Rivers still lives in the city that the Chargers called home for over five decades and that made his acceptance of an award on Thursday night all the more special. In fact, it did something we have rarely if ever, seen Rivers do. It brought him to tears.
Rivers was on hand to accept the award for Professional of the Year at the 73rd annual Salute to Champions. Other athletes who were on hand and were honored included Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist Shaun White and Desiree Linden, the woman who won the Boston Marathon.