Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Work with the Special Olympics

Eunice Kennedy Shriver was one of the founders of the Special Olympics. She also started a day camp known as Camp Shriver for children with intellectual disabilities In this photo, Shriver speaks to a group of mentally handicapped children in Paris.

Kennedy Shriver plays handball with a mentally handicapped student in Paris.

Kennedy Shriver poses with former SI senior writer Jack McCallum. The Special Olympics founder received SI's first Sportsman of the Year Legacy Award in 2008.

President George W. Bush speaks at a dinner attended by Kennedy Shriver to honor the Special Olympics.

Kennedy Shriver and her husband, Robert Sargent Shriver, celebrate after Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected governor of California. The former movie star is married to the Kennedy Shriver's daughter, Maria.

Kennedy Shriver and Monica Seles wave to athletes at the 1995 Special Olympics World Games in New Haven, Conn.

Former Charlotte guard Baron Davis works on the basketball skills of a group of Special Olympians at the Hornets training facility in Fort Mill, S.C.

Cynthia Saunders poses with members of the Rutgers football team during the 2008 New Jersey Special Olympics.

U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps instructs students at a swimming clinic during a goodwill trip to Beijing to promote the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games.

Allen Iverson and Chris Webber pose with children during a Special Olympics Clinic in Barcelona.