Bengals great Anthony Muñoz will be keynote speaker at Enquirer High School Sports Awards

Cincinnati Bengals Hall of Famer Anthony Muñoz will be the featured speaker at the 2025 Enquirer High School Sports Awards at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at Princeton High School.
Muñoz has been a friend to young athletes through his Anthony Muñoz Foundation, which offers various programs designed to positively impact Cincinnati youth spiritually, physically and mentally.
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Muñoz was the Bengals' third overall pick in the 1980 NFL draft out of the University of Southern California. He played his entire 13-year career with Cincinnati, earning a spot on 11 Pro Bowls as an offensive lineman and helping lead the Bengals to two Super Bowls in the 1980s. Credited with defining the art of playing that position, the 11-time All-Pro player was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998, the first year he was eligible.
Cincinnati Bengals Hall of Famer Anthony Muñoz will speak at the 2025 Enquirer High School Sports Awards.
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He will address the more than 550 Greater Cincinnati high school athletes and coaches nominated for The Enquirer's players, teams and coaches of the year in all sports. The Enquirer announced nominees for winter sports earlier this week. Information on tickets and more will be available in May.
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"We couldn't be more excited to have Anthony be our featured speaker," Enquirer Executive Editor Beryl Love said. "His work over the years to inspire, motivate and mentor young people in our community makes him the ideal choice to help us honor this impressive gathering of student athletes."
Cincinnati Bengals Hall of Famer Anthony Muñoz, shown at the Ring of Honor ceremony, will speak at the 2025 Enquirer High School Sports Awards.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Former Bengals star Anthony Muñoz to keynote Enquirer sports awards

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