This year’s auction of more than 100 items includes tickets to prime sporting events, autographed memorabilia, unique experiences with athletes, celebrities and behind-the-scenes experiences with ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike and sports-related experiences with ESPN personalities Stephen A. Smith, Jon Gruden, Julie Foudy and more. To date, the ESPN Radio ESPY Day Auction has raised more than $8.4 million.
Item and experience highlights include:
- An opportunity to “Bang your head with John Clayton” and attend a concert with ESPN’s biggest metal head;
- An Alabama Football experience that includes attending a home game in Tuscaloosa and meeting coach Nick Saban;
- A soccer clinic with FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion, Olympic gold medalist and espnW analyst Julie Foudy for a team of 30 youth soccer players;
- “Bowl with the Bus” and face off against ESPN NFL analyst Jerome Bettis in a bowling match;
- A Shanghai Disney experience, including resort stay for winner and 3 guests;
- Attend a Buffalo Bills football game with Bills legend Jim Kelly and his daughter, Erin;
- A suite experience at a New York Knicks home game with Stephen A. Smith.
In addition, The V Foundation and Omaze have teamed to offer a lucky winner and their guest the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to appear in a "This Is SportsCenter" commercial alongside a professional athlete and be a VIP at both a Monday Night Football game and College GameDay of their choice. Fans can enter for the chance to win with a minimum $10 donation at omaze.com/ESPN through July 13. Proceeds will benefit The V Foundation for Cancer Research.
Throughout ESPY Day, viewers and listeners will be encouraged to donate to The V Foundation by calling 800-4-JimmyV or visiting www.jimmyv.org. The ESPY Day initiative expanded ESPN’s 23-year effort to help find a cure for cancer, and to date, ESPY-related fundraising efforts over the last 12 years has raised more than $26 million for cancer research.
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