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SULLIVAN AWARD WINNERS
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Year
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Winner
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1930
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Bobby Jones, golf
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1931
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Bernie Berlinger, all-around
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1932
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Jim Bausch, all-around
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1933
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Glenn Cunningham, middle distance runner
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1934
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Bill Bonthron, middle distance runner
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1935
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Lawson Little Jr., golf
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1936
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Glenn Morris, all-around
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1937
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Don Budge, tennis
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1938
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Don Lash, distance runner
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1939
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Joe Burk, rowing
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1940
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Greg Rice, distance runner
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1941
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Leslie MacMitchell, middle distance runner
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1942
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Dutch Warmerdam, pole vault
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1943
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Gil Dodds, distance runner
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1944
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Ann Curtis, swimming
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1945
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Felix "Doc" Blanchard, football
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1946
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Arnold Tucker, football
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1947
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Jack Kelly, rowing
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1948
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Bob Mathias, all-around
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1949
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Dick Button, figure skating
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1950
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Fred Wilt, distance runner
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1951
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Bob Richards, pole vault
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1952
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Horace Ashenfelter, distance runner
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1953
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Sammy Lee, diving
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1954
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Mal Whitfield, middle distance runner
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1955
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Harrison Dillard, hurdles
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1956
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Patricia McCormick, diving
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1957
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Bobby Morrow, sprints
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1958
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Glenn Davis, sprints and hurdles
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1959
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Parry O'Brien, shot put
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1960
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Rafer Johnson, all-around
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1961
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Wilma Rudolph, sprints
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1962
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Jim Beatty, distance runner
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1963
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John Pennel, pole vault
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1964
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Don Schollander, swimming
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1965
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Bill Bradley, basketball
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1966
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Jim Ryun, middle distance runner
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1967
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Randy Matson, shot put
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1968
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Debbie Meyer, swimming
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1969
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Bill Toomey, decathlon
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1970
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John Kinsella, swimming
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1971
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Mark Spitz, swimming
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1972
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Frank Shorter, distance runner
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1973
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Bill Walton, basketball
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1974
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Rick Wohlhuter, middle distance runner
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1975
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Tim Shaw, swimming
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1976
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Bruce Jenner, decathlon
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1977
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John Naber, swimming
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1978
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Tracy Caulkins, swimming
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1979
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Kurt Thomas, gymnastics
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1980
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Eric Heiden, speedskating
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1981
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Carl Lewis, track and field
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1982
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Mary Decker, distance runner
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1983
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Edwin Moses, hurdles
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1984
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Greg Louganis, diving
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1985
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Joan Benoit-Samuelsson, marathon
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1986
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee, track and field
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1987
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Jim Abbott, baseball
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1988
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Florence Griffith Joyner, track
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1989
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Janet Evans, swimming
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1990
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John Smith, wrestling
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1991
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Mike Powell, track and field
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1992
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Bonnie Blair, speedskating
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1993
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Charlie Ward, football
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1994
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Dan Jansen, speedskating
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1995
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Bruce Baumgartner, wrestling
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1996
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Michael Johnson, track
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1997
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Peyton Manning, football
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1998
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Chamique Holdsclaw, basketball
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1999
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Kelly and Coco Miller, basketball
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2000
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2000 Rulon Gardner, wrestling
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