Year
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Athlete of the Year
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1890
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Pudge Heffelfinger, Yale football
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1891
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Heffelfinger
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1892
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John S. Johnson, bicyclist
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1893
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1894
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A.A. Hanson, bicyclist
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1895
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Perry Werden, Minneapolis Millers
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1896
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Big Bill “Willie Bill” Hutchison, Minneapolis Millers
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1897
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George “Doggie” Miller, Minneapolis Millers
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1898
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Michael Kiefer, Gopher basketball
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1899
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Charles Olson, Gopher basketball
|
1900
|
Robert Dunbar, curling
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1901
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Leroy Albert Page, Gopher football
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1902
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William Deering, Gopher basketball
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1903
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Dan Patch, harness horse racing
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1904
|
Dan Patch
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1905
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Dan Patch
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1906
|
Bobby Marshall, Gopher baseball and football (Big 10 champion)
|
1907
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Fred Chicken, Minneapolis North football
|
1908
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John McGovern, Gopher football
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1909
|
McGovern
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1910
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Chief Bender, Philadelphia A’s
|
1911
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Ruben Rosenwald, Gopher basketball and football
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1912
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J.J. Armstrong, Gopher tennis
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1913
|
Bender
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1914
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Fred O. Watson, Gopher cross-country
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1915
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Johnny Ertle, boxing (world bantamweight champion)
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1916
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Moose Goheen, St. Paul Athletic Club hockey
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1917
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Mike O’Dowd, boxing
|
1918
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Gus Eckberg, Gopher football
|
1919
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Erling Platou, Minnesota Gopher basketball
|
1920
|
Tommy Gibbons, boxing
|
1921
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Tommy Milton, auto racing
|
1922
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Ralph Samuelson, water skiing
|
1923
|
Milton
|
1924
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Mally Nydahl, Minneapolis South basketball and football
|
1925
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Babe Elliott, St. Paul Athletic Club hockey
|
1926
|
Ernie Nevers, Duluth Eskimos football
|
1927
|
Herb Joesting, Gopher football
|
1928
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Oscar Hanson, Augsburg hockey
|
1929
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Bronko Nagurski, Gopher football
|
1930
|
Robert Tudor, St. Paul Central tennis
|
1931
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Biggie Munn, Gopher football
|
1932
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Nagurski, Chicago Bears (NFL champion)
|
1933
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Joe Hauser, Minneapolis Millers
|
1934
|
Pug Lund, Gopher football
|
1935
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Bud Wilkinson, Gopher football
|
1936
|
Robin Lee, figure skating
|
1937
|
Marty Rolek, Gopher basketball
|
1938
|
Ted Williams, Minneapolis Millers
|
1939
|
Hanson, Minneapolis Millers hockey
|
1940
|
Sonny Franck, Gopher football
|
1941
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Bruce Smith, Gopher football
|
1942
|
(tie) Arne Johnson, Bemidji State, and Clint Wager, St. Mary’s, both basketball
|
1943
|
Patty Berg, golf (the first woman)
|
1944
|
Jim McIntyre, Minneapolis Patrick Henry basketball (state champion)
|
1945
|
McIntyre
|
1946
|
Berg
|
1947
|
Norm Kragseth, Duluth Central skiing
|
1948
|
Fortune Gordian, Gopher and Olympic track & field
|
1949
|
George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers
|
1950
|
Mikan
|
1951
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John Mayasich, Eveleth hockey
