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Since its inception in 1954, Sports Illustrated has annually presented the Sportsman of the Year award to "the athlete or team whose performance that year most embodies the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement." Both Americans and non-Americans are eligible, though in the past the vast majority of winners have been from the United States.
The 2003 winner of the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year was the American road cyclist Lance Armstrong. He had been nominated the previous year, and earned further nominations in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Following Armstrong's 2013 admission of doping, [12] all his Laureus awards and nominations were rescinded. [13]
The Laureus World Sports Academy is an association of 68 retired sportspeople who volunteer to support the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. They also vote each year to decide the winners of the Laureus World Sports Awards. As of 2020, the chairman of the Academy is Sean Fitzpatrick, former rugby player from New Zealand. [15]
Sports Illustrated has awarded its Sportsperson of the Year award annually since 1954. In 2023, the award was presented to University of Colorado head football coach and former NFL star Deion Sanders.
Kelce, 34, was named the Polsinelli Sportsman of the Year at the Kansas City Sports Awards on Aug. 27. The Chiefs star was recognized for becoming the NFL's career leader in postseason receptions ...
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, was recognized as the Polsinelli Sportsman of the Year at the 2024 Kansas City Sports Awards on Tuesday, August 27. The 51st annual event, which is held by ...
The BET Award for Sportsman of the Year is given to the best and most successful male athlete of the previous year. The award was originally titled Best Male Athlete, but was later changed to its current title in 2010.
Kelce received the Sportsman of the Year award at Tuesday’s Kansas City Sports Awards ceremony at the downtown Marriott. He said appearing before a crowd of about 1,000 provided an opportunity ...