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History Page Sports Citizen of the Year
The Sports Citizen of the Year is given to an individual who has made a significant or compelling contribution to the local community.
2009  Jamie Moyer - The Moyer Foundation
The “Sports Citizen of the Year” went baseball pitcher Jamie Moyer for his outstanding commitment to community service and charitable donations. The recipient of the award must exemplify what it means to be a true citizen of sport and has made a significant or compelling humanitarian contribution in transcendence of sports.
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2010  Paul Allen - Seattle Seahawks/Sounders FC
Seahawks and Trail Blazers owner and Sounders co-owner Paul Allen is one of the nation’s leading philanthropists, with lifetime giving in excess of $1 billion.
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2011  Detlef Schrempf - Detlef Schrempf Foundation
Former Husky and Sonics star Detlef Schrempf and his wife Mari started a foundation in his name in 1996. Since then it has raised more than $11 million for Northwest charities.
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| 2012  Lenny Wilkens- Lenny Wilkins Foundation
Former Sonics player and NBA championship coach Lenny Wilkens' foundation has given more than $3 million in the past decade to provide health car and education for the Seattle-area children.
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