2020 Houston Sports Awards finalists and Legacy winners

Thursday, December 12, 2019
2020 Houston Sports Awards finalists and Legacy winners
ABC13's David Nuno and Joe Gleason talk about the accolades and the athletes.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Harris County - Houston Sports Authority announced finalists for their awards and their Legacy award winners.



Texans linebacker Whitney Mercilus wins the Sportsmanship award, while Astros owner Jim Crane wins 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



Kelvin Sampson - University of Houston



Athlete of the Year



Simone Biles



Alex Bregman



James Harden



Justin Verlander



Deshaun Watson



College Athlete of the Year



Corey Davis - University of Houston



Jalen Hurts - University of Oklahoma



Nicole Lennon - Rice University



Erica Ogwumike - Rice University



High School Athlete of the Year



Devon Achane - Fort Bend Marshall High School 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



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 third annual Houston Sports Awards 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.



The committees are comprised of sportswriters and electronic sports media members who live and work in the Greater Houston area.



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