| 1953 |
1st Prize, Oil Painting, Twin City Show |
| 1954 |
2nd Prize, Oil Painting, Minnesota State Show |
| 1957 |
Clark Memorial Prize, Oil Painting, Chicago Artists and Vicinity Show |
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Most Popular Painting Prize, Chicago Arts and Vicinity Show |
| 1958 |
Municipal Art Award, Chicago Artists and Vicinity Show |
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Hamilton & Graham Cash Prize, Ball State Teacher's Show, Muncie, Indiana |
| 1961 |
Gold Medal, Salon d'Art Moderne, Paris, France |
| 1976 |
AAU, Award of Merit, Outstanding Sports Artist |
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Honorary Doctor of Letters Degree, Franklin Pierce College, New Hampshire |
| 1977 |
Gold Plate Award, American Academy of Achievement |
| 1980 |
Honorary Doctor of Arts Degree, St. John's University, New York |
| 1985 |
Gold Medal Award, St. John's University, New York |
| 1986 |
Lifetime Achievement Award, Mucular Dystrophy Association |
| 1997 |
Honorary Doctor of Arts Degree, Hofstra University, New York 1998 |
| 1998 |
Honorary Doctor of Arts Degree, St. Francis College, New York |
| 1999 |
Honorary Doctor of Arts Degree, St. Bonaventure University, New York |
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Inducted into Las vegas Hall of Fame |
| 2000 |
Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to golf and sport art at the Art of Golf Festival, Pinehurst, North Carolina. |
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Inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. |
| 2003 |
Recipient of the Victor Award, Las Vegas, Nevada. |
| 2004 |
Recipient of Ellis Island Medal of Honor. |
| 2006 |
Honorary Doctor of Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. |
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Paul Newman Award Recipient for Services to the Arts and Children |
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The Sport Artist of the Year award presented by ASAMA |
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Named official artist of the Ryder Cup to be held in Louisville |