AP's Athletes of the Years [Archive]

Martian KC

Dec 28th, 2001, 05:18 PM

Male Athlete of the Year Year Athlete, sport 1931 Pepper Martin, baseball 1932 Gene Sarazen, golf 1933 Carl Hubbell, baseball 1934 Dizzy Dean, baseball 1935 Joe Louis, boxing 1936 Jesse Owens, track 1937 Don Budge, tennis 1938 Don Budge, tennis 1939 Nile Kinnick, college football 1940 Tom Harmon, college football 1941 Joe DiMaggio, baseball 1942 Frank Sinkwich, college football 1943 Gunder Haegg, track 1944 Byron Nelson, golf 1945 Byron Nelson, golf 1946 Glenn Davis, college football 1947 Johnny Lujack, college football 1948 Lou Boudreau, baseball 1949 Leon Hart, college football 1950 Jim Konstanty, baseball 1951 Dick Kazmaier, college football 1952 Bob Mathias, track 1953 Ben Hogan, golf 1954 Willie Mays, baseball 1955 Hopalong Cassady, college football 1956 Mickey Mantle, baseball 1957 Ted Williams, baseball 1958 Herb Elliott, track 1959 Ingemar Johansson, boxing 1960 Rafer Johnson, track 1961 Roger Maris, baseball 1962 Maury Wills, baseball 1963 Sandy Koufax, baseball 1964 Don Schollander, swimming 1965 Sandy Koufax, baseball 1966 Frank Robinson, baseball 1967 Carl Yastrzemski, baseball 1968 Denny McLain, baseball 1969 Tom Seaver, baseball 1970 George Blanda, pro football 1971 Lee Trevino, golf 1972 Mark Spitz, swimming 1973 O.J. Simpson, pro football 1974 Muhammad Ali, boxing 1975 Fred Lynn, baseball 1976 Bruce Jenner, track 1977 Steve Cauthen, horse racing 1978 Ron Guidry, baseball 1979 Willie Stargell, baseball 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team 1981 John McEnroe, tennis 1982 Wayne Gretzky, hockey 1983 Carl Lewis, track 1984 Carl Lewis, track 1985 Dwight Gooden, baseball 1986 Larry Bird, pro basketball 1987 Ben Johnson, track 1988 Orel Hershiser, baseball 1989 Joe Montana, pro football 1990 Joe Montana, pro football 1991 Michael Jordan, pro basketball 1992 Michael Jordan, pro basketball 1993 Michael Jordan, pro basketball 1994 George Foreman, boxing 1995 Cal Ripken Jr., baseball 1996 Michael Johnson, track 1997 Tiger Woods, golf 1998 Mark McGwire, baseball 1999 Tiger Woods, golf 2000 Tiger Woods, golf

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Female Athlete of the Year Year Athlete, sport 1931 Helene Madison, swimming 1932 Babe Didrikson, track 1933 Helen Jacobs, tennis 1934 Virginia Van Wie, golf 1935 Helen Wills Moody, tennis 1936 Helen Stephens, track 1937 Katherine Rawls, swimming 1938 Patty Berg, golf 1939 Alice Marble, tennis 1940 Alice Marble, tennis 1941 Betty Hicks Newell, golf 1942 Gloria Callen, swimming 1943 Patty Berg, golf 1944 Ann Curtis, swimming 1945 Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf 1946 Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf 1947 Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf 1948 Fanny Blankers-Koen, track 1949 Marlene Bauer, golf 1950 Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf 1951 Maureen Connolly, tennis 1952 Maureen Connolly, tennis 1953 Maureen Connolly, tennis 1954 Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf 1955 Patty Berg, golf 1956 Pat McCormick, diving 1957 Althea Gibson, tennis 1958 Althea Gibson, tennis 1959 Maria Bueno, tennis 1960 Wilma Rudolph, track 1961 Wilma Rudolph, track 1962 Dawn Fraser, swimming 1963 Mickey Wright, golf 1964 Mickey Wright, golf 1965 Kathy Whitworth, golf 1966 Kathy Whitworth, golf 1967 Billie Jean King, tennis 1968 Peggy Fleming, skating 1969 Debbie Meyer, swimming 1970 Chi Cheng, track 1971 Evonne Goolagong, tennis 1972 Olga Korbut, gymnastics 1973 Billie Jean King, tennis 1974 Chris Evert, tennis 1975 Chris Evert, tennis 1976 Nadia Comaneci, gymnastics 1977 Chris Evert, tennis 1978 Nancy Lopez, golf 1979 Tracy Austin, tennis 1980 Chris Evert Lloyd, tennis 1981 Tracy Austin, tennis 1982 Mary Decker Tabb, track 1983 Martina Navratilova, tennis 1984 Mary Lou Retton, gymnastics 1985 Nancy Lopez, golf 1986 Martina Navratilova, tennis 1987 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, track 1988 Florence Griffith Joyner, track 1989 Steffi Graf, tennis 1990 Beth Daniel, golf 1991 Monica Seles, tennis 1992 Monica Seles, tennis 1993 Sheryl Swoopes, basketball 1994 Bonnie Blair, speed skating 1995 Rebecca Lobo, college basketball 1996 Amy Van Dyken, swimming 1997 Martina Hingis, tennis 1998 Se Ri Pak, golf 1999 U.S. Soccer Team 2000 Marion Jones, track

