Arthur Ashe Award for Courage (1999) |
Dave Sanders |
Columbine High School coach and teacher |
Play of Decade |
Michael Jordan |
His reverse hands layup against the Lakers (1991) |
Hockey (Decade honor) |
Mario Lemieux |
Four scoring titles |
Pro Football (Decade honor) |
Jerry Rice |
100 or more receptions four times |
Pro Basketball (Decade honor) |
Michael Jordan |
Led the Bulls to six NBA championships |
Baseball (Decade honor) |
Mark McGwire |
405 home runs in the decade |
Tennis (Decade honor) |
Pete Sampras |
Won four U.S. Opens, six Wimbledons and two Australian Opens |
Boxing (Decade honor) |
Evander Holyfield |
12-3 in '90s but won heavyweight title three different times |
Golf (Decade honor) |
Tiger Woods |
Won over $6.6 million in 1999 ... Won 72-hole record for Masters with his 1997 win |
Auto Racing (Decade honor) |
Dale Earnhardt |
Four Winston Cup championships ... Won Daytona 500 in 1998 |
American Male Olympian (Decade honor) |
Michael Johnson |
First man to win the 200 and 400 meters in the same Olympics |
American Female Olympian (Decade honor) |
Bonnie Blair |
Four speed skating gold medals ('92, '94) |
Pro Team (Decade honor) |
Chicago Bulls |
Six NBA championships |
College Team (Decade honor) -- TIE |
Tennessee Lady Vols |
Four national championships, including three straight (1996-98) |
Florida State football |
Most wins in a decade, 1993 national champion |
Coach/Manager (Decade honor) |
Phil Jackson |
Led Bulls to six NBA championships |
Female Athlete (Decade honor) |
Steffi Graf |
Won 14 Grand Slam titles, including Wimbledon five times |
Male Athlete (Decade honor) |
Michael Jordan |
Four-time NBA MVP |
Auto Racing (1999) |
Dale Jarrett |
Won NASCAR Winston Cup points championship; had 24 top-five finishes |
Baseball (1999) |
Pedro Martinez |
AL Cy Young winner, 23-4, 2.07 ERA, 313K |
Men's College Basketball (1999) |
Elton Brand |
Wooden and Naismith award winner |
Women's College Basketball (1999) |
Chamique Holdsclaw |
Sullivan Award winner, averaged 21.3 points per game |
Soccer (1999) |
Mia Hamm |
All-time leading international goal-scorer |
Men's Tennis (1999) |
Andre Agassi |
Won U.S. and French Open championships; finished year ranked No. 1 |
Women's Tennis (1999) |
Lindsay Davenport |
Won Wimbledon and Chase Championships |
Men's Pro Basketball (1999) |
Tim Duncan |
NBA Finals MVP, finished in top six in points per game and rebounds |
Women's Pro Basketball (1999) |
Cynthia Cooper |
Led WNBA in scoring at 22.1 points per game |
Boxing (1999) |
Roy Jones Jr. |
Won unified world light heavyweight title |
Men's Golf (1999) |
Tiger Woods |
Won eight tournaments, set record for money earned ($6.6M) |
Women's Golf (1999) |
Juli Inkster |
Won two majors (U.S. Open and McDonald's LPGA Championship) |
Bowling (1999) |
Parker Bohn III |
Won over $300,000 in prize money |
College Football (1999) |
Michael Vick |
Led Virginia Tech to Sugar Bowl |
Team of the Year (1999) |
U.S. Women's World Cup team |
Beat China 1-0 to win championship |
Pro Football (1999) |
Kurt Warner |
Led NFL in passing yards, accuracy, touchdowns |
Hockey(1999) |
Dominik Hasek |
Won Vezina Trophy, posted a 1.87 GAA |
Jockey (1999) |
Chris Antley |
Rode Charismatic to wins at Kentucky Derby and Preakness |
Coach/Manager (1999) |
Joe Torre |
Led Yankees to their second straight World Series title |
Female Athlete (1999) |
Mia Hamm |
All-time international goal-scoring leader |
Male Athlete (1999) |
Tiger Woods |
Won four straight PGA events, most since Ben Hogan ('53) |
Men's Track and Field (1999) |
Michael Johnson |
Broke 400-meter world record |
Women's Track and Field (1999) |
Marion Jones |
Won 100 meters at World Championship |
Memorable Performance (1999) |
Justin Leonard |
Putt on 17th hole wins Ryder Cup |
Breakthrough Athlete (1999) |
Kurt Warner |
Led NFL in passing yards, accuracy, touchdowns |
Comeback Athlete (1999) |
Lance Armstrong |
Won Tour de France |
Alternative athlete (1999) |
Tony Hawk |
Performed 900-degree turn at ESPN's X Games |
Play of Year (1999) |
Payne Stewart |
His putt on 18 wins the U.S. Open |