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ESPN and ESPN Deportes kick off the month-long celebration with One Naci?n: ESPN Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Hispanic Heritage Month, a show centered around the countdown of the top 10 most influential Hispanic athletes of all time, airing on both networks Tuesday, September 17 at 8 p.m. ET. Athletes to be highlighted include Roberto Clemente, Mariano Rivera, Lionel Messi, and Oscar de la Hoya. Throughout the last three months, a panel of athletes, journalists, entertainers, and other Hispanic community leaders were invited by ESPN to vote and rank the Top 10 from an initial list of 50 athletes.
One Naci?n will be hosted by ESPN Deportes? Adriana Monsalve and ESPN?s SportsCenter anchor Max Bretos with a lineup of renowned guests that include two of the greatest boxers of all time, Roberto Duran and Julio Cesar Chavez; former MLB stars and ESPN analysts Nomar Garciaparra and Candy Maldonado; Cuban-Puerto Rican softball star Lisa Fernandez; Mexican-America former quarterback Jim Plunkett; the first Hispanic starting quarterback in the NFL Tom Flores; Puerto Rican hall of fame golf star Chi Chi Rodriguez; Puerto Rican actress Rosie Perez; Roberto Clemente?s family, including his wife Vera and two sons Luis and Roberto Jr.; and ESPN commentators Alexi Lalas, Adriana Monsalve, Fernando Palomo, and Jorge Ramos.
The show will also unveil a special donation to the Bresee Foundation and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Los Angeles. The donation is earmarked for sports equipment and is being made on behalf of ESPN and in honor of the number one athlete on the list.