 THIS YEAR'S WINNERS WERE BARRY BONDS AND JENNIFER CAPRIATI!


TennisForum.com > Misc. > Non-Tennis > AP's Athletes of the Years PDA AP's Athletes of the Years Martian KC Dec 28th, 2001, 05:18 PM Male Athlete of the Year<br />Year Athlete, sport <br />1931 Pepper Martin, baseball <br />1932 Gene Sarazen, golf <br />1933 Carl Hubbell, baseball <br />1934 Dizzy Dean, baseball <br />1935 Joe Louis, boxing <br />1936 Jesse Owens, track <br />1937 Don Budge, tennis <br />1938 Don Budge, tennis <br />1939 Nile Kinnick, college football <br />1940 Tom Harmon, college football <br />1941 Joe DiMaggio, baseball <br />1942 Frank Sinkwich, college football <br />1943 Gunder Haegg, track <br />1944 Byron Nelson, golf <br />1945 Byron Nelson, golf <br />1946 Glenn Davis, college football <br />1947 Johnny Lujack, college football <br />1948 Lou Boudreau, baseball <br />1949 Leon Hart, college football <br />1950 Jim Konstanty, baseball <br />1951 Dick Kazmaier, college football <br />1952 Bob Mathias, track <br />1953 Ben Hogan, golf <br />1954 Willie Mays, baseball <br />1955 Hopalong Cassady, college football <br />1956 Mickey Mantle, baseball <br />1957 Ted Williams, baseball <br />1958 Herb Elliott, track <br />1959 Ingemar Johansson, boxing <br />1960 Rafer Johnson, track <br />1961 Roger Maris, baseball <br />1962 Maury Wills, baseball <br />1963 Sandy Koufax, baseball <br />1964 Don Schollander, swimming <br />1965 Sandy Koufax, baseball <br />1966 Frank Robinson, baseball <br />1967 Carl Yastrzemski, baseball <br />1968 Denny McLain, baseball <br />1969 Tom Seaver, baseball <br />1970 George Blanda, pro football <br />1971 Lee Trevino, golf <br />1972 Mark Spitz, swimming <br />1973 O.J. Simpson, pro football <br />1974 Muhammad Ali, boxing <br />1975 Fred Lynn, baseball <br />1976 Bruce Jenner, track <br />1977 Steve Cauthen, horse racing <br />1978 Ron Guidry, baseball <br />1979 Willie Stargell, baseball <br />1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team <br />1981 John McEnroe, tennis <br />1982 Wayne Gretzky, hockey <br />1983 Carl Lewis, track <br />1984 Carl Lewis, track <br />1985 Dwight Gooden, baseball <br />1986 Larry Bird, pro basketball <br />1987 Ben Johnson, track <br />1988 Orel Hershiser, baseball <br />1989 Joe Montana, pro football <br />1990 Joe Montana, pro football <br />1991 Michael Jordan, pro basketball <br />1992 Michael Jordan, pro basketball <br />1993 Michael Jordan, pro basketball <br />1994 George Foreman, boxing <br />1995 Cal Ripken Jr., baseball <br />1996 Michael Johnson, track <br />1997 Tiger Woods, golf <br />1998 Mark McGwire, baseball <br />1999 Tiger Woods, golf <br />2000 Tiger Woods, golf Top of page Female Athlete of the Year<br />Year Athlete, sport <br />1931 Helene Madison, swimming <br />1932 Babe Didrikson, track <br />1933 Helen Jacobs, tennis <br />1934 Virginia Van Wie, golf <br />1935 Helen Wills Moody, tennis <br />1936 Helen Stephens, track <br />1937 Katherine Rawls, swimming <br />1938 Patty Berg, golf <br />1939 Alice Marble, tennis <br />1940 Alice Marble, tennis <br />1941 Betty Hicks Newell, golf <br />1942 Gloria Callen, swimming <br />1943 Patty Berg, golf <br />1944 Ann Curtis, swimming <br />1945 Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf <br />1946 Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf <br />1947 Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf <br />1948 Fanny Blankers-Koen, track <br />1949 Marlene Bauer, golf <br />1950 Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf <br />1951 Maureen Connolly, tennis <br />1952 Maureen Connolly, tennis <br />1953 Maureen Connolly, tennis <br />1954 Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf <br />1955 Patty Berg, golf <br />1956 Pat McCormick, diving <br />1957 Althea Gibson, tennis <br />1958 Althea Gibson, tennis <br />1959 Maria Bueno, tennis <br />1960 Wilma Rudolph, track <br />1961 Wilma Rudolph, track <br />1962 Dawn Fraser, swimming <br />1963 Mickey Wright, golf <br />1964 Mickey Wright, golf <br />1965 Kathy Whitworth, golf <br />1966 Kathy Whitworth, golf <br />1967 Billie Jean King, tennis <br />1968 Peggy Fleming, skating <br />1969 Debbie Meyer, swimming <br />1970 Chi Cheng, track <br />1971 Evonne Goolagong, tennis <br />1972 Olga Korbut, gymnastics <br />1973 Billie Jean King, tennis <br />1974 Chris Evert, tennis <br />1975 Chris Evert, tennis <br />1976 Nadia Comaneci, gymnastics <br />1977 Chris Evert, tennis <br />1978 Nancy Lopez, golf <br />1979 Tracy Austin, tennis <br />1980 Chris Evert Lloyd, tennis <br />1981 Tracy Austin, tennis <br />1982 Mary Decker Tabb, track <br />1983 Martina Navratilova, tennis <br />1984 Mary Lou Retton, gymnastics <br />1985 Nancy Lopez, golf <br />1986 Martina Navratilova, tennis <br />1987 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, track <br />1988 Florence Griffith Joyner, track <br />1989 Steffi Graf, tennis <br />1990 Beth Daniel, golf <br />1991 Monica Seles, tennis <br />1992 Monica Seles, tennis <br />1993 Sheryl Swoopes, basketball <br />1994 Bonnie Blair, speed skating <br />1995 Rebecca Lobo, college basketball <br />1996 Amy Van Dyken, swimming <br />1997 Martina Hingis, tennis <br />1998 Se Ri Pak, golf <br />1999 U.S. Soccer Team <br />2000 Marion Jones, track <br />THIS YEAR'S WINNERS WERE BARRY BONDS AND JENNIFER CAPRIATI! Elske Dec 28th, 2001, 06:28 PM Who's Barry Bonds? <img src="confused.gif" border="0"> Rasputin Dec 29th, 2001, 04:36 AM Barry Bonds is the best player in Major League Baseball. Congrats to him and Capriati! <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> Don't be confused, this is a very American list so the awards go to the top American athletes and is awarded from an American sport perspective. Shane54 Dec 29th, 2001, 04:46 AM Hey Rasputin! I have to disagree that these are very "American lists"...there are several like Nadia Comaneci and Olga Korbut who were from very "communist" countries at the time they won it.... Rasputin Dec 29th, 2001, 05:01 AM Yeah, but they're the exceptions. They and several other non-Americans (Dawn Fraser, Fanny Blankers-Koen) won because they made a huge splash at the Olympics and/or otherwise became well-known in the US. There are loads of baseball and American football players, but no soccer players. [ December 29, 2001: Message edited by: Rasputin ]</p> Martian KC Dec 29th, 2001, 01:07 PM But when you have great years like Nadia and Olga did I think you deserve it. <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> luigi Jun 28th, 2002, 08:33 AM i think that omar deserves the best haircut award. dave deserves the coolest face award guido deserves the best italian big brother housmate award. oh and jennifer capriati deserves the tennis awards Barrie_Dude Jun 29th, 2002, 07:05 AM Jennifer seems to rack up the awards! luigi Jun 29th, 2002, 07:25 AM yeah. she should start playing soccer though go italy go italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italygo italy(in the world cup)(2006)