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The third annual Houston Sports Awards is underway in downtown Houston. Tuesday’s event will celebrate ‘A Golden Era’ and will honor Carl Lewis, Mary Lou Retton and Rudy Tomjanovich as its third Hall of Fame Class. The Legacy winners are chosen by the Sports Awards Executive Committee with input from the Selection Committee.
HSA announced the finalists for their awards and their Legacy award winners last month.
Texans linebacker Whitney Mercilus won the Sportsmanship award, while Astros owner Jim Crane won the Executive of the Year award.
Mercilus’ Withme Foundation serves children with disabilities in underprivileged families and has raised more than $500,000 since 2016. Jim Crane, once again, led the Astros to the World Series and brought back the Houston Open on the PGA tour.
Here are the nominees for the other awards:
Coach of the Year
A.J. Hinch – Houston Astros
Tina Langley – Rice Owls
Bill O’Brien – Houston Texans
WINNER-Kelvin Sampson – University of Houston
Athlete of the Year
Simone Biles
WINNER-Alex Bregman
James Harden
Justin Verlander
Deshaun Watson
College Athlete of the Year
Corey Davis – University of Houston
Nicole Lennon – Rice University
Erica Ogwumike – Rice University
WINNER-Jalen Hurts – University of Oklahoma
High School Athlete of the Year
Devon Achane – Fort Bend Marshall High School
WINNER-Matthew Boling – Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
Zach Evans – North Shore High School
Libby Overmyer – Kingwood Park High School
Moment of the Year – presented by McDonalds
WINNER-Jose Altuve’s walk-off home run in Game 6 to clinch the American League Championship
James Harden’s 61-point game in 114-100 win at New York Knicks
Kaycee Feild wins 5th Bareback Riding title at Rodeo
Houston Texans beat Patriots for the first time since January 3, 2010
The committees are comprised of sportswriters and electronic sports media members who live and work in the greater Houston area.