The Detroit Tigers created an annual scholarship in 2000 in honor of 1968 world champion, 18-year Major League Baseball great, Detroit Tigers legend and hometown hero Willie Horton. Each year, a $5,000 scholarship is awarded by the Detroit Tigers Foundation, an affiliate of Ilitch Charities, to a graduating senior from Detroit's Northwestern High School, Horton's alma mater. Recipients of the scholarship are students who have displayed a high level of commitment to academics, leadership, character development and volunteerism.
The Detroit Tigers held a pregame ceremony to recognize this year's recipient, Sherika Hale, who will be studying architecture and interior design at Jackson College.