NCAA president Myles Brand will receive a Pathfinder award in June for his longtime contribution to youth sports.
The 66-year-old Brand, who is fighting advanced pancreatic cancer, has been president of the college sports governing body since 2003. Before that, he was president of Indiana University for six years.
The Pathfinder is presented each year in conjunction with the Youthlinks Indiana Charity Golf Tournament sponsored by the Indiana Sports Corp. and Indiana Black Expo. Youthlinks announced last week that golfer Jack Nicklaus and his wife, Barbara, would also be honored.
Brand and the Nicklauses will receive the awards June 28 at the annual Pathfinder banquet at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
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