Awards & Winners

Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year

Associated Press Athlete of the Year

Date Established : 1931

Check all the winners of Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year presented under Associated Press Athlete of the Year since 1931 .


LeBron James

(NBA basketball)

Jimmie Johnson

(NASCAR)

Michael Phelps

(Swimming)

Tom Brady

(National Football League)

Tiger Woods

(Golf)

Lance Armstrong

(Cycling)

Lance Armstrong

(Cycling)

Lance Armstrong

(Cycling)

Lance Armstrong

(Cycling)

Barry Bonds

(Major League Baseball)

Tiger Woods

(Golf)

Tiger Woods

(Golf)

Mark McGwire

(Major League Baseball)

Tiger Woods

(Golf)

Michael Johnson

(Track and field)

Cal Ripken, Jr.

(Major League Baseball)

George Foreman

(Boxing)

Michael Jordan

(NBA basketball)

Michael Jordan

(NBA basketball)

Michael Jordan

(NBA basketball)

Joe Montana

(National Football League)

Joe Montana

(National Football League)

Orel Hershiser

(Major League Baseball)

Ben Johnson

(Track and field)

Dwight Gooden

(Major League Baseball)

Carl Lewis

(Track and field)

Carl Lewis

(Track and field)

Wayne Gretzky

(NHL ice hockey)

John McEnroe

(Tennis)

Willie Stargell

(Major League Baseball)

Ron Guidry

(Major League Baseball)

Steve Cauthen

(Horse racing)

Bruce Jenner

(Track and field)

Fred Lynn

(Major League Baseball)

Muhammad Ali

(Boxing)

O. J. Simpson

(National Football League)

Mark Spitz

(Swimming)

Lee Trevino

(Golf)

George Blanda

(National Football League)

Tom Seaver

(Major League Baseball)

Denny McLain

(Major League Baseball)

Carl Yastrzemski

(Major League Baseball)

Frank Robinson

(Major League Baseball)

Sandy Koufax

(Major League Baseball)

Don Schollander

(Swimming)

Sandy Koufax

(Major League Baseball)

Maury Wills

(Major League Baseball)

Roger Maris

(Major League Baseball)

Rafer Johnson

(Track and field)

Herb Elliott

(Track and field)

Ted Williams

(Major League Baseball)

Mickey Mantle

(Major League Baseball)

Howard Cassady

(College football)

Willie Mays

(Major League Baseball)

Ben Hogan

(Golf)

Bob Mathias

(Track and field)

Dick Kazmaier

(College football)

Jim Konstanty

(Major League Baseball)

Leon Hart

(College football)

Lou Boudreau

(Major League Baseball)

Johnny Lujack

(College football)

Glenn Davis

(College football)

Gunder Hägg

(Track and field)

Frank Sinkwich

(College football)

Joe DiMaggio

(Major League Baseball)

Tom Harmon

(College football)

Nile Kinnick

(College football)

Don Budge

(Tennis)

Don Budge

(Tennis)

Jesse Owens

(Track and field)

Joe Louis

(Boxing)

Dizzy Dean

(Major League Baseball)

Carl Hubbell

(Major League Baseball)

Pepper Martin

(Major League Baseball)