- 1954: Roger Bannister
- 1955: Johnny Podres
- 1956: Bobby Morrow
- 1957: Stan Musial
- 1958: Rafer Johnson
- 1959: Ingemar Johansson
- 1960: Arnold Palmer
- 1961: Jerry Lucas
- 1962: Terry Baker
- 1963: Pete Rozelle
- 1964: Ken Venturi
- 1965: Sandy Koufax
- 1966: Jim Ryun
- 1967: Carl Yastrzemski
- 1968: Bill Russell
- 1969: Tom Seaver
- 1970: Bobby Orr
- 1971: Lee Trevino
- 1972: Billie Jean King & John Wooden
- 1973: Jackie Stewart
- 1974: Muhammed Ali
- 1975: Pete Rose
- 1976: Christine Evert
- 1977: Steve Cauthen
- 1978: Jack Nicklaus
- 1979: Terry Bradshaw & Willie Stargell
- 1980: ABD Olimpik Buz Hokeyi Takımı
- 1981: Sugar Ray Leonard
- 1982: Wayne Gretzky
- 1983: Mary Decker
- 1984: Edwin Moses & Mary Lou Retton
- 1985: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 1986: Joe Paterno
- 1987: Bob Bourne, Judi Brown King, Kipchoge Keino, Dale Murphy, Chip Rives, Patty Sheehan, Rory Sparrow, & Reggie Williams
- 1988: Orel Hershiser
- 1989: Greg LeMond
- 1990: Joe Montana
- 1991: Michael Jordan
- 1992: Arthur Ashe
- 1993: Don Shula
- 1994: Bonnie Blair & Johann Olav Koss
- 1995: Cal Ripken Jr.
- 1996: Tiger Woods
- 1997: Dean Smith
- 1998: Mark McGwire & Sammy Sosa
- 1999: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri kadın millî futbol takımı
- 2000: Tiger Woods
- 2001: Curt Schilling & Randy Johnson
- 2002: Lance Armstrong
- 2003: David Robinson & Tim Duncan
- 2004: Boston Red Sox
- 2005: Tom Brady
- 2006: Dwyane Wade
- 2007: Brett Favre
- 2008: Michael Phelps
- 2009: Derek Jeter
- 2010: Drew Brees
- 2011: Mike Krzyzewski & Pat Summitt
- 2012: LeBron James
- 2013: Peyton Manning
- 2014: Madison Bumgarner
- 2015: Serena Williams
- 2016: LeBron James
- 2017: José Altuve & J. J. Watt
- 2018: Golden State Warriors
- 2019: Megan Rapinoe
- 2020: Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, LeBron James, Patrick Mahomes, Naomi Osaka, & Breanna Stewart
- 2021: Tom Brady
- 2022: Stephen Curry
- 2023: Deion Sanders
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