FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

JON COYLES TO RECEIVE TAYLOR HOOTON FOUNDATION’S

2024 LEGACY AWARD

MLB Vice President of Drug, Health and Safety Programs

Honored For Leadership in Anti-Doping Movement and

Commitment to Drug Prevention and Treatment

  McKinney, Texas (Friday, April 12, 2024) – Jon Coyles, MLB’s Vice President of Drug, Health and Safety Programs, will be presented with the Taylor Hooton Foundation’s Legacy Award at its Ninth Annual All-Star Gala on Saturday, April 13, at Forty|50 in Addison, Texas. The Legacy Award, presented since 2015, recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to the fight against Appearance and Performance Enhancement Drug use. Coyles is responsible for overseeing all aspects of MLB’s various drug prevention and treatment programs and also plays a key role in collective bargaining negotiations with the Major League Baseball Players Association, including the annual review and update of the Joint Drug Programs and other league-wide substance use and player health and safety initiatives. In addition to his work at MLB, Coyles serves as the Board Chair for the Partnership for Clean Competition, is a frequent lecturer on effective anti-doping policies and deterrence efforts and serves as an adjunct professor at the University at Buffalo School of Law. “Jon Coyles is a leader in the Anti-Doping movement and has been instrumental in making sure more than 2.5-million people have been directly impacted by the important message the Taylor Hooton Foundation has to share,” THF president Donald Hooton said. “The Taylor Hooton Foundation is proud to honor Jon with its most-prestigious award, named in honor of my younger brother, who tragically lost his life due to the uninformed use of anabolic steroids. Jon’s commitment to anti-doping and the cause of the THF makes him truly deserving of Taylor’s Legacy Award. I know there is a young person who continues to spend time with their families today because of the great work Jon is doing to help others.” Said Coyles: “I am honored and humbled to receive the Taylor Hooton Foundation Legacy award. It has been a privilege to serve as the Foundation’s primary contact at Major League Baseball for the past two decades and I am grateful for the opportunity to work together towards our shared goal of educating America’s youth on the dangers associated with the use of anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing substances. “I am proud of our collective efforts on this front and the impact that we have made under the leadership of Commissioner Rob Manfred. I want to thank Don and the entire Hooton family for this special recognition and I look forward to continuing to support the important work of the Taylor Hooton Foundation going forward.” Tiffany & Co. will again design and provide the Legacy Award, continuing a long history of partnership and support of athletes and sports.   Legacy Award Recipients 2015           Bud Selig, Commissioner Emeritus, MLB 2016           Jeff Idelson, President, Baseball Hall of Fame 2017           Jack Robertson, DEA Special Agent, retired 2018           Dr. Shalender Bhasin, Harvard University 2019           Tom Galvin, President, Digital Citizens Alliance 2020           Randy Levine, President, New York Yankees 2022           Adrian Boney, Grants Programs Officer, Rhode Island Foundation 2023           Lisa Marie Shaughnessy, Author “Testosterone: The Next Drug Epidemic” 2024           Jon Coyles, Vice President of Drug, Health and Safety Programs, MLB   CONTACT:   Rick Cerrone / Rick Cerrone Communications (914) 715-5491 / rick@rickcerrone.com   About The Taylor Hooton Foundation: The Taylor Hooton Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to educating North America’s young people about the dangers of anabolic steroids and other Appearance and Performance Enhancing Substances. The friends and family of Taylor Hooton formed the Foundation in 2004 after his untimely death at 17 years old following his use of anabolic steroids.   For more information about the Taylor Hooton Foundation and its efforts, please visit www.taylorhooton.org and www.allmeleague.com.