Jamal Murray Accepts the Harry Jerome Athletic Excellence Award

by:Kory Henry04/24/16

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Congratulations to Jamal Murray, for receiving the Black Business and Professional Association’s (BBPA) Harry Jerome Athletic Excellence Award!

The BBPA’s Harry Jerome Awards is a Canadian national event that recognizes and honors excellence in African-Canadian achievement. The awards are named after Harry Jerome, a premiere Canadian track & field athlete, who won a bronze medal in the 100-meter dash during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

Other notable recipients of the Harry Jerome Athletic Excellence Award include: Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Lennox Lewis; Olympic gold medalist, Donovan Bailey; and Minnesota Timberwolves’ Andrew Wiggins.

 

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