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And became the first black player to suit up for the cubs and one of the greatest hitters of all-time. and in the process, ernie became known as much for his home runs as for her cheer and optimism and faith that some day the cubs would go all the way. and that's -- that's serious belief. that is something that even a white sox fan like me can even respect. he is just a wonderful man and a great icon of my hometown. speaking of sports, dean smith is one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history. but his success goes far beyond that. he graduated 96% of his players. first coach to...

He was an advisor to randolph, one of the first african-americans to suggest a march on washington. and later he was the organizer of the first march on washington in 1963. this year we celebrated the 50th anniversary. there are so many luminaries that he's acknowledging. dean smith, a basketball coach, yufrts of north carolina, he was also aism rights activist and a big -- and of course, gloria steinem and oprah winfrey. >> and gloria, oprah winfrey, also a hugely successful business woman. but this is a woman whose endorsement of president obama was very significant. >> it was significant. a...

Mrs. owe shawn see accepting on behalf of sally k. ride. mr. walter anywherele, accepting on behalf of his partner bayard rustin. mr. arturo sandoval. mrs. smith, accepting on behalf of her husband, dean smith. mrs. gloria steinem. reverend c.t. vivian. the honorable patricia wald. mrs. oprah winfrey. [ applause ]

Ininouye. richard lugar, daniel khanman, country singer loretta lynn. mario molina, mexican-american chemist. former astronaut sally ride. and bayard rustin. arturo sandoval. dean smith, a legendary unc head basketball coach. gloria steinem. ct vivian, a colleague and friend of martin luther king jr. and administrator of the anti-clan network. and patricia wald. and oprah winfrey. and there's a second awards

Player to suit up for the cubs and one of the greatest hitters of all time. and in the process, ernie became known as much for his 512 home runs as for his cheer and his optimism and his eternal faith that some day the cubs would go all the way. and that's serious belief. that is something that even a white sox fan like me can respect. but he is just a wonderful man and a great icon of my hometown. speaking of sports, dean smith is one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history, but his successes go far beyond xs and os. even as he won 78% of his games, he graduated 96% of his pla...