Zaevion Dobson was just 15 years old when he was shot and killed while shielding three friends from random gunfire. Tonight, the high school football star will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs. The Knoxville, Tennessee teen's mother, Zenobia Dobson, will accept the award that it is given to an individual "possessing strength in the face of adversity, courage in the face of peril and the willingness to stand up for their beliefs no matter what the cost," according to Espn, and is being presented by Steph Curry. "The family of Zaevion William Dobson accepts with...
- 7/14/2016
- by Tiare Dunlap, @tiaredunlap
- PEOPLE.com
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