The Orlando Cepeda Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Tony Perez and Rafael Felo Ramirez on 2001 at the Delancey Street Restaurant, San Francisco, California. Surrounded by friends of the HHBMHOF, Gerardo Sandoval, Board of Supervisors, City community leaders, and members of the San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics and Sacramento Rivercats organizations and media. The award was presented by Tito Avila, Founder, President and CEO of the HHBMHOF with Amaury PI-Gonzalez, Vice President of HHBMHOF to Tony Perez. Members of the Florida Marlins baseball organization executive staff, Nancy Olsen, Tony Taylor, coach and Rafael Felo Ramirez, American Spanish Broadcaster a member of the rnia.