Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year

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The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP) in 1931. At a time when women in sports were never given the same recognition as men, the AP offered a male and a female athlete of the year award to either a professional or amateur athlete. The awards are voted on annually by a panel of AP sports editors from across the United States.

A large majority of the winners, as one would expect from an award given by an American organization, has been Americans (this bias is also reflected in the list of recipients of the Sportsman of the Year award given by the American magazine Sports Illustrated). Non-Americans are also eligible, and have won on a few occasions, but the list of recipients reflects the award's American perspective. For example, it has never been given to an individual player, either male or female, of the world's most popular sport, soccer. In contrast, sports that are popular in the U.S. but which have little international presence, like college (American) football, have had representatives chosen.

List of award winners

All winners are American unless a flag for another country is given prior to the name.

Year Male Female
1931 Flag of the United States Pepper Martin Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Helene Madison Swimming
1932 Flag of the United States Gene Sarazen PGA golf Flag of the United States Babe Didrikson Track and field
1933 Flag of the United States Carl Hubbell Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Helen Jacobs Tennis
1934 Flag of the United States Dizzy Dean Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Virginia Van Wie Golf
1935 Flag of the United States Joe Louis Boxing Flag of the United States Helen Wills Moody Tennis
1936 Flag of the United States Jesse Owens Track and field Flag of the United States Helen Stephens Track and field
1937 Flag of the United States Don Budge Tennis Flag of the United States Katherine Rawls Swimming
1938 Flag of the United States Don Budge Tennis Flag of the United States Patty Berg Golf
1939 Flag of the United States Nile Kinnick College football Flag of the United States Alice Marble Tennis
1940 Flag of the United States Tom Harmon College football Flag of the United States Alice Marble Tennis
1941 Flag of the United States Joe DiMaggio Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Betty Hicks Newell Golf
1942 Flag of the United States Frank Sinkwich College football Flag of the United StatesGloria Callen Swimming
1943 Flag of Sweden Gunder Hägg Track and field Flag of the United States Patty Berg Golf
1944 Flag of the United States Byron Nelson PGA golf Flag of the United States Ann Curtis Swimming
1945 Flag of the United States Byron Nelson PGA golf Flag of the United States Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf
1946 Flag of the United States Glenn Davis College football Flag of the United States Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf
1947 Flag of the United States Johnny Lujack College football Flag of the United States Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf
1948 Flag of the United States Lou Boudreau Major League Baseball Flag of the Netherlands Fanny Blankers-Koen Track and field
1949 Flag of the United States Leon Hart College football Flag of the United States Marlene Bauer Golf
1950 Flag of the United States Jim Konstanty Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Babe Didrikson Zaharias LPGA golf[1]
1951 Flag of the United States Dick Kazmaier College football Flag of the United States Maureen Connolly Tennis
1952 Flag of the United States Bob Mathias Track and field Flag of the United States Maureen Connolly Tennis
1953 Flag of the United States Ben Hogan PGA golf Flag of the United States Maureen Connolly Tennis
1954 Flag of the United States Willie Mays Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Babe Didrikson Zaharias LPGA golf
1955 Flag of the United States Howard "Hopalong" Cassady College football Flag of the United States Patty Berg LPGA golf
1956 Flag of the United States Mickey Mantle Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Pat McCormick Diving
1957 Flag of the United States Ted Williams Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Althea Gibson Tennis
1958 Flag of Australia Herb Elliott Track and field Flag of the United States Althea Gibson Tennis
1959 Flag of Sweden Ingemar Johansson Boxing Flag of Brazil Maria Bueno Tennis
1960 Flag of the United States Rafer Johnson Track and field Flag of the United States Wilma Rudolph Track and field
1961 Flag of the United States Roger Maris Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Wilma Rudolph Track and field
1962 Flag of the United States Maury Wills Major League Baseball Flag of Australia Dawn Fraser Swimming
1963 Flag of the United States Sandy Koufax Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Mickey Wright LPGA golf
