| year
|
Men
|
Ladies
|
| 1931 |
United States United States
|
Pepper Martin |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Helene Madison |
Swimming
|
| 1932 |
United States United States
|
Gene Saracen |
PGA golf |
United States United States
|
Babe Didrikson |
athletics
|
| 1933 |
United States United States
|
Carl Hubbell |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Helen Jacobs |
tennis
|
| 1934 |
United States United States
|
Dizzy Dean |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Virginia Van Wie |
golf
|
| 1935 |
United States United States
|
Joe Louis |
Boxing |
United States United States
|
Helen Wills Moody |
tennis
|
| 1936 |
United States United States
|
Jesse Owens |
athletics |
United States United States
|
Helen Stephens |
athletics
|
| 1937 |
United States United States
|
Don Budge |
tennis |
United States United States
|
Katherine Rawls |
Swimming
|
| 1938 |
United States United States
|
Don Budge |
tennis |
United States United States
|
Patty Berg |
golf
|
| 1939 |
United States United States
|
Nile Kinnick |
College football |
United States United States
|
Alice Marble |
tennis
|
| 1940 |
United States United States
|
Tom Harmon |
College football |
United States United States
|
Alice Marble |
tennis
|
| 1941 |
United States United States
|
Joe DiMaggio |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Betty Hicks Newell |
golf
|
| 1942 |
United States United States
|
Frank Sinkwich |
College football |
United States United States
|
Gloria Callen |
Swimming
|
| 1943 |
Sweden Sweden
|
Gunder Hägg |
athletics |
United States United States
|
Patty Berg |
golf
|
| 1944 |
United States United States
|
Byron Nelson |
PGA golf |
United States United States
|
Ann Curtis |
Swimming
|
| 1945 |
United States United States
|
Byron Nelson |
PGA golf |
United States United States
|
Babe Didrikson Zaharias |
golf
|
| 1946 |
United States United States
|
Glenn Davis |
College football |
United States United States
|
Babe Didrikson Zaharias |
golf
|
| 1947 |
United States United States
|
Johnny Lujack |
College football |
United States United States
|
Babe Didrikson Zaharias |
golf
|
| 1948 |
United States United States
|
Lou Boudreau |
Major League Baseball |
Netherlands Netherlands
|
Fanny Blankers-Koen |
athletics
|
| 1949 |
United States United States
|
Leon Hart |
College football |
United States United States
|
Marlene Bauer |
golf
|
| 1950 |
United States United States
|
Jim Konstanty |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Babe Didrikson Zaharias |
LPGA Golf
|
| 1951 |
United States United States
|
Dick Kazmaier |
College football |
United States United States
|
Maureen Connolly |
tennis
|
| 1952 |
United States United States
|
Bob Mathias |
athletics |
United States United States
|
Maureen Connolly |
tennis
|
| 1953 |
United States United States
|
Ben Hogan |
PGA golf |
United States United States
|
Maureen Connolly |
tennis
|
| 1954 |
United States United States
|
Willie Mays |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Babe Didrikson Zaharias |
LPGA Golf
|
| 1955 |
United States United States
|
Howard "Hopalong" Cassady |
College football |
United States United States
|
Patty Berg |
LPGA Golf
|
| 1956 |
United States United States
|
Mickey Mantle |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Patricia McCormick |
Diving
|
| 1957 |
United States United States
|
Ted Williams |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Althea Gibson |
tennis
|
| 1958 |
United States United States
|
Herb Elliott |
athletics |
United States United States
|
Althea Gibson |
tennis
|
| 1959 |
Sweden Sweden
|
Ingemar Johansson |
Boxing |
Brazil Brazil
|
Maria Bueno |
tennis
|
| 1960 |
United States United States
|
Rafer Johnson |
athletics |
United States United States
|
Wilma Rudolph |
athletics
|
| 1961 |
United States United States
|
Roger Maris |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Wilma Rudolph |
athletics
|
| 1962 |
United States United States
|
Maury Wills |
Major League Baseball |
Australia Australia
|
Dawn Fraser |
Swimming
|
| 1963 |
United States United States
|
Sandy Koufax |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Mickey Wright |
LPGA Golf
|
| 1964 |
United States United States
|
Don Schollander |
Swimming |
United States United States
|
Mickey Wright |
LPGA Golf
|
| 1965 |
United States United States
|
Sandy Koufax |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Kathy Whitworth |
LPGA Golf
|
| 1966 |
United States United States
|
Frank Robinson |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Kathy Whitworth |
LPGA Golf
|
| 1967 |
United States United States
|
Carl Yastrzemski |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Billie Jean King |
tennis
|
| 1968 |
United States United States
|
Denny McLain |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Peggy Fleming |
figure skating
|
| 1969 |
United States United States
|
Tom Seaver |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Debbie Meyer |
Swimming
|
| 1970 |
United States United States
|
George Blanda |
National Football League |
Taiwan Taiwan
|
Chi Cheng |
athletics
|
| 1971 |
United States United States
|
Lee Trevino |
PGA golf |
Australia Australia
|
Evonne Goolagong |
tennis
|
| 1972 |
United States United States
|
Mark Spitz |
Swimming |
Soviet Union Soviet Union
|
Olga Korbut |
Gymnastics
|
| 1973 |
United States United States
|
OJ Simpson |
National Football League |
United States United States
|
Billie Jean King |
tennis
|
| 1974 |
United States United States
|
Muhammad Ali |
Boxing |
United States United States
|
Chris Evert |
tennis
|
| 1975 |
United States United States
|
Fred Lynn |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Chris Evert |
tennis
|
| 1976 |
United States United States
|
Bruce Jenner |
athletics |
Romania 1965 Romania
|
Nadia Comăneci |
Gymnastics
|
| 1977 |
United States United States
|
Steve Cauthen |
horse race |
United States United States
|
Chris Evert |
tennis
|
| 1978 |
United States United States
|
Ron Guidry |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Nancy Lopez |
LPGA Golf
|
| 1979 |
United States United States
|
Willie Stargell |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Tracy Austin |
tennis
|
| 1980 |
United States United States
|
US national ice hockey team |
ice Hockey |
United States United States
|
Chris Evert |
tennis
|
| 1981 |
United States United States
|
John McEnroe |
tennis |
United States United States
|
Tracy Austin |
tennis
|
| 1982 |
Canada Canada
|
Wayne Gretzky |
National Hockey League |
United States United States
|
Mary Decker |
athletics
|
| 1983 |
United States United States
|
Carl Lewis |
athletics |
United States United States
|
Martina Navrátilová |
tennis
|
| 1984 |
United States United States
|
Carl Lewis |
athletics |
United States United States
|
Mary Lou Retton |
Gymnastics
|
| 1985 |
United States United States
|
Dwight Gooden |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Nancy Lopez |
LPGA Golf
|
| 1986 |
United States United States
|
Larry Bird |
National Basketball Association |
United States United States
|
Martina Navrátilová |
tennis
|
| 1987 |
Canada Canada
|
Ben Johnson |
athletics |
United States United States
|
Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
athletics
|
| 1988 |
United States United States
|
Orel Hershiser |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Florence Griffith-Joyner |
athletics
|
| 1989 |
United States United States
|
Joe Montana |
National Football League |
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
|
Steffi Graf |
tennis
|
| 1990 |
United States United States
|
Joe Montana |
National Football League |
United States United States
|
Beth Daniel |
LPGA Golf
|
| 1991 |
United States United States
|
Michael Jordan |
National Basketball Association |
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
|
Monica Seles |
tennis
|
| 1992 |
United States United States
|
Michael Jordan |
National Basketball Association |
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
|
Monica Seles |
tennis
|
| 1993 |
United States United States
|
Michael Jordan |
National Basketball Association |
United States United States
|
Sheryl Swoopes |
College basketball
|
| 1994 |
United States United States
|
George Foreman |
Boxing |
United States United States
|
Bonnie Blair |
Speed skating
|
| 1995 |
United States United States
|
Cal Ripken, Jr. |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Rebecca Lobo |
College basketball
|
| 1996 |
United States United States
|
Michael Johnson |
athletics |
United States United States
|
Amy Van Dyken |
Swimming
|
| 1997 |
United States United States
|
Tiger Woods |
PGA golf |
Switzerland Switzerland
|
Martina Hingis |
tennis
|
| 1998 |
United States United States
|
Mark McGwire |
Major League Baseball |
Korea South South Korea
|
Se Ri Pak |
LPGA Golf
|
| 1999 |
United States United States
|
Tiger Woods |
PGA golf |
United States United States
|
United States Women's National Football Team |
Soccer
|
| 2000 |
United States United States
|
Tiger Woods |
PGA golf |
United States United States
|
Marion Jones |
athletics
|
| 2001 |
United States United States
|
Barry Bonds |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Jennifer Capriati |
tennis
|
| 2002 |
United States United States
|
Lance Armstrong |
Cycling |
United States United States
|
Serena Williams |
tennis
|
| 2003 |
United States United States
|
Lance Armstrong |
Cycling |
Sweden Sweden
|
Annika Sörenstam |
LPGA Golf
|
| 2004 |
United States United States
|
Lance Armstrong |
Cycling |
Sweden Sweden
|
Annika Sörenstam |
LPGA Golf
|
| 2005 |
United States United States
|
Lance Armstrong |
Cycling |
Sweden Sweden
|
Annika Sörenstam |
LPGA Golf
|
| 2006 |
United States United States
|
Tiger Woods |
PGA golf |
Mexico Mexico
|
Lorena Ochoa |
LPGA Golf
|
| 2007 |
United States United States
|
Tom Brady |
National Football League |
Mexico Mexico
|
Lorena Ochoa |
LPGA Golf
|
| 2008 |
United States United States
|
Michael Phelps |
Swimming |
United States United States
|
Candace Parker |
Women's National Basketball Association
|
| 2009 |
United States United States
|
Jimmie Johnson |
NASCAR |
United States United States
|
Serena Williams |
tennis
|
| 2010 |
United States United States
|
Drew Brees |
National Football League |
United States United States
|
Lindsey Vonn |
Alpine skiing
|
| 2011 |
United States United States
|
Aaron Rodgers |
National Football League |
United States United States
|
Abby Wambach |
Soccer
|
| 2012 |
United States United States
|
Michael Phelps |
Swimming |
United States United States
|
Gabrielle Douglas |
Apparatus gymnastics
|
| 2013 |
United States United States
|
LeBron James |
National Basketball Association |
United States United States
|
Serena Williams |
tennis
|
| 2014 |
United States United States
|
Madison Bumgarner |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Mo'ne Davis |
Little League Baseball
|
| 2015 |
United States United States
|
Stephen Curry |
National Basketball Association |
United States United States
|
Serena Williams |
tennis
|
| 2016 |
United States United States
|
LeBron James |
National Basketball Association |
United States United States
|
Simone Biles |
gymnastics
|
| 2017 |
Venezuela Venezuela
|
José Altuve |
Major League Baseball |
United States United States
|
Katie Ledecky |
Swimming
|
| 2018 |
United States United States
|
LeBron James |
National Basketball Association |
United States United States
|
Serena Williams |
tennis
|
| 2019 |
United States United States
|
Kawhi Leonard |
National Basketball Association |
United States United States
|
Simone Biles |
gymnastics
|
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