Sportsman of The Century
In 1999, Sports Illustrated named Muhammad Ali, the Sportsman of the Century, at the Sports Illustrated's 20th Century Sports Awards in New York's Madison Square Garden. Nominations for the Sportsman of the Century became contentious as the magazine moved into the 21C. They again asked readers for nominations but included "local sports legends". The December 2011 issue became their biggest selling in many countries with some notable nominations ranging from running legend, Johnny "tonsils" McLoughlin from the Dead Man's Cove Runners and Chris "Chicken Wing" Judd from the Carlton Football Club, Melbourne. The magazine sold out across the English speaking world and in Maldovia and Equatorial Guinea was restricted to subscribers only.
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