1964 Flag of the United States Don Schollander Swimming Flag of the United States Mickey Wright LPGA golf
1965 Flag of the United States Sandy Koufax Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Kathy Whitworth LPGA golf
1966 Flag of the United States Frank Robinson Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Kathy Whitworth LPGA golf
1967 Flag of the United States Carl Yastrzemski Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Billie Jean King Tennis
1968 Flag of the United States Denny McLain Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Peggy Fleming Figure skating
1969 Flag of the United States Tom Seaver Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Debbie Meyer Swimming
1970 Flag of the United States George Blanda National Football League Flag of the Republic of China Chi Cheng Track and field
1971 Flag of the United States Lee Trevino PGA golf Flag of Australia Evonne Goolagong Tennis
1972 Flag of the United States Mark Spitz Swimming Flag of the Soviet Union Olga Korbut Gymnastics
1973 Flag of the United States O.J. Simpson National Football League Flag of the United States Billie Jean King Tennis
1974 Flag of the United States Muhammad Ali Boxing Flag of the United States Chris Evert Tennis
1975 Flag of the United States Fred Lynn Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Chris Evert Tennis
1976 Flag of the United States Bruce Jenner Track and field Flag of Romania Nadia Comaneci Gymnastics
1977 Flag of the United States Steve Cauthen Horse racing Flag of the United States Chris Evert Tennis
1978 Flag of the United States Ron Guidry Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Nancy Lopez LPGA golf
1979 Flag of the United States Willie Stargell Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Tracy Austin Tennis
1980 Flag of the United States U.S. Olympic hockey team Amateur Ice Hockey Flag of the United States Chris Evert Tennis
1981 Flag of the United States John McEnroe Tennis Flag of the United States Tracy Austin Tennis
1982 Flag of Canada Wayne Gretzky NHL ice hockey Flag of the United States Mary Decker Track and field
1983 Flag of the United States Carl Lewis Track and field Flag of the United States Martina Navratilova Tennis
1984 Flag of the United States Carl Lewis Track and field Flag of the United States Mary Lou Retton Gymnastics
1985 Flag of the United States Dwight Gooden Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Nancy Lopez LPGA golf
1986 Flag of the United States Larry Bird NBA basketball Flag of the United States Martina Navratilova Tennis
1987 Flag of Canada Ben Johnson Track and field Flag of the United States Jackie Joyner-Kersee Track and field
1988 Flag of the United States Orel Hershiser Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Florence Griffith Joyner Track and field
1989 Flag of the United States Joe Montana National Football League Flag of West Germany Steffi Graf Tennis
1990 Flag of the United States Joe Montana National Football League Flag of the United States Beth Daniel LPGA golf
1991 Flag of the United States Michael Jordan NBA basketball Flag of Yugoslavia Monica Seles[2] Tennis
1992 Flag of the United States Michael Jordan NBA basketball Flag of Yugoslavia Monica Seles Tennis
1993 Flag of the United States Michael Jordan NBA basketball Flag of the United States Sheryl Swoopes College basketball
1994 Flag of the United States George Foreman Boxing Flag of the United States Bonnie Blair Speed skating
1995 Flag of the United States Cal Ripken, Jr. Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Rebecca Lobo College basketball
1996 Flag of the United States Michael Johnson Track and field Flag of the United States Amy Van Dyken Swimming
1997 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods PGA golf Flag of Switzerland Martina Hingis Tennis
1998 Flag of the United States Mark McGwire Major League Baseball Flag of South Korea Se Ri Pak LPGA golf
1999 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods PGA golf Flag of the United States U.S. women's soccer team soccer
2000 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods PGA golf Flag of the United States Marion Jones Track and field
2001 Flag of the United States Barry Bonds Major League Baseball Flag of the United States Jennifer Capriati Tennis
2002 Flag of the United States Lance Armstrong Cycling Flag of the United States Serena Williams Tennis
2003 Flag of the United States Lance Armstrong Cycling Flag of Sweden Annika Sörenstam LPGA golf
2004 Flag of the United States Lance Armstrong Cycling Flag of Sweden Annika Sörenstam LPGA golf
2005 Flag of the United States Lance Armstrong Cycling Flag of Sweden Annika Sörenstam LPGA golf
2006 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods PGA golf Flag of Mexico Lorena Ochoa LPGA golf
2007 Flag of the United States Tom Brady National Football League Flag of Mexico Lorena Ochoa LPGA golf

Notes and references

  1. ^ This was the year of the founding of the LPGA.
  2. ^ Became a U.S. citizen in 1994.
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