, along with Fulton Head Football Coach Rob Black are expected to attend. A production crew spent several days in Knoxville at Fulton capturing and collecting footage for a feature that will air during the ceremony. FULCOM, the Fulton School of Communications, has provided audio, video, and pictures of Zaevion to add to the production. Zaevion will join the likes of Muhammad Ali, Pat Summitt, Dean Smith, and the passengers of United Flight 93 on 9-11 as winners of the award. Fulton High has announced they will host an ESPY watch party at the school on July 13th. The school is still raising money for the Zaevion Dobson Scholarship. A $2400 award will be given to a deserving senior each year. A fundraising gala will be held on August 6th. For more information, visit fultongala.org. 

The Fulton Family is so honored to know that the story of Zaevion will be shared again with the nation at the ESPYS. We miss Zaevion every day, but know that he is always with us. Long Live ZAE! #24Strong.