Year
|
Male
|
Female
|
Name
|
Sport
|
Name
|
Sport
|
1931 |
Pepper Martin |
Major League Baseball |
Helene Madison |
Swimming
|
1932 |
Gene Sarazen |
Golf |
Babe Didrikson |
Track and field
|
1933 |
Carl Hubbell |
Major League Baseball |
Helen Jacobs |
Tennis
|
1934 |
Dizzy Dean |
Major League Baseball |
Virginia Van Wie |
Golf
|
1935 |
Joe Louis |
Boxing |
Helen Wills Moody |
Tennis
|
1936 |
Jesse Owens |
Track and field |
Helen Stephens |
Track and field
|
1937 |
Don Budge |
Tennis |
Katherine Rawls |
Swimming
|
1938 |
Don Budge (2) |
Tennis |
Patty Berg |
Golf
|
1939 |
Nile Kinnick |
College football |
Alice Marble |
Tennis
|
1940 |
Tom Harmon |
College football |
Alice Marble (2) |
Tennis
|
1941 |
Joe DiMaggio |
Major League Baseball |
Betty Hicks Newell |
Golf
|
1942 |
Frank Sinkwich |
College football |
Gloria Callen |
Swimming
|
1943 |
Gunder HĂ€gg |
Track and field |
Patty Berg (2) |
Golf
|
1944 |
Byron Nelson |
Golf |
Ann Curtis |
Swimming
|
1945 |
Byron Nelson (2) |
Golf |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (2) |
Golf
|
1946 |
Glenn Davis |
College football |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (3) |
Golf
|
1947 |
Johnny Lujack |
College football |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (4) |
Golf
|
1948 |
Lou Boudreau |
Major League Baseball |
Fanny Blankers-Koen |
Track and field
|
1949 |
Leon Hart |
College football |
Marlene Bauer |
Golf
|
1950 |
Jim Konstanty |
Major League Baseball |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (5) |
Golf
|
1951 |
Dick Kazmaier |
College football |
Maureen Connolly |
Tennis
|
1952 |
Bob Mathias |
Track and field |
Maureen Connolly (2) |
Tennis
|
1953 |
Ben Hogan |
Golf |
Maureen Connolly (3) |
Tennis
|
1954 |
Willie Mays |
Major League Baseball |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (6) |
Golf
|
1955 |
Howard Cassady |
College football |
Patty Berg (3) |
Golf
|
1956 |
Mickey Mantle |
Major League Baseball |
Pat McCormick |
Diving
|
1957 |
Ted Williams |
Major League Baseball |
Althea Gibson |
Tennis
|
1958 |
Herb Elliott |
Track and field |
Althea Gibson (2) |
Tennis
|
1959 |
Ingemar Johansson |
Boxing |
Maria Bueno |
Tennis
|
1960 |
Rafer Johnson |
Track and field |
Wilma Rudolph |
Track and field
|
1961 |
Roger Maris |
Major League Baseball |
Wilma Rudolph (2) |
Track and field
|
1962 |
Maury Wills |
Major League Baseball |
Dawn Fraser |
Swimming
|
1963 |
Sandy Koufax |
Major League Baseball |
Mickey Wright |
Golf
|
1964 |
Don Schollander |
Swimming |
Mickey Wright (2) |
Golf
|
1965 |
Sandy Koufax (2) |
Major League Baseball |
Kathy Whitworth |
Golf
|
1966 |
Frank Robinson |
Major League Baseball |
Kathy Whitworth (2) |
Golf
|
1967 |
Carl Yastrzemski |
Major League Baseball |
Billie Jean King |
Tennis
|
1968 |
Denny McLain |
Major League Baseball |
Peggy Fleming |
Figure skating
|
1969 |
Tom Seaver |
Major League Baseball |
Debbie Meyer |
Swimming
|
1970 |
George Blanda |
National Football League |
Chi Cheng |
Track and field
|
1971 |
Lee Trevino |
Golf |
Evonne Goolagong |
Tennis
|
1972 |
Mark Spitz |
Swimming |
Olga Korbut |
Gymnastics
|
1973 |
O. J. Simpson |
National Football League |
Billie Jean King (2) |
Tennis
|
1974 |
Muhammad Ali |
Boxing |
Chris Evert |
Tennis
|
1975 |
Fred Lynn |
Major League Baseball |
Chris Evert (2) |
Tennis
|
1976 |
Bruce Jenner |
Track and field |
Nadia ComÄneci |
Gymnastics
|
1977 |
Steve Cauthen |
Horse racing |
Chris Evert (3) |
Tennis
|
1978 |
Ron Guidry |
Major League Baseball |
Nancy Lopez |
Golf
|
