Raleigh (WTVD) -- This year's annual Espy Awards ceremony will honor Former Buffalo Bills Quarterback Jim Kelly with the Jimmy V Perseverance Award. The award is named for former North Carolina State Basketball Coach Jim Valvano who died from cancer in 1993. The 26th annual ceremony is being hosted on July 18th by race car driver Danica Patrick, the first woman to host the annual event. More information here.