Namesake of ESPN's Courage Award (4)
I believe the answer is:
ashe
'namesake of espn's courage award' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ashe that I've seen before include "He was good enough to win Wimbledon" , "Arthur, first black Wimbledon men's singles champion, 1975" , "Former tennis star" , "Sporting champion once" , "tennis champ" .)