Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Table of contents
(Amateur Athlete of the Year Chosen in Amateur Athletic Union Poll)
| 1930 | Robert Tyre Jones, Jr. | Golf |
| 1931 | Bernard E. Berlinger | Track and field |
| 1932 | James A. Bausch | Track and field |
| 1933 | Glenn Cunningham | Track and field |
| 1934 | William R. Bonthron | Track and field |
| 1935 | W. Lawson Little, Jr. | Golf |
| 1936 | Glenn Morris | Track and field |
| 1937 | J. Donald Budge | Tennis |
| 1938 | Donald R. Lash | Track and field |
| 1939 | Joseph W. Burk | Rowing |
| 1940 | J. Gregory Rice | Track and field |
| 1941 | Leslie MacMitchell | Track and field |
| 1942 | Cornelius Warmerdam | Track and field |
| 1943 | Gilbert L. Dodds | Track and field |
| 1944 | Ann Curtis | Swimming |
| 1945 | Felix (Doc) Blanchard | Football |
| 1946 | Y. Arnold Tucker | Football |
| 1947 | John B. Kelly, Jr. | Rowing |
| 1948 | Robert B. Mathias | Track and field |
| 1949 | Richard T. Button | Figure skating |
| 1950 | Fred Wilt | Track and field |
| 1951 | Robert E. Richards | Track and field |
| 1952 | Horace Ashenfelter | Track and field |
| 1953 | Sammy Lee | Diving |
| 1954 | Malvin Whitfield | Track and field |
| 1955 | Harrison Dillard | Track and field |
| 1956 | Patricia McCormick | Diving |
| 1957 | Bobby Jo Morrow | Track and field |
| 1958 | Glenn Davis | Track and field |
| 1959 | Parry O'Brien | Track and field |
| 1960 | Rafer Johnson | Track and field |
| 1961 | Wilma Rudolph Ward | Track and field |
| 1962 | Jim Beatty | Track and field |
| 1963 | John Pennel | Track and field |
| 1964 | Don Schollander | Swimming |
| 1965 | Bill Bradley | Basketball |
| 1966 | Jim Ryun | Track and field |
| 1967 | Randy Matson | Track and field |
| 1968 | Debbie Meyer | Swimming |
| 1969 | Bill Toomey | Decathlon |
| 1970 | John Kinsella | Swimming |
| 1971 | Mark Spitz | Swimming |
| 1972 | Frank Shorter | Marathon |
| 1973 | Bill Walton | Basketball |
| 1974 | Rick Wohlhuter | Track and field |
| 1975 | Tim Shaw | Swimming |
| 1976 | Bruce Jenner | Track and field |
| 1977 | John Naber | Swimming |
| 1978 | Tracy Caulkins | Swimming |
| 1979 | Kurt Thomas | Gymnastics |
| 1980 | Eric Heiden | Speed skating |
| 1981 | Carl Lewis | Track and field |
| 1982 | Mary Decker Tabb | Track and field |
| 1983 | Edwin Moses | Track and field |
| 1984 | Greg Louganis | Diving |
| 1985 | Joan Benoit-Samuelson | Marathon |
| 1986 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Heptathlon |
| 1987 | Jim Abbott | Baseball |
| 1988 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | Track and field |
| 1989 | Janet Evans | Swimming |
| 1990 | John Smith | Wrestling |
| 1991 | Mike Powell | Track and field |
| 1992 | Bonnie Blair | Speed skating |
| 1993 | Charles Ward | Football/Basketball |
| 1994 | Dan Jansen | Speed skating |
| 1995 | Bruce Baumgartner | Wrestling |
| 1996 | Michael Johnson | Track and field |
| 1997 | Peyton Manning | Football |
| 1998 | Chamique Holdsclaw | Basketball |
| 1999 | Kelly and Coco Miller | Basketball |
| 2000 | Rulon Gardner | Wrestling |
| 2001 | Michelle Kwan | Figure skating |
| 2002 | Sarah Hughes | Figure skating |
| 2003 | Michael Phelps | Swimming |
| 2004 | Paul Hamm | Gymnastics |
| 2005 | J. J. Redick | Basketball |
| X Games | Miscellaneous Sports |
