On March 9, 2007, more than 600 Mavericks fans and friends of Austin Street were on hand to see Head Coach Avery Johnson receive the 2007 Pat Summerall Humble Beginnings Award .

In addition to Johnson and Summerall, others attending the event included KTCK radio personality Norm Hitzges, former Dallas Cowboys Michael Irvin and Mel Renfrow, Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez; Dallas City Councilman Gary Griffith.

The Dallas Mavericks Coaching Staff and admin team were also at the event, which raised more than $100,000 for Austin Street Centre's operating fund.

The Pat Summerall Humble Beginnings Awards Luncheon is held each year to honor a member of the sports community who has risen from a tough start, has overcome obstacles, and is now an inspiration to others.

Event Sponsors:

HALL OF FAME
Nancy and Randy Best
Dependable Auto Shippers
Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
Jeanne and David Phillips
Sewell Family of Dealerships

ALL STARS
Nancy Ann and Ray Hunt
Stephanie and Hunter Hunt
Ashlee and Chris Kleinert
Omni Hotels
Harold Simmons
Ellen and Don Williams
Southwest Airlines

MVP
Louise J. Anderson
Church of the Incarnation
Jack Fraker
HCB Jr. Partners, LTD.
Hillcrest Foundation
Lovers Lane United Methodist Church
Mike and Mary Terry Foundation
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
SMU
Starpower

MAVERICKS
Ruth and Ken Altshuler
Argen Property Company
Central Market
Communities Foundation of Texas
Corinth Properties - Frank Mihalopoulos
The Reverends Dailey
Dallas Fan Fares, Inc.
ExponentHR
Frost Bank
Hunt Power
Interstate Batteries
G.C. Ledyard, Jr.
Bobbi and Richard Massman
McCaslin-Hill Construction, Inc.
Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance
Robertson, Griege & Thoele
Sprint Nextel
Thompson & Knight Foundation
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
Elizabeth and Jack Wahlquist
Woodbine Development