On December 16, 2010, Variety reported that the Hollywood union publicists will honor Sly at their February 25 awards lunch at the Beverly Hilton. Here’s why:
“Sly has made such an indelible mark on cultures across the globe that people in different parts of the world consider him to be their own,” said awards chair Henri Bollinger. “An indication of the impact a character he created has made on American culture is that a statue of Rocky Balboa was placed at the foot of the now-famous steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum.”
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