The Amateur Athletic Union established this trophy in 1930, in memory of James E. Sullivan, the long-time AAU secretary-treasurer. Its formal name is the James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy.
It is awarded to the athlete who, "by his or her performance, example and influence as an amateur, has done the most during the year to advance the cause of sportsmanship."
Although it's sometimes referred to as the "amateur athlete of the year award," it cannot go to the same athlete more than once.
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| Year | Athlete, sport |
| 1930 | Bobby Jones, golf |
| 1931 | Barney Berlinger, track |
| 1932 | James 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 | Joseph 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, 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 Joe Morrow, track |
| 1958 | Glenn Davis, track |
| 1959 | Parry O'Brien, track |
| 1960 | Rafer Johnson, track |
| 1961 | Wilma Rudolph, track |
| 1962 | Jim 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 | Rich 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 B. Samuelson, track |
| 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 |
| 1994 | Dan Jansen, speed skating |
| 1995 | Bruce Baumgartner, wrestling |
| 1996 | Michael Johnson, track |
| 1997 | Peyton Manning, football |
| 1998 | Chamique Holdsclaw, basketball |
| 1999 | Coco and Kelly 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 |
| 2006 | Jessica Long, Paralympic swimming |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow, football |
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