The John Bunn Award (or John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award) is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to an individual who has contributed significantly to the sport of basketball. Named after John Bunn, the first chairman of the Basketball Hall of Fame Committee from 1949 to 1969, the award is the highest and the most prestigious honor presented by the Basketball Hall of Fame outside of enshrinement.[1][2]
Honorees
* | Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame |
Year | Inductee | Note |
---|---|---|
1973 | John Bunn* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 1964 |
1974 | John Wooden* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as player in 1960 and coach as 1973 |
1975 | J. Walter Kennedy* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 1981 |
1976 | Henry P. Iba* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as coach in 1969 |
1977 | Clifford Fagan* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 1984 |
1978 | Curt Gowdy | Another Hall of Fame award, the Curt Gowdy Media Award, is named after him |
1979 | Eddie Gottlieb* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 1972 |
1980 | Arnold "Red" Auerbach* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as coach in 1969 |
1981 | Ray Meyer* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as coach in 1979 |
1982 | Daniel Biasone* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 2000 |
1983 | Robert J. Cousy* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as player in 1971 Another Hall of Fame award, the Bob Cousy Award, is named after him |
1984 | Lawrence F. O'Brien* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 1991 |
1985 | Lee Williams | |
1986 | Grady W. Lewis | |
1987 | Dave R. Gavitt* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 2006 |
1988 | Haskell Hillyard | |
1989 | George E. Killian | |
1990 | Pat Head Summitt* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as coach in 2000 |
1991 | Morgan B. Wootten* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as coach in 2000 |
1992 | Will Robinson | |
1993 | Joe Vancisin | |
1994 | William Wall | |
1995 | Pete Carlesimo | |
1996 | Vic Bubas | |
1997 | C. M. Newton* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 2000 |
1998 | Tex Winter | |
1999 | Harlem Globetrotters* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a team in 2002 |
2000 | Meadowlark Lemon* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 2003 |
2001 | Tom Jernstedt | |
2002 | Harvey Pollack | |
2003 | Joe O'Brien | |
2004 | Zelda Spoelstra | |
2005 | Marty Blake | |
2006 | Betty Jaynes | |
2007 | Thomas "Satch" Sanders | |
2008 | Val Ackerman | |
2009 | Johnny Kerr |
References
- General
- "John Bunn Award". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoophall.com/awards/bhof-award-bunn.html. Retrieved on June 23, 2009.
- Specific
- ^ "John Bunn Award". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoophall.com/awards/bhof-award-bunn.html. Retrieved on June 23, 2009.
- ^ "Kerr receives 2009 Hall of Fame Bunn Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 10, 2009. http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/kerrbunn_090209.html. Retrieved on June 23, 2009.