Ibanez up for the Clemente Award

It's been a while since the list of nominees was released, but...Better late than never, I guess.

2008 Roberto Clemente Award national nominees announced

Continuing to honor the memory of a superstar who donated his life to aid others, Major League Baseball on Tuesday announced the club nominees for its most prestigious off-field honor, the 2008 Roberto Clemente Award.
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...club nominees have immersed themselves in the type of humanitarian and community efforts that distinguished the life of Clemente, a life that ended at 38 on New Year's Eve 1972 with the crash of a plane aboard which he was personally delivering aid to Nicaraguan earthquake victims.

Fans will once again have the opportunity to participate in the selection of the national winner. They can cast votes for any of the 30 club nominees through Oct. 5.

Here is the Clemente Award home page.

Here is the page for Raul Ibanez (Foxes, '94):

Ibanez has been a major part of helping host the annual Mariners Care Golf Tournament to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. After bringing in more than $190,000 this year, the tournament has now raised $4.2 million for cystic fibrosis research since it began in 1986.

"These kids that are afflicted with this are so courageous," Ibanez said at this year's tournament. "The stuff that they have to go through every day just on a regular basis just to live a semi-normal life is tremendous. And they're inspiring to all of us."

Click here to be taken to the on-line ballot. But, do it before October 5.