Il primo premio di Atleta dell'anno negli Stati Uniti fu assegnato dall'Associated Press (AP) nel 1931. In un'epoca in cui allo sport femminile non erano dato lo stesso riconoscimento di quello maschile, la AP assegnò un premio di atleta dell'anno sia maschile che femminile ad atleti sia professionisti che amatoriali. I votanti sono giornalisti dell'Associated Press da tutti gli Stati Uniti. Una larga maggioranza dei vincitori sono statunitensi anche se anche i non-americani possono vincere il premio, sebbene sia capitato di rado.
Lista dei vincitori Anno Maschile Femminile 1931 Pepper Martin Major League Baseball Helene Madison Nuoto 1932 Gene Sarazen PGA golf Babe Didrikson Atletica leggera 1933 Carl Hubbell Major League Baseball Helen Jacobs Tennis 1934 Dizzy Dean Major League Baseball Virginia Van Wie Golf 1935 Joe Louis Boxe Helen Wills Moody Tennis 1936 Jesse Owens Atletica leggera Helen Stephens Atletica leggera 1937 Don Budge Tennis Katherine Rawls Nuoto 1938 Don Budge Tennis Patty Berg Golf 1939 Nile Kinnick College football Alice Marble Tennis 1940 Tom Harmon College football Alice Marble Tennis 1941 Joe DiMaggio Major League Baseball Betty Hicks Newell Golf 1942 Frank Sinkwich College football Gloria Callen Nuoto 1943 Gunder Hägg Atletica leggera Patty Berg Golf 1944 Byron Nelson PGA golf Ann Curtis Nuoto 1945 Byron Nelson PGA golf Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf 1946 Glenn Davis College football Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf 1947 Johnny Lujack College football Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf 1948 Lou Boudreau Major League Baseball Fanny Blankers-Koen Atletica leggera 1949 Leon Hart College football Marlene Bauer Golf 1950 Jim Konstanty Major League Baseball Babe Didrikson Zaharias LPGA golfIn quest'anno è stata fondata la LPGA. 1951 Dick Kazmaier College football Maureen Connolly Tennis 1952 Bob Mathias Atletica leggera Maureen Connolly Tennis 1953 Ben Hogan PGA golf Maureen Connolly Tennis 1954 Willie Mays Major League Baseball Babe Didrikson Zaharias LPGA golf 1955 Howard "Hopalong" Cassady College football Patty Berg LPGA golf 1956 Mickey Mantle Major League Baseball Pat McCormick Diving 1957 Ted Williams Major League Baseball Althea Gibson Tennis 1958 Herb Elliott Atletica leggera Althea Gibson Tennis 1959 Ingemar Johansson Boxe Maria Bueno Tennis 1960 Rafer Johnson Atletica leggera Wilma Rudolph Atletica leggera 1961 Roger Maris Major League Baseball Wilma Rudolph Atletica leggera 1962 Maury Wills Major League Baseball Dawn Fraser Nuoto 1963 Sandy Koufax Major League Baseball Mickey Wright LPGA golf 1964 Don Schollander Nuoto Mickey Wright LPGA golf 1965 Sandy Koufax Major League Baseball Kathy Whitworth LPGA golf 1966 Frank Robinson Major League Baseball Kathy Whitworth LPGA golf 1967 Carl Yastrzemski Major League Baseball Billie Jean King Tennis 1968 Denny McLain Major League Baseball Peggy Fleming Pattinaggio artistico 1969 Tom Seaver Major League Baseball Debbie Meyer Nuoto 1970 George Blanda National Football League Chi Cheng Atletica leggera 1971 Lee Trevino PGA golf Evonne Goolagong Tennis 1972 Mark Spitz Nuoto Olga Korbut Ginnastica 1973 O. 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Simpson National Football League Billie Jean King Tennis 1974 Muhammad Ali Boxe Chris Evert Tennis 1975 Fred Lynn Major League Baseball Chris Evert Tennis 1976 Bruce Jenner Atletica leggera Nadia Comăneci Ginnastica 1977 Steve Cauthen Equitazione Chris Evert Tennis 1978 Ron Guidry Major League Baseball Nancy Lopez LPGA golf 1979 Willie Stargell Major League Baseball Tracy Austin Tennis 1980 Nazionale USA di Hockey Hockey su ghiaccio Chris Evert Tennis 1981 John McEnroe Tennis Tracy Austin Tennis 1982 Wayne Gretzky NHL Mary Decker Atletica leggera 1983 Carl Lewis Atletica leggera Martina Navrátilová Tennis 1984 Carl Lewis Atletica leggera Mary Lou Retton Ginnastica 1985 Dwight Gooden Major League Baseball Nancy Lopez LPGA golf 1986 Larry Bird NBA Martina Navrátilová Tennis 1987 Ben Johnson Atletica leggera Jackie Joyner-Kersee Atletica leggera 1988 Orel Hershiser Major League Baseball Florence Griffith-Joyner Atletica leggera 1989 Joe Montana National Football League Steffi Graf Tennis 1990 Joe Montana National Football League Beth Daniel LPGA golf 1991 Michael Jordan NBA Monica SelesDivenuta cittadina statunitense nel 1994. Tennis 1992 Michael Jordan NBA Monica Seles Tennis 1993 Michael Jordan NBA Sheryl Swoopes College basketball 1994 George Foreman Boxe Bonnie Blair Speed skating 1995 Cal Ripken Jr. Major League Baseball Rebecca Lobo College basket 1996 Michael Johnson Atletica Amy Van Dyken Nuoto 1997 Tiger Woods PGA golf Martina Hingis Tennis 1998 Mark McGwire Major League Baseball Se Ri Pak LPGA golf 1999 Tiger Woods PGA golf Nazionale USA calcio Calcio 2000 Tiger Woods PGA golf Marion Jones Atletica leggera 2001 Barry Bonds Major League Baseball Jennifer Capriati Tennis 2002 Lance Armstrong Ciclismo Serena Williams Tennis 2003 Lance Armstrong Ciclismo Annika Sörenstam LPGA golf 2004 Lance Armstrong Ciclismo Annika Sörenstam LPGA golf 2005 Lance Armstrong Ciclismo Annika Sörenstam LPGA golf 2006 Tiger Woods PGA golf Lorena Ochoa LPGA golf 2007 Tom Brady National Football League Lorena Ochoa LPGA golf 2008 Michael Phelps Nuoto Candace Parker WNBA 2009 Jimmie Johnson NASCAR Serena Williams Tennis 2010 Drew Brees National Football League Lindsey Vonn Sci 2011 Aaron Rodgers National Football League Abby Wambach Calcio 2012 Michael Phelps Nuoto Gabby Douglas Ginnastica 2013 LeBron James NBA Serena Williams Tennis 2014 Madison Bumgarner Major League Baseball Mo'ne Davis Little League baseball 2015 Stephen Curry NBA Serena Williams Tennis 2016 LeBron James NBA Simone Biles Ginnastica 2017 José Altuve Major League Baseball Katie Ledecky Nuoto 2018 LeBron James NBA Serena Williams Tennis 2019 Kawhi Leonard NBA Simone Biles Ginnastica 2020 LeBron James NBA Naomi Ōsaka Tennis 2021 Shōhei Ōtani Major League Baseball Candace Parker WNBA 2022 Aaron Judge Major League Baseball Katie Ledecky Nuoto 2023 Shōhei Ōtani Major League Baseball Simon Biles Ginnastica 2024 Shōhei Ōtani Major League Baseball Caitlin Clark WNBA
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