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Encyclopedia > James E. Sullivan Award

The AAU James E. Sullivan Award is awarded annually by the Amateur Athletic Union to the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. It was first awarded in 1930, making it older than the Heisman Trophy. The award is named for the AAU's founder and past president, James E. Sullivan. - The Amateur Athletic Union, widely known as the AAU, was formed in United States. ... // The St. ... John Cappellettis 1973 Heisman Trophy is part of an exhibit at the Penn State All-Sports Museum located at Beaver Stadium, on the campus of the Pennsylvania State University. ... James Edward Sullivan (November 18, 1862 - September 16, 1914) was an American sports official. ...


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Bobby Jones won the first Grand Slam of golf in 1930. ... James Bausch (born 29 March 1906 - 1974) is a American athlete who competed mainly in the Decathlon. ... See also Glenn Cunningham, former mayor of Jersey City Glenn Cunningham (August 4, 1909 - March 10, 1988) was an American distance runner and athlete considered by many the greatest American miler of all time. ... Glenn Morris (1912 - 1973) was a U.S. track athlete. ... Don Budge hitting a backhand as an amateur in 1935 John Donald (Don) Budge (June 13, 1915 – January 26, 2000) was an American tennis champion who was a World No. ... Donald Ray Lash (August 15, 1912 - September 19, 1994) was an American long-distance runner who won 12 national titles from 1934 to 1940, including seven consecutive mens national cross-country championships, and who set a worlds record for the two-mile run in 1936. ... Joseph W. Burk was an American oarsman and coach. ... Cornelius Dutch Warmerdam (June 22, 1915 - November 13, 2001) was a long time pole vault world record holder and is considered to be among the all time greatest vaulters. ... Ann Curtis is an Olympic Gold Medal winner and native San Franciscan. ... Felix Doc Blanchard (born December 11, 1924 Bishopville, SC - ) was a running back for Army for 1944 to 1946. ... John B. Kelly, Jr. ... Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17, 1930 - September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and United States Congressman. ... Richard Totten Dick Button (born July 18, 1929 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American former figure skater and a well-known long-time skating television analyst. ... The Vaulting Vicar as he was known in his competitive days, the Rev. ... Horace Ashenfelter, III (b. ... Dr. Sammy Lee (b. ... Malvin Greston Mal Whitfield (born October 11, 1924) is a former American athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games. ... William Harrison Dillard (born July 8, 1923) is an American athlete, the only male so far to win Olympic titles in both sprinting and hurdling events. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Bobby Joe Morrow (born October 15, American athlete, winner of three Olympic gold medals in 1956. ... Glenn Ashby Davis (b. ... Parry OBrien (born January 28, 1932) was a American shot put champion. ... Rafer Lewis Johnson (born August 18, 1935) is a former American decathlete. ... Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American athlete and three time Olympic champion. ... Jim Beatty (b. ... Don Schollander (born April 30, 1946) is an American swimmer. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... James Ronald (Jim) Ryun (born April 29, 1947) is an American former track athlete and politician, who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007, representing the 2nd District in Kansas. ... Randy Matson (born March 5, 1945) is a former United States Olympic shot put thrower. ... Debbie Meyer (born August 14, 1952 Annapolis, Maryland) won the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle swimming events in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, at 16 years old becoming the first swimmer and first female to win three individual gold medals. ... William Anthony Toomey (born January 10, 1939) was the 1968 Olympic Decathlon Champion (United States). ... John Pitann Kinsella (born August 26, 1952) was a standout at Illinois swimming powerhouse Hinsdale Central High School in the late 1960s. ... Mark Andrew Spitz (born Friday, February 10, 1950) is an American swimmer. ... Frank Shorter (born October 31, 1947) is an American distance runner and winner of the marathon race at the 1972 Summer Olympics. ... William Theodore Walton III, better known as Bill Walton (born November 5, 1952, in La Mesa, California), is an American former basketball player and current television sportscaster. ... Rick Wohlhuter (born 23 December 1948) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 800 meters. ... William Bruce Jenner (born October 28, 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York) is a U.S. track athlete. ... John Naber is a swimmer from the United States. ... Tracy Caulkins (born January 11, 1963) is a former three time gold medal winning swimmer from the United States. ... Kurt Thomas, born March 29, 1956, is an American Olympic gymnast. ... Eric Arthur Heiden (born June 15, 1958) is an American speed skater who won all the distances and thus an unprecedented five gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York, United States. ... Frederick Carlton (Carl) Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is a retired American track and field athlete who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 golds, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were golds, in a career that spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996... Mary Slaney (born Mary Teresa Decker August 4, 1958) is an American former track and field athlete, who holds seven American records in her sport. ... Edwin Corley Moses (born in Dayton, Ohio August 31, 1955) is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics. ... Gregory Efthimios Louganis (born November 29, 1960 in El Cajon, California) is a gay American diver. ... Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who won gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. ... Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest heptathletes. ... For other people by this name, see James Abbott. ... Florence Griffith-Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo (December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998) was an American athlete, still holder of the World Records in the 100 m and 200 m as of 2006. ... Janet Beth Evans (born August 28, 1971) is a record-breaking American competitive swimmer. ... John W. Smith (born August 9, 1965) is currently the head coach of wrestling at Oklahoma State University. ... Michael Anthony Mike Powell (born November 10, 1963) is an American Track and Field athlete. ... Bonnie Kathleen Blair (born March 18, 1964 in Cornwall, New York) is a retired American speedskater. ... Charlie Ward (born October 12, 1970 in Thomasville, Georgia) is an American football, basketball, and baseball player. ... Dan Jansen (born June 17, 1965 in West Allis, Wisconsin) is an American speedskater best known for winning a gold medal in his final Olympic race after suffering through years of heartbreak. ... Bruce Baumgartner (born August 31, 1962, in Haledon, New Jersey) is a retired American amateur wrestler and current Director of Athletics for the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. ... Michael Duane Johnson (born September 13, 1967) is a retired American sprinter who holds world records in the 200 m (19. ... Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana)[1] is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts NFL franchise. ... Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw (born August 9, 1977 in Astoria, New York) is a basketball player in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Coco Miller on the Washington Mystics Colleen Mary Coco Miller (born September 6, 1978 in Rochester, Minnesota) is a professional basketball player in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Rulon Gardner (born August 16, 1971 in Afton, Wyoming) is an amateur wrestler in the Greco-Roman discipline from the United States. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Michelle Kwan Michelle Kwan (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Gwāan Wihngsāan; born July 7, 1980), is an American figure skater and media celebrity who has won nine U.S. championships, five world championships, and two Olympic medals. ... Sarah Elizabeth Hughes (born May 2, 1985 in Great Neck, New York) was the Olympic gold medalist in womens figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American swimmer and world-record holder. ... Paul Elbert Hamm (born September 24, 1982 in Waukesha, Wisconsin) is a US gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. ... Jonathan Clay J.J. Redick (born June 24, 1984 in Cookeville, Tennessee) is an American professional basketball player at the shooting guard position who was selected 11th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2006 NBA Draft. ...

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