Daily News | Joel Embiid, Bryce Harper, Dawn Staley headline the nominees for 2022 Wanamaker Award
The list of nominees for the 2022 John Wanamaker Athletic Award was released on Monday, and this year’s group features a star-studded cast of Philadelphia-area professional, college, and high school athletes. The award, which was first handed out in 1961, honors “the athlete, team, or organization which has done the most to reflect credit upon Philadelphia and to the team or sport in which they excel.
The award is presented each year by PHL Sports, The Wanamaker Building, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and CBS3. Former United States women’s soccer star and Delran native Carli Lloyd was. Other previous Wanamaker Award recipients include Wilt Chamberlain, Bobby Clarke, Mike Schmidt, Joe Frazier, and Julius Irving. The 1981 Phillies, 2016 Villanova men’s basketball team, and 2018 Super Bowl champion Eagles are among the teams to have received the honor.
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