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<html> <head> <title>Sullivan Award</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> Sullivan Award HONOR Awarded by the Amateur Athletic Union since 1930, the Sullivan Award honors America's top amateur athlete. Named in honor of the Union's founder, James E. Sullivan. Official Website: <a href="http://www.aausports.org/exec/aau/Sullivan_Award.cfm?publicationID=12">http://www.aausports.org/exec/aau/Sullivan_Award.cfm?publicationID=12</a> <table border=1><tr> <td><center><tt>1930</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/273/000111937/">Bobby Jones</a></td> <td>Golf </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1931</tt></center></td> <td>Bernard Berlinger</td> <td>Decathlon </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1932</tt></center></td> <td>James A. Bausch</td> <td>Decathlon </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1933</tt></center></td> <td>Glenn Cunningham</td> <td>Track and Field </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1934</tt></center></td> <td>William Bonthron</td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1935</tt></center></td> <td>W. Larson Little, Jr.</td> <td>Golf </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1936</tt></center></td> <td>Glenn Morris</td> <td>Decathlon </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1937</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/954/000166456/">Don Budge</a></td> <td>Tennis </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1938</tt></center></td> <td>Donald R. Lash</td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1939</tt></center></td> <td>Joseph W. Burk</td> <td>Rowing </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1940</tt></center></td> <td>J. Gregory Rice</td> <td>Track and Field </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1941</tt></center></td> <td>T. Leslie MacMitchell</td> <td>Track and Field </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1942</tt></center></td> <td>Cornelius Warmerdam</td> <td>Pole Vault </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1943</tt></center></td> <td>Gilbert R. Dodds</td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1944</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/383/000166882/">Ann Curtis</a></td> <td>Swimming </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1945</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/966/000166468/">Doc Blanchard</a></td> <td>Football </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1946</tt></center></td> <td>Y. Arnold Tucker</td> <td>Football </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1947</tt></center></td> <td>John B. Kelly, Jr.</td> <td>Rowing </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1948</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/440/000032344/">Bob Mathias</a></td> <td>Decathlon </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1949</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/283/000111947/">Dick Button</a></td> <td>Figure Skating </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1950</tt></center></td> <td>Fred Wilt</td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1951</tt></center></td> <td>Robert Richard</td> <td>Pole vault, Decathlon </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1952</tt></center></td> <td>Horace Ashenfelter</td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1953</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/525/000167024/">Sammy Lee</a></td> <td>Diving </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1954</tt></center></td> <td>Marvin G. Whitfield</td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1955</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/884/000173365/">Harrison Dillard</a></td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1956</tt></center></td> <td>Patricia McCormick</td> <td>Diving </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1957</tt></center></td> <td>Bobby Joe Morrow</td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1958</tt></center></td> <td>Glenn Davis</td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1959</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/915/000173396/">Parry O'Brien</a></td> <td>Shot Put, Discus </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1960</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/863/000023794/">Rafer Johnson</a></td> <td>Decathlon </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1961</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/691/000046553/">Wilma Rudolph</a></td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1962</tt></center></td> <td>James T. Beatty</td> <td>Track and Field </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1963</tt></center></td> <td>John Pennel</td> <td>Pole Vault </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1964</tt></center></td> <td>Don Schollander</td> <td>Swimming </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1965</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/492/000024420/">Bill Bradley</a></td> <td>Basketball </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1966</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/300/000040180/">Jim Ryun</a></td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1967</tt></center></td> <td>Randy Matson</td> <td>Shot Put, Discus </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1968</tt></center></td> <td>Deborah Meyer</td> <td>Swimming </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1969</tt></center></td> <td>Bill Toomey</td> <td>Decathlon </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1970</tt></center></td> <td>John Kinsella</td> <td>Swimming </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1971</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/148/000023079/">Mark Spitz</a></td> <td>Swimming </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1972</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/862/000173343/">Frank Shorter</a></td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1973</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/939/000109612/">Bill Walton</a></td> <td>Basketball </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1974</tt></center></td> <td>Richard Wohlhuter</td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1975</tt></center></td> <td>Tim Shaw</td> <td>Swimming, Water Polo </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1976</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/610/000023541/">Bruce Jenner</a></td> <td>Decathlon </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1977</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/885/000173366/">John Naber</a></td> <td>Swimming </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1978</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/382/000166881/">Tracy Caulkins</a></td> <td>Swimming </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1979</tt></center></td> <td>Kurt Thomas</td> <td>Gymnastics </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1980</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/878/000024806/">Eric Heiden</a></td> <td>Speed Skating </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1981</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/832/000025757/">Carl Lewis</a></td> <td>Track and Field </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1982</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/601/000025526/">Mary Decker Slaney</a></td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1983</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/438/000025363/">Edwin Moses</a></td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1984</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/705/000025630/">Greg Louganis</a></td> <td>Diving </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1985</tt></center></td> <td>Joan Benoit</td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1986</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/873/000025798/">Jackie Joyner-Kersee</a></td> <td>Heptathlon </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1987</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/957/000166459/">Jim Abbott</a></td> <td>Baseball </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1988</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/285/000111949/">Florence Griffith Joyner</a></td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1989</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/376/000166875/">Janet Evans</a></td> <td>Swimming </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1990</tt></center></td> <td>John Smith</td> <td>Wrestling </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1991</tt></center></td> <td>Mike Powell</td> <td>Longjump </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1992</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/133/000086872/">Bonnie Blair</a></td> <td>Speed Skating </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1993</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/956/000166458/">Charlie Ward</a></td> <td>Basketball, Football </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1994</tt></center></td> <td>Dan Jansen</td> <td>Speed Skating </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1995</tt></center></td> <td>Bruce Baumgartner</td> <td>Wrestling </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1996</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/955/000166457/">Michael Johnson</a></td> <td>Running </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1997</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/608/000085353/">Peyton Manning</a></td> <td>Football </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1998</tt></center></td> <td>Chamique Holdsclaw</td> <td>Basketball </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>1999</tt></center></td> <td>Coco and Kelly Miller</td> <td>Basketball </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>2000</tt></center></td> <td>Rulon Gardner</td> <td>Wrestling </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>2001</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/351/000026273/">Michelle Kwan</a></td> <td>Figure Skating </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>2002</tt></center></td> <td>Sarah Hughes</td> <td>Figure Skating </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>2003</tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/071/000078834/">Michael Phelps</a></td> <td>Swimming </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>2004</tt></center></td> <td>Paul Hamm</td> <td>Gymnastics </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt>2005</tt></center></td> <td>J. 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