Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year

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Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year is an annual honor presented by Sports Illustrated magazine to the athlete, coach, or team who best exemplifies outstanding athletic performance and character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual award
sports award
awardCategory sports
awardedInField multi-sport
country United States
frequency annual
hasAlternativeName Sportsman of the Year
Sportsperson of the Year
hasFirstIssueContext Sports Illustrated magazine first decade
hasGenderNeutralTitle Sportsperson of the Year
hasLanguage English
hasRecipientType athlete
coach
team
hasRecognitionForm magazine feature story
hasTrophyOrCover Sports Illustrated cover feature
inception 1954
isComparableTo Associated Press Athlete of the Year
Laureus World Sports Awards
isMajorAwardOf Sports Illustrated
mediaTypeOfPresenter sports magazine
notableRecipient Billie Jean King
Derek Jeter
Jackie Robinson
Joe Montana
LeBron James
Mia Hamm
Michael Jordan
Muhammad Ali
Peyton Manning
Roger Bannister
Sandy Koufax
Serena Williams
Simone Biles
Stephen Curry
Tiger Woods
Tom Brady
Wayne Gretzky
organizer Sports Illustrated magazine
linked to: Sports Illustrated
presentedBy Sports Illustrated
presentedFor character
outstanding athletic performance
sportsmanship
selectionCriteria athletic achievement
character
influence on and off the field
integrity
leadership

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Dean Smith awardReceived Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
Arthur Ashe awardReceived Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif awardReceived Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (as part of 2020 honorees)
linked to: Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
Greg LeMond awardReceived Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year hasAlternativeName Sportsman of the Year
linked to: Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
Dean Edwards Smith awardReceived Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year