Kirk Herbstreit, College Football Analyst for ESPN/ABC and NFL Analyst, Thursday Night Football – Amazon Prime Video will become the 20th recipient of the prestigious Pat Summerall Award during Super Bowl LX

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The Legends for Charity ® Dinner presenting The Pat Summerall Award will once again take place at the NFL Headquarters Hotel, The San Francisco Marriott Marquis during Super Bowl Weekend on February 5, 2026.

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Kirk Herbstreit has been chosen as the 20th recipient of the coveted Pat Summerall Award which is presented annually at the Legends for Charity Annual Dinner benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.

Kirk Herbstreit is a five-time Sports Emmy Award winner as Best Analyst, 3 times as Best Studio Analyst and 2 times as Best Event Analyst. Kirk has been chosen as the 20th recipient of the coveted Pat Summerall Award which is presented annually at the Legends for Charity Annual Dinner benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital ®.

Events like Legends for Charity help ensure families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food, so they can focus on helping their child live.

Since its inception 20 years ago, Legends for Charity has raised more than $14 million for St. Jude. Past honorees are James Brown, Greg Gumbel, Jim Nantz, Chris Berman, Cris Collinsworth, The NFL ON FOX, Al Michaels, Archie Manning, Michael Strahan, Joe Buck, John Madden, Rich Eisen, Tony Dungy, Bill Cowher, Jim Kelly, Erin Andrews, Howie Long, Tony Romo and Hannah Storm.

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About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital ®

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children. ® It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was largely considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80% in the United States, and it won't stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes to help doctors and researchers at local hospitals and cancer centers around the world improve the quality of treatment and care for even more children. Because of generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child live. Visit St. Jude Inspire to discover powerful St. Jude stories of hope, strength, love and kindness. Support the St. Jude mission by donating at stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on X, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, and subscribing to its YouTube channel.

About Legends for Charity

Legends for Charity ® is an annual national event held during Super Bowl Weekend to present The Pat Summerall Award to a deserving broadcaster. Created by Cheryl DeLeonardis of Ocean 2 Ocean Productions, it is annually held at the prestigious NFL headquarters hotel and celebrates national sports legends having raised over $14 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Since its inception in 2005, it has become a cornerstone event during the biggest weekend in professional sports earning eight national Telly Awards and opening the world of sports broadcasters to the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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SOURCE: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital