Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year

The award Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year ( German Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year ) awards since 1954, the American magazine Sports Illustrated on "the athlete or team whose performance last year, most embodied the spirit of sportsmanship and performance" .

As with the Associated Press Athlete of the Year award, citizens of all countries can also be elected as Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year , thus claiming the status of “ World Sportsman of the Year ”. However, here too, with a few exceptions, the winners are American.

See also : Sportsman of the Year

year	Award winners	sport	Achievement / achievement
1954	Roger Bannister	athletics	World record over the mile, first mile run under four minutes
1955	Johnny Podres	baseball	World Series - MVP
1956	Bobby Morrow	athletics	Triple Olympic champion in sprint disciplines
1957	Stan Musial	baseball	National League batting champion
1958	Rafer Johnson	athletics	Decathlon world record
1959	Ingemar Johansson	Boxing	Heavyweight world champion
1960	Arnold Palmer	golf	PGA Player of the Year
1961	Jerry Lucas	basketball	Final Four - MVP
1962	Terry Baker	American football	Awarded the Heisman Trophy
1963	Pete Rozelle	American football	Expansion of the NFL
1964	Ken Venturi	golf	US Open Champion
1965	Sandy Koufax	baseball	Awarded the Cy Young Award
1966	Jim Ryun	athletics	World record in the mile run
1967	Carl Yastrzemski	baseball	Triple Crown winner
1968	Bill Russell	basketball	NBA champion as player coach
1969	Tom Seaver	baseball	Awarded the Cy Young Award
1970	Bobby Orr	ice Hockey	NHL - MVP
1971	Lee Trevino	golf	PGA Player of the Year
1972	Billie Jean King	tennis	Won three Grand Slam titles in one year
	John Wooden	basketball	Coach of the NCAA champion
1973	Jackie Stewart	Motorsport	Formula 1 world champion
1974	Muhammad Ali	Boxing	Heavyweight world champion
1975	Pete Rose	baseball	World Series - MVP
1976	Chris Evert	tennis	Won two Grand Slam titles in one year
1977	Steve Cauthen	horse race	outstanding jockey
1978	Jack Nicklaus	golf	The Open Championship winner
1979	Terry Bradshaw	American football	Super Bowl - MVP
	Willie Stargell	baseball	World Series - MVP
1980	Men's national ice hockey team	ice Hockey	Miracle on Ice , Olympic Champion
1981	Sugar Ray Leonard	Boxing	Welterweight world champion
1982	Wayne Gretzky	ice Hockey	NHL - MVP , winning the Art Ross Trophy
1983	Mary Decker	athletics	World champion in the 1500 and 3000 meter races
1984	Edwin Moses	athletics	Olympic champion in the 400 meter hurdles
	Mary Lou Retton	do gymnastics	Olympic champion in individual all-around
1985	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	basketball	NBA Finals MVP
1986	Joe Paterno	American football	Coach of the NCAA winning team
1987	"Athletes Who Care":
	Bob Bourne	ice Hockey	Half disabled schools
	Judi Brown	athletics	Helped abused children
	Kipchoge Keino	athletics	Took care of orphans
	Dale Murphy	baseball	Charity spokesman
	Chip Rives	American football	Helped needy children
	Patty Sheehan	golf	Half abused girls
	Rory Sparrow	basketball	Helped school children
	Reggie Williams	American football	Half high school students
1988	Orel Hershiser	baseball	Awarded the Cy Young Award , World Series - MVP
1989	Greg LeMond	Cycling	Tour de France winner
1990	Joe Montana	American football	triple Super Bowl MVP
1991	Michael Jordan	basketball	NBA MVP
1992	Arthur Ashe	tennis	supported humanitarian operations
1993	Don Shula	American football	Most successful NFL coach
1994	Bonnie Blair	Speed ​​skating	two-time Olympic champion
	Johann Olav Koss	Speed ​​skating	three-time Olympic champion
1995	Cal Ripken Junior	baseball	Record for most consecutive MLB games
1996	Tiger Woods	golf	United States Amateur Championship winner , NCAA Champion
1997	Dean Smith	basketball	Most successful college coach
1998	Mark McGwire	baseball	Home run record
	Sammy Sosa	baseball	National League - MVP
1999	Women's national team	Soccer	1999 FIFA World Cup
2000	Tiger Woods	golf	Winner of three major tournaments
2001	Curt Schilling	baseball	Co- World Series MVP
	Randy Johnson	baseball	Awarded the Cy Young Award , Co- World Series MVP
2002	Lance Armstrong	Cycling	Winner of the Tour de France before this tour victory for doping was revoked
2003	David Robinson	basketball	Two-time NBA champion
	Tim Duncan	basketball	NBA MVP , NBA Finals MVP , NBA Champion
2004	Boston Red Sox	baseball	World Series winners
2005	Tom Brady	American football	Two-time Super Bowl MVP
2006	Dwyane Wade	basketball	NBA Champion , NBA Finals MVP
2007	Brett Favre	American football	Record for most total touchdowns in the NFL (436)
2008	Michael Phelps	Swimming	Eight-time Olympic champion
2009	Derek Jeter	baseball	Five-time World Series winner
2010	Drew Brees	American football	Super Bowl MVP , doing charitable work in rebuilding the city of New Orleans
2011	Mike Krzyzewski	basketball	Most wins in NCAA Division I.
	Pat Summitt	basketball	most coach career wins in NCAA history
2012	LeBron James	basketball	NBA MVP , NBA Finals MVP , NBA Champion , Olympic gold with the national team
2013	Peyton Manning	American football	Five-time NFL MVP , Super Bowl MVP , Super Bowl champion , record for most touchdowns in one season, AFC champion
2014	Madison Bumgarner	baseball	Triple World Series Winner , NLCS - MVP , World Series MVP
2015	Serena Williams	tennis	34-time Grand Slam winner (21 × singles, 14 × doubles), 4-time Olympic champion ( 2012 in singles, 2000 , 2008 and 2012 in doubles), 6-time ITF World Champion
2016	LeBron James	basketball	NBA Finals MVP, NBA Champion , helped the Cleveland Cavaliers to their first championship
2017	José Altuve	baseball	League MVP, World Series Champion, helped the Houston Astros win their first championship
	JJ Watt	American football	Donated more than $ 37 million to rebuild after Hurricane "Harvey" in Houston
2018	Golden State Warriors	basketball	2018 NBA Champion
2019	Megan Rapinoe	Soccer	FIFA World Champion 2019 , Golden Ball and Golden Shoe winner of the tournament