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 Hägg | 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 Comăneci | 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[1] | 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[2] | U.S. women's soccer team | Soccer |
2000 | Tiger Woods (3) | Golf[3] | Marion Jones | Track and field |
2001 | Barry Bonds | Major League Baseball[4] | Jennifer Capriati | Tennis |
2002 | Lance Armstrong | Road bicycle racing[5] | Serena Williams | Tennis |
2003 | Lance Armstrong (2) | Road bicycle racing[6] | Annika Sörenstam | Golf |
2004 | Lance Armstrong (3) | Road bicycle racing[7] | Annika Sörenstam (2) | Golf |
2005 | Lance Armstrong (4) | Road bicycle racing[8] | Annika Sörenstam (3) | Golf |
2006 | Tiger Woods (4) | Golf[9] | Lorena Ochoa | Golf |
2007 | Tom Brady | National Football League[10] | Lorena Ochoa (2) | Golf |
2008 | Michael Phelps | Swimming[11] | Candace Parker | Women's National Basketball Association |
2009 | Jimmie Johnson[12] | NASCAR | Serena Williams (2) | Tennis |
2010 | Drew Brees | National Football League[13] | Lindsey Vonn | Skiing |
2011 | Aaron Rodgers[14] | National Football League | Abby Wambach | Soccer |
2012 | Michael Phelps (2) | Swimming[15] | Gabby Douglas | Gymnastics |
2013 | LeBron James | National Basketball Association[16] | Serena Williams (3) | Tennis |
2014 | Madison Bumgarner[17] | Major League Baseball | Mo'ne Davis[18] | Little League baseball |
2015 | Stephen Curry | National Basketball Association[19] | Serena Williams (4) | Tennis |
2016 | LeBron James (2) | National Basketball Association[20] | Simone Biles | Gymnastics |
2017 | José Altuve[21] | Major League Baseball | Katie Ledecky[22] | Swimming |
2018 | LeBron James (3)[23] | National Basketball Association | Serena Williams (5)[24] | Tennis |
2019 | Kawhi Leonard[25] | National Basketball Association | Simone Biles (2) | Gymnastics |
2020 | LeBron James (4) | National Basketball Association | Naomi Osaka | Tennis |
2021 | Shohei Ohtani[26] | Major League Baseball | Candace Parker (2)[27] | 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 |