Sportsman of The Year
- Note: A different Sportsman of the Year award is presented by Sports Illustrated magazine.
From 1968 to 2008, the magazine selected one or more individuals as Sportsman of the Year. On four occasions, the award was shared by two recipients. Twice, in 1993 and 2000, the award went to a pair of sportsmen within the same organization. In 1999, the honor was given to a whole team. No winner was chosen in 1987.
On December 18, 2007, the magazine announced New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady as 2007 Sportsman of the Year, making Brady the first to repeat as a recipient of individual honors. Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals was also honored twice, but shared his second award with Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs.
In 2009, the award was replaced by two awards: Pro Athlete of the Year and College Athlete of the Year.
- 1968 - Denny McLain, Detroit Tigers
- 1969 - Tom Seaver, New York Mets
- 1970 - John Wooden, UCLA basketball
- 1971 - Lee Trevino, golf
- 1972 - Charlie Finley, Oakland A's
- 1973 - O.J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills
- 1974 - Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals
- 1975 - Archie Griffin, Ohio State football
- 1976 - Larry O'Brien, National Basketball Association commissioner
- 1977 - Steve Cauthen, horse racing
- 1978 - Ron Guidry, New York Yankees
- 1979 - Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates
- 1980 - George Brett, Kansas City Royals
- 1981 - Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
- 1982 - Whitey Herzog, St. Louis Cardinals
- 1983 - Bowie Kuhn, Major League Baseball commissioner
- 1984 - Peter Ueberroth, Olympics organizer
- 1985 - Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds
- 1986 - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
- 1987 - (none)
- 1988 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olympics
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- 1989 - Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers
- 1990 - Nolan Ryan, Texas Rangers
- 1991 - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- 1992 - Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University basketball
- 1993 - Cito Gaston and Pat Gillick, Toronto Blue Jays
- 1994 - Emmitt Smith, Dallas Cowboys
- 1995 - Cal Ripken, Baltimore Orioles
- 1996 - Joe Torre, New York Yankees
- 1997 - Mark McGwire, St. Louis Cardinals
- 1998 - Mark McGwire, St. Louis Cardinals, and Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs
- 1999 - New York Yankees
- 2000 - Marshall Faulk and Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams
- 2001 - Curt Schilling, Arizona Diamondbacks
- 2002 - Tyrone Willingham, Notre Dame American football
- 2003 - Dick Vermeil, Kansas City Chiefs, and Jack McKeon, Florida Marlins
- 2004 - Tom Brady, New England Patriots
- 2005 - Matt Leinart, USC Trojans football
- 2006 - Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
- 2007 - Tom Brady, New England Patriots
- 2008 - Eli Manning, New York Giants
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