Sportsman of the Year Award by Sports Illustrated on Baseball Almanac

Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Award

In 1954 Sports Illustrated began naming an overall athlete of the year. The editors pick their selections, male and female, from every sport and based it on the athletes contributions to the game, their performance within their chosen sport and their off field activities. The following athletes have each won the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Award for their performance during the season listed.

"I love to play this game of baseball - I love putting on this uniform." - Stan Musial (1957 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Award Winner)

Sportsman of the Year Award by Sports Illustrated In Chronological Order
Year	Name	Baseball Team	Sport
1954	Roger Bannister	--	Track and Field
1955	Johnny Podres	Brooklyn Dodgers	Baseball
1956	Bobby Joe Morrow	--	Track and Field
1957	Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals	Baseball
1958	Rafer Johnson	--	Track and Field
1959	Ingemar Johansson	--	Boxing
1960	Arnold Palmer	--	Golf
1961	Jerry Lucas	--	College Basketball
1962	Terry Baker	--	College Football
1963	Pete Rozelle	--	Football
1964	Ken Venturi	--	Golf
1965	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	Baseball
1966	Jim Ryun	--	Track and Field
1967	Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	Baseball
1968	Bill Russell	--	Basketball
1969	Tom Seaver	New York Mets	Baseball
1970	Bobby Orr	--	Hockey
1971	Lee Trevino	--	Golf
1972	Billie Jean King	--	Tennis
1972	John Wooden	--	College Basketball
1973	Jackie Stewart	--	Formula One Racing
1974	Muhammad Ali	--	Boxing
1975	Pete Rose	Cincinnati Reds	Baseball
1976	Chris Evert	--	Tennis
1977	Steve Cauthen	--	Horse Racing
1978	Jack Nicklaus	--	Golf
1979	Willie Stargell	Pittsburgh Pirates	Baseball
1980	U.S. Olympic Hockey Team	--	Hockey
1981	Sugar Ray Leonard	--	Boxing
1982	Wayne Gretzky	--	Hockey
1983	Mary Decker	--	Track and Field
1984	Edwin Moses	--	Track and Field
1984	Mary Lou Retton	--	Gymnastics
1985	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	--	Basketball
1986	Joe Paterno	--	College Football
1987	"Athletes Who Care"
	Bob Bourne	--	Hockey
	Judi Brown King	--	Track and Field
	Kip Keino	--	Track and Field
	Dale Murphy	Atlanta Braves	Baseball
	Chip Rives	--	College Football
	Patty Sheehan	--	Golf
	Rory Sparrow	--	Basketball
	Reggie Williams	--	Football
1988	Orel Hershiser	Los Angeles Dodgers	Baseball
1989	Greg LeMond	--	Cycling
1990	Joe Montana	--	Football
1991	Michael Jordan	--	Basketball
1992	Arthur Ashe	--	Tennis
1993	Don Shula	--	Football
1994	Bonnie Blair	--	Speed Skating
1994	Johann Olav Koss	--	Speed Skating
1995	Cal Ripken, Jr.	Baltimore Orioles	Baseball
1996	Tiger Woods	--	Golf
1997	Dean Smith	--	College Basketball
1998	Mark McGwire	St. Louis Cardinals	Baseball
1998	Sammy Sosa	Chicago Cubs	Baseball
1999	U.S. Women's Soccer Team	--	Soccer
2000	Tiger Woods	--	Golf
2001	Randy Johnson	Arizona Diamondbacks	Baseball
2001	Curt Schilling	Arizona Diamondbacks	Baseball
2002	Lance Armstrong	--	Cycling
2003	Tim Duncan	--	Basketball
2003	David Robinson	--	Basketball
2004	2004 Boston Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	Baseball
2005	Tom Brady	--	Football
2006	Dwyane Wade	--	Basketball
2007	Brett Favre	--	Football
2008	Michael Phelps	--	Swimming
2009	Derek Jeter	New York Yankees	Baseball
2010	Drew Brees	--	Football
2011	Not Yet Announced	--	--
Year	Name	Baseball Team	Sport
Sportsman of the Year Award

Did you know that not one baseball player has ever won the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Award more than once?

Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa shared the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Award during their fabulous home run seasons.

In 1967 Yaz, who besides winning the Sportsman of the Year Award, also hit for the Triple Crown. Do you remember his statistics for that particular season?

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