this Leach Award, especially to someone that I've known for a long time. The Robert E. Leach Award is bestowed upon the AOSSM member who has provided the most outstanding service and the highest contributions to sports medicine. So this is our individual winner in the younger days. I know we all like our young pictures of ourselves. Here's college days. He went for one year to Air Force and then to a school up north. You'll know what that is. Finally, here is his residency days and his picture. And I want you to notice that great mustache that was there at the time. And maybe this was how we treated ACLs way back when in the old days when we put casts on people after we reconstructed them. And finally, this is him with his partners and Gerald O'Connor and group of people he's worked with for many, many, many years. Of course, he's supported by his lovely wife for many years. And his family. And you can see those colors through and through. Tried and true through the whole family. Finally, many hobbies. Friends, hobbies, fishing, hunting. And one of the passions he has is his mission work to Haiti. It's taken very seriously. And then if you look at the top center picture, that is him with Alan Anderson on his traveling fellowship when he was younger. And this picture surrounding that as a godfather on the traveling fellowships as an ambassador for us at AOSSM around the world. Finally, with his close friend, Bruce Ryder. Many other friends pictured there in this room. And here he is. As you know him, as his contributions as editor for many, many years to sports health. Welcome, Ed, as the Robert E. Leach Award winner 2020. Let's take a picture. Words can't express my appreciation to the society, to all my friends here, the great experiences I've had. And especially to my family, my wife Robin, who's here today, my son. Thank you very much.

Robert E. Leach Award

sports medicine

ACL treatments

family support

mission work