1979 |
Willie Stargell |
Major League Baseball |
Tracy Austin |
Tennis
|
1980 |
U.S. Olympic hockey team |
Ice hockey |
Chris Evert Lloyd (4) |
Tennis
|
1981 |
John McEnroe |
Tennis |
Tracy Austin (2) |
Tennis
|
1982 |
Wayne Gretzky |
National Hockey League |
Mary Tabb |
Track and field
|
1983 |
Carl Lewis |
Track and field |
Martina Navratilova |
Tennis
|
1984 |
Carl Lewis (2) |
Track and field |
Mary Lou Retton |
Gymnastics
|
1985 |
Dwight Gooden |
Major League Baseball |
Nancy Lopez (2) |
Golf
|
1986 |
Larry Bird |
National Basketball Association |
Martina Navratilova (2) |
Tennis
|
1987 |
Ben Johnson |
Track and field |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
Track and field
|
1988 |
Orel Hershiser |
Major League Baseball |
Florence Griffith Joyner |
Track and field
|
1989 |
Joe Montana |
National Football League |
Steffi Graf |
Tennis
|
1990 |
Joe Montana (2) |
National Football League |
Beth Daniel |
Golf
|
1991 |
Michael Jordan |
National Basketball Association |
Monica Seles |
Tennis
|
1992 |
Michael Jordan (2) |
National Basketball Association |
Monica Seles (2) |
Tennis
|
1993 |
Michael Jordan (3) |
National Basketball Association |
Sheryl Swoopes |
College basketball
|
1994 |
George Foreman |
Boxing |
Bonnie Blair |
Speed skating
|
1995 |
Cal Ripken Jr. |
Major League Baseball |
Rebecca Lobo |
College basketball
|
1996 |
Michael Johnson |
Track and field |
Amy Van Dyken |
Swimming
|
1997 |
Tiger Woods |
Golf |
Martina Hingis |
Tennis
|
1998 |
Mark McGwire |
Major League Baseball |
Se Ri Pak |
Golf
|
1999 |
Tiger Woods (2) |
Golf |
U.S. women's soccer team |
Soccer
|
2000 |
Tiger Woods (3) |
Golf |
Marion Jones |
Track and field
|
2001 |
Barry Bonds |
Major League Baseball |
Jennifer Capriati |
Tennis
|
2002 |
Lance Armstrong |
Road bicycle racing |
Serena Williams |
Tennis
|
2003 |
Lance Armstrong (2) |
Road bicycle racing |
Annika Sörenstam |
Golf
|
2004 |
Lance Armstrong (3) |
Road bicycle racing |
Annika Sörenstam (2) |
Golf
|
2005 |
Lance Armstrong (4) |
Road bicycle racing |
Annika Sörenstam (3) |
Golf
|
2006 |
Tiger Woods (4) |
Golf |
Lorena Ochoa |
Golf
|
2007 |
Tom Brady |
National Football League |
Lorena Ochoa (2) |
Golf
|
2008 |
Michael Phelps |
Swimming |
Candace Parker |
Women's National Basketball Association
|
2009 |
Jimmie Johnson |
NASCAR |
Serena Williams (2) |
Tennis
|
2010 |
Drew Brees |
National Football League |
Lindsey Vonn |
Skiing
|
2011 |
Aaron Rodgers |
National Football League |
Abby Wambach |
Soccer
|
2012 |
Michael Phelps (2) |
Swimming |
Gabby Douglas |
Gymnastics
|
2013 |
LeBron James |
National Basketball Association |
Serena Williams (3) |
Tennis
|
2014 |
Madison Bumgarner |
Major League Baseball |
Mo'ne Davis |
Little League baseball
|
2015 |
Stephen Curry |
National Basketball Association |
Serena Williams (4) |
Tennis
|
2016 |
LeBron James (2) |
National Basketball Association |
Simone Biles |
Gymnastics
|
2017 |
José Altuve |
Major League Baseball |
Katie Ledecky |
Swimming
|
2018 |
LeBron James (3) |
National Basketball Association |
Serena Williams (5) |
Tennis
|
2019 |
Kawhi Leonard |
National Basketball Association |
Simone Biles (2) |
Gymnastics
|
2020 |
LeBron James (4) |
National Basketball Association
|
Naomi Osaka
|
Tennis
|
2021 |
Shohei Ohtani |
Major League Baseball |
Candace Parker (2) |
Women's National Basketball Association
|
2022 |
Aaron Judge |
Major League Baseball
|
Katie Ledecky (2) |
Swimming
|
2023 |
Shohei Ohtani (2) |
Major League Baseball
|
Simone Biles (3) |
Gymnastics
|