Eric Snow's Father-Son One-On-One was one part of the 2001-02 "Eric's Challenge."

The National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) honored Eric Snow, team co-captain of the Philadelphia 76ers, as a recipient of a 2002 Fatherhood Award. The presentation of the award took place in San Antonio, Texas, the evening of June 11th as NFI hosted its 5th Fatherhood Awards Gala Dinner.

Roland C. Warren, NFI President elaborated, “Eric Snow is a high profile figure, in an arena where role models can have a great impact. In addition to being an involved, committed father to his own sons, he has used his celebrity to directly promote responsible fatherhood in the Philadelphia community. Eric is an example of how being a good Dad and a professional sports star should go hand in hand.”

Snow has just completed his seventh NBA season and fourth consecutive year as team co-captain of the 76ers. In 2000, the NBA recognized his work in the community with the NBA Sportsmanship Award. Snow created “Eric’s Challenge,” including a Steals and Assists donation program whereby he donates money for every steal and assist. This year, he expanded “Eric’s Challenge” to include “The Father-Son One-on-One” program, providing tickets to every 76ers home game for a father-son duo and auctioning, to benefit charity, father-son outings with Snow and his oldest son, E.J.

Inaugurated in 1997, the Fatherhood Awards are presented each year to men, women and organizations who, by virtue of their accomplishments, contributions or the example they set in their everyday lives, make a substantial contribution to strengthening involved, responsible, and committed fatherhood.

Previous Fatherhood Award winners include: actors Tom Selleck and Stephen Collins; journalist, Tim Russert; singer, Tim McGraw; and Olympic athletes, Marty Nothstein and Michael Weiss.

This year’s Fatherhood Awards Gala Dinner, was held in conjunction with the 5th Annual National Summit on Fatherhood and took place at 7:30 p.m., June 11, at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio on the Riverwalk at Paseo del Alamo.

The premier fatherhood organization in the country, NFI is a non-partisan, non-sectarian civic initiative working to promote involved, responsible and committed fatherhood in every sector of society and to end father absence.