Sports trophies and awards Sports trophies and awards The first and most prestigious Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP) in 1931. At a time when women in sports were never given the same recognition as men, the AP offered a male and a female athlete of the year award to either a professional or amateur athlete. The awards are voted on annually by a panel of AP sports editors from across the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Associated Press Athlete of the Year"
See also: WTA Awards ...more on Wikipedia about "ATP Awards"
This medal is presented to the man-of-the-match in the yearly Rugby League Grand Finals since 1986. The first recepient of the medal was Parramatta's Peter Sterling. The award was named after one of the greatest rugby players in history - Clive "the Little Master" Churchill, who played for and later coached the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He also played interstate football for NSW and QLD and played for and coached the Australian Kangaroos. The recipient is chosen by the selectors for the Australian national team. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clive Churchill Medal"
The Foster Hewitt Memorial Award is an award named after Foster Hewitt and presented by the Hockey Hall of Fame to members of the radio and television industry who make outstanding contributions to their profession and the game of hockey during their broadcasting career. ...more on Wikipedia about "Foster Hewitt Memorial Award"
The Founders Cup is the championship trophy of Canada's Junior "B" Lacrosse leagues. The custodial duties of this trophy fall upon the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The champions of this trophy is determined by a tournament in a host city, between the champions of all the major Junior "B" leagues across Canada, like the Ontario Lacrosse Association, and the host city. The host of the 2006 Founders Cup will by the Windsor AKO Fratmen of Ontario. ...more on Wikipedia about "Founders Cup"
The James E. Sullivan Award is awarded annually by the Amateur Athletic Union to the top amateur athlete in the United States. It was first awarded in 1930. ...more on Wikipedia about "James E. Sullivan Award"
The Laureus World Sports Awards are awarded annually to sportspeople who have been outstanding during the previous year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Laureus World Sports Awards"
Rookie Graham Hill won the race in 1966, though after fellow rookie and award-winner Jackie Stewart's car fails while holding a lap lead on lap 192. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year"
The Littlejohn of Invercharron Challenge Vase, also known as simply the Littlejohn Vase, is a trophy in University Shinty. The second most expensive sporting trophy in Scotland, after the Scottish Cup, the Littlejohn Vase is competed for by University Shinty teams on an annual basis, in a one-day event held at a different university every year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Littlejohn Vase"
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major annual thoroughbred horse race. Billed as The race that stops a nation, it is for three-year-olds and over, and covers a distance of 3200 metres. The event has been held on the first Tuesday in November since 1861 by the Victoria Racing Club, on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. It is generally regarded as the most prestigious "two-mile" handicap in the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Melbourne Cup"
The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. ...more on Wikipedia about "NASCAR Rookie of the Year"
The Perth Cup is Western Australia's premier horse race and is held at Ascot Racecourse on New Year's Day each year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Perth Cup"
(Ring Magazine fighters of the year) * 1933 - No award was given ...more on Wikipedia about "Ring Magazine fighters of the year"
The Rookie of the Year award is given by a number of North American sports leagues to the top first-time professional athlete of the season. The honor is awarded annually to Major League Baseball players (one per league), drivers in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, members of NASCAR, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, Major League Lacrosse, Major League Soccer, and the National Football League. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rookie of the Year"
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The Sasser Cup is awarded annually to the top athletic program in the Big South Conference. Formally called The Commissioner's Cup, it was renamed The Sasser Cup after former Commissioner George F. "Buddy" Sasser. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sasser Cup"
The Sports Emmy Awards are Emmy Awards that are given away for coverage of sports. The awards ceremony takes place every Spring, usually sometime in the last two weeks in April or the first week in May, and is held on a Monday night in New York City. Awards are given away for live sporting events, weekly sports series, and they are also given to broadcasters. The awards are all given away at one ceremony, unlike the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards, which hold a "Creative Arts" ceremony in which Emmys are given to behind-the-scenes personnel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sports Emmy Awards"
Since its inception in 1954, Sports Illustrated magazine has annually presented the "Sportsman of the Year" award to "the athlete or team whose performance that year most embodies the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement." A majority of the winners have been American, but non-Americans are also eligible, and have won on a number of occasions. The award's trophy, a ceramic urn depicting Greek athletes , has been given to the following recipients: ...more on Wikipedia about "Sportsman of the Year"
A University Sporting Blue is earned by sportsmen and women at Cambridge, Oxford and some other universities in designated sports for competing at the highest level of university sport. ...more on Wikipedia about "University Sporting Blue"
Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year Trophy is an award that is annually given out by the European Athletic Association to the best European male and female athlete. ...more on Wikipedia about "Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year Trophy"
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