Sullivan Award Winners.

Sullivan Award Winners. Year Winner Sport 1930 Bobby Jones Golf 1931 Barney Berlinger Track 1932 Jim Bausch Track 1933 Glenn Cunningham Track 1934 Bill Bonthron Track 1935 Lawson Little Golf 1936 Glenn Morris Track 1937 Don Budge Tennis 1938 Don Lash Track 1939 Joe Burk Rowing 1940 Greg Rice Track 1941 Leslie MacMitchell Track 1942 Cornelius Warmerdam Track 1943 Gilbert Dodds Track 1944 Ann Curtis Swimming 1945 Doc Blanchard Football 1946 Arnold Tucker Football 1947 John B. Kelly, Jr. Rowing 1948 Bob Mathias Track 1949 Dick Button Figure Skating 1950 Fred Wilt Track 1951 Bob Richards Track 1952 Horace Ashenfelter Track 1953 Sammy Lee Diving 1954 Mal Whitfield Track 1955 Harrison Dillard Track 1956 Pat McCormick Diving 1957 Bobby Morrow Track 1958 Glenn Davis Track 1959 Parry O'Brien Track 1960 Rafer Johnson Track 1961 Wilma Rudolph Track 1962 James Beatty Track 1963 John Pennel Track 1964 Don Schollander Swimming 1965 Bill Bradley Basketball 1966 Jim Ryun Track 1967 Randy Matson Track 1968 Debbie Meyer Swimming 1969 Bill Toomey Track 1970 John Kinsella Swimming 1971 Mark Spitz Swimming 1972 Frank Shorter Track 1973 Bill Walton Basketball 1974 Richard Wohlhuter Track 1975 Tim Shaw Swimming 1976 Bruce Jenner Track 1977 John Naber Swimming 1978 Tracy Caulkins Swimming 1979 Kurt Thomas Gymnastics 1980 Eric Heiden Speed Skating 1981 Carl Lewis Track 1982 Mary Decker Track 1983 Edwin Moses Track 1984 Greg Louganis Diving 1985 Joan Benoit Samuelson Marathon 1986 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Track 1987 Jim Abbott Baseball 1988 Florence Griffith Joyner Track 1989 Janet Evans Swimming 1990 John Smith Wrestling 1991 Mike Powell Track 1992 Bonnie Blair Speed Skating 1993 Charlie Ward Football, Basketball 1994 Dan Jansen Speed Skating 1995 Bruce Baumgartner Wrestling 1996 Michael Johnson Track 1997 Peyton Manning Football 1998 Chamique Holdsclaw Basketball 1999 Coco Miller and Kelly Miller Basketball 2000 Rulon Gardner Wrestling 2 001 Michelle Kwan Figure Skating 2002 Sarah Hughes Figure Skating 2003 Michael Phelps Swimming 2004 Paul Hamm Gymnastics 2005 J. J. Redick Basketball 2006 Jessica Long Paralympic Swimming 2007 Tim Tebow Football