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Since its inception in 1954 , '' Sports Illustrated '' magazine has annually presented the "Sportsman of the Year" award to "the athlete or team whose performance that year most embodies the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement." A majority of the winners have been American, but non-Americans are also eligible, and have won on a number of occasions. The award's trophy, a ceramic urn depicting Greek athletes , has been given to the following recipients:





























































































































































































































































































































































































































Year Winner Sport Achievement
1954 Roger Bannister Track And Field ''First Sub-four-minute Mile ''
1955 Johnny Podres Baseball '' World Series MVP ''
1956 Bobby Joe Morrow Track and field ''Double Olympic gold medalist''
1957 Stan Musial Baseball '' National League Batting champion''
1958 Rafer Johnson Track and field '' Decathlon world record''
1959 Ingemar Johansson Boxing ''World Heavyweight Champion ''
1960 Arnold Palmer Golf '' PGA Player of the Year''
1961 Jerry Lucas College Basketball '' Final Four MVP ''
1962 Terry Baker College Football '' Heisman Trophy winner''
1963 Pete Rozelle Professional Football ''NFL expansion''
1964 Ken Venturi Golf '' US Open Champion''
1965 Sandy Koufax Baseball '' Cy Young Award , Strikeout record''
1966 Jim Ryun Track and field ''Mile world record''
1967 Carl Yastrzemski Baseball '' Triple Crown winner''
1968 Bill Russell Professional Basketball ''NBA champion player-coach''
1969 Tom Seaver Baseball ''Cy Young Award''
1970 Bobby Orr Hockey '' NHL MVP ''
1971 Lee Trevino Golf ''PGA Player of the Year''
1972 Billie Jean King Tennis ''Three Major Titles ''
  John Wooden College basketball '' NCAA Champion coach''
1973 Jackie Stewart Auto Racing '' Formula One World Champion''
1974 Muhammad Ali Boxing ''World heavyweight champion''
1975 Pete Rose Baseball ''World Series MVP''
1976 Chris Evert Tennis ''Two major titles''
1977 Steve Cauthen Horse Racing ''Most Outstanding Jockey ''
1978 Jack Nicklaus Golf '' British Open champion''
1979 Terry Bradshaw Professional football '' Super Bowl MVP ''
  Willie Stargell Baseball ''World Series MVP''
1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Hockey '' Olympic gold medalists''
1981 Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing ''World welterweight champion''
1982 Wayne Gretzky Hockey ''NHL MVP''
1983 Mary Decker Track and field ''Double World Champion ''
1984 Edwin Moses Track and field '' Olympic gold medalist''
  Mary Lou Retton Gymnastics ''Olympic gold medalist''
1985 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Professional basketball '' Playoff MVP''
1986 Joe Paterno College football ''NCAA champion coach''
1987 "Athletes Who Care":    
  Bob Bourne Hockey ''Helped handicapped children's school''
  Judi Brown King Track and field ''Helped abused children''
  Kip Keino Track and field ''Cared for orphaned children''
  Dale Murphy Baseball ''Charity spokesman''
  Chip Rives College football ''Helped needy children''
  Patty Sheehan Golf ''Helped abused girls''
  Rory Sparrow Professional basketball ''Helped school children''
  Reggie Williams Professional football ''Helped high school students''
1988 Orel Hershiser Baseball ''Cy Young Award, World Series MVP''
1989 Greg LeMond Cycling '' Tour De France winner''
1990 Joe Montana Professional football ''Three-time Super Bowl MVP''
1991 Michael Jordan Professional basketball '' NBA MVP ''
1992 Arthur Ashe Tennis ''Supported humanitarian causes''
1993 Don Shula Professional football ''Winningest NFL coach''
1994 Bonnie Blair Speed Skating ''Double Olympic gold medalist''
  Johann Olav Koss Speed skating ''Triple Olympic gold medalist''
1995 Cal Ripken, Jr. Baseball ''Consecutive games record''
1996 Tiger Woods Golf '' US Amateur , NCAA Champion ''
1997 Dean Smith College basketball ''Winningest college coach''
1998 Mark McGwire Baseball ''Single-season Home Run record''
  Sammy Sosa Baseball ''National League MVP ''
1999 U.S. Women's Soccer Team Soccer '' World Cup champions''
2000 Tiger Woods Golf ''Three Major Championships ''
2001 Curt Schilling Baseball ''Co-World Series MVP''
  Randy Johnson Baseball ''Cy Young Award, Co-World Series MVP''
2002 Lance Armstrong Cycling ''Tour de France winner''
2003 David Robinson Professional basketball ''Two-time NBA champion''
  Tim Duncan Professional basketball ''NBA MVP, Playoff MVP''
2004 Boston Red Sox Baseball '' 2004 World Series champions''
2005 Tom Brady Professional Football ''Two-time Super Bowl MVP''



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