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Wide World of Sports Athletes of the Year
ABC Sports Online
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| Year |
Athlete |
Sport |
| 2000 |
Tiger Woods |
Golf |
| 1999 |
Lance Armstrong |
Cycling |
| 1998 |
Mark McGwire |
Baseball |
| 1997 |
Tiger Woods |
Golf |
| 1996 |
Michael Johnson |
Track |
| 1995 |
Miguel Indurain |
Cycling |
| 1994 |
Al Unser Jr. |
Auto racing |
| 1993 |
Evander Holyfield |
Boxing |
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*Arthur Ashe |
Tennis |
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*Jim Valvano |
Basketball |
| 1992 |
Bonnie Blair |
Speed skating |
| 1991 |
Carl Lewis |
Track |
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Kim Zmeskal |
Gymnastics |
| 1990 |
Greg LeMond |
Cycling |
| 1989 |
Greg LeMond |
Cycling |
| 1988 |
Greg Louganis |
Diving |
| 1987 |
Dennis Conner |
Sailing |
| 1986 |
Debi Thomas |
Figure skating |
| 1985 |
Pete Rose |
Baseball |
| 1984 |
Edwin Moses |
Track |
| 1983 |
Australia II |
Sailing |
| 1982 |
Wayne Gretzky |
Hockey |
| 1981 |
Sugar Ray Leonard |
Boxing |
| 1980 |
U.S. Olympic hockey team |
Hockey |
| 1979 |
Willie Stargell |
Baseball |
| 1978 |
Ron Guidry |
Baseball |
| 1977 |
Steve Cauthen |
Horse racing |
| 1976 |
Nadia Comaneci |
Gymnastics |
| 1975 |
Jack Nicklaus |
Golf |
| 1974 |
Muhammad Ali |
Boxing |
| 1973 |
O.J. Simpson |
Football |
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Jackie Stewart |
Auto racing |
| 1972 |
Olga Korbut |
Gymnastics |
| 1971 |
Lee Trevino |
Golf |
| 1970 |
Willis Reed |
Basketball |
| 1969 |
Mario Andretti |
Auto racing |
| 1968 |
Bill Toomey |
Track |
| 1967 |
Peggy Fleming |
Figure skating |
| 1966 |
Jim Ryun |
Track |
| 1965 |
Jim Clark |
Auto racing |
| 1964 |
Don Schollander |
Swimming |
| 1963 |
Valery Brumel |
Track |
| 1962 |
Jim Beatty |
Track |
*In 1993, Athlete of the Year "Special Recognition" was presented to Arthur Ashe and Jim Valvano.
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