Steve Gleason ESPY award

I think a sincere answer to this question requires review of previous winners, but I have my hesitations about that going well.
After reviewing the previous winners over the past 10 years, I’m still not sure why he had to wait so long given the criteria for the award.

I’m glad he is receiving the award.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Ashe_Courage_Award