GetListy » Sportsman of the Year http://www.getlisty.com/preview Get Listy - Because Everyone Loves a List Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:58:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Sportsman of the Year http://www.getlisty.com/preview/sportsman-of-the-year/ http://www.getlisty.com/preview/sportsman-of-the-year/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:42:43 +0000 Bill Sullivan http://www.getlisty.com/?p=2822 Sports Illustrated honor to his list]]> To the surprise of virtually no one, swimmer Michael Phelps has been named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year for 2008.

Phelps was the star of the Beijing Olympics, winning a record eight gold medals. His 14 career gold medals are the most won by an Olympian.

Phelps is the first swimmer ever to receive the prestigious Sportsman of the Year designation.

Sports Illustrated named its first Sportsman of the Year in 1954, bestowing the honor on Roger Bannister the same year the distance runner become the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes.

Here’s a list of the last 10 winners:

Year Athlete Sport Feat
1999 U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Soccer World Cup champions
2000 Tiger Woods Golf Three major championships
2001 Curt Schilling/Randy Johnson Baseball World Series Co-MVP/World Series Co-MVP, Cy Young Award
2002 Lance Armstrong Cycling Four-time Tour de France winner
2003 David Robinson/Tim Duncan Basketball Two-time NBA champion/NBA Regular Season and Playoff MVP
2004 Boston Red Sox Baseball World Series champions
2005 Tom Brady Football Two-time Super Bowl MVP
2006 Dwyane Wade Basketball NBA Champion, NBA Finals MVP
2007 Brett Favre Football Super Bowl-winning quarterback, career achievement
2008 Michael Phelps Swimming Eight gold medals 2008 Olympics, 14 in Olympic career

To see the rest, and to look back on the covers from all those years, visit SI.com

]]> http://www.getlisty.com/preview/sportsman-of-the-year/feed/ 1 S.I. Sportsman of the Year http://www.getlisty.com/preview/si-sportsman-of-the-year/ http://www.getlisty.com/preview/si-sportsman-of-the-year/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:15:26 +0000 Bill Sullivan http://www.getlisty.com/?p=2820 To the surprise of virtually no one, swimmer Michael Phelps has been named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year for 2008.

Phelps was the star of the Beijing Olympics, winning a record eight gold medals. His 14 career gold medals are the most won by an Olympian.

Phelps is the first swimmer ever to receive the prestigious Sportsman of the Year designation.

Sports Illustrated named its first Sportsman of the Year in 1954, bestowing the honor on Roger Bannister the same year the distance runner become the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes.

Here’s the all-time list:

Year Athlete Sport Feat
1954 Roger Bannister Track First mile under four minutes
1955 Johnny Podres Baseball World Series MVP
1956 Bobby Joe Morrow Track Two Olympic gold medals
1957 Stan Musial Baseball NL Batting Champion
1958 Rafer Johnson Track and Field World decathlon record
1959 Ingemar Johansson Boxing World heavyweight champion
1960 Arnold Palmer Golf PGA Player of the Year
1961 Jerry Lucas Basketball MVP, Final Four
1962 Terry Baker College Football Heisman Trophy
1963 Pete Rozelle Pro Football NFL Commissioner
1964 Ken Venturi Golf U.S. Open champion
1965 Sandy Koufax Baseball Cy Young Award winner
1966 Jim Ryun Track World Record, Mile
1967 Carl Yastrzemski Baseball Triple Crown
1968 Bill Russell Basketball NBA champion player/coach
1969 Tom Seaver Baseball Cy Young Award, World Series winner
1970 Bobby Orr Hockey NHL MVP, Art Ross, Conn Smythe, Norris Award winners
1971 Lee Trevino Golf PGA Player of the Year
1972 Billie Jean King/John Wooden Tennis/Basketball Won three majors/NCAA champion coach
1973 Jackie Stewart Auto Racing Formula One champion
1974 Muhammad Ali Boxing Heavyweight champion
1975 Pete Rose Baseball World Series MVP
1976 Chris Evert Tennis Two major titles
1977 Steve Cauthen Horse Racing Outstanding Jockey
1978 Jack Nicklaus Golf British Open champion
1979 Terry Bradshaw/Willie Stargell Football/Baseball Super Bowl MVP/World Series MVP
1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Hockey Olympic Gold Medal
1981 Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Welterweight champion
1982 Wayne Gretzky Hockey NHL MVP
1956 Mary Decker Track Double World Champion
1984 Edwin Moses/Mary Lou Retton Track/Gymnastics Olympic Gold Medalists
1985 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball NBA Playoff MVP
1986 Joe Paterno Football NCAA Champion coach
1987 “Athletes Who Care” Bob Bourne (Hockey), Judi Brown King (Track), Kip Keino (Track), Dale Murphy (Baseball), Chip Rives (College Football), Patty Sheehan (Golf), Rory Sparrow (Basketball), Reggie Williams (Football) Aided various programs supporting handicapped, abused or orphaned children/Promoted youth education programs
1988 Orel Hershiser Baseball Cy Young Award, World Series MVP
1989 Greg LeMond Cycling Tour de France winner
1990 Joe Montana Football Three-time Super Bowl MVP
1991 Michael Jordan Basketball NBA Regular Season and Finals MVP, NBA champion
1992 Arthur Ashe Tennis Humanitarian Efforts
1993 Don Shula Football Most wins as NFL coach
1994 Bonnie Blair/Johan Olav Koss Speed Skating Two Olympic gold medals/Three Olympic gold medals
1995 Cal Ripken, Jr. Baseball Consecutive games played record
1996 Tiger Woods Golf U.S. Amateur and NCAA champion
1997 Dean Smith Basketball Winningest college coach
1998 Mark McGwire/Sammy Sosa Baseball Single season home run record/NL MVP
1999 U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Soccer World Cup champions
2000 Tiger Woods Golf Three major championships
2001 Curt Schilling/Randy Johnson Baseball World Series Co-MVP/World Series Co-MVP, Cy Young Award
2002 Lance Armstrong Cycling Four-time Tour de France winner
2003 David Robinson/Tim Duncan Basketball Two-time NBA champion/NBA Regular Season and Playoff MVP
2004 Boston Red Sox Baseball World Series champions
2005 Tom Brady Football Two-time Super Bowl MVP
2006 Dwyane Wade Basketball NBA Champion, NBA Finals MVP
2007 Brett Favre Football Super Bowl-winning quarterback, career achievement
2008 Michael Phelps Swimming Eight gold medals 2008 Olympics, 14 in Olympic career

Source: SI.com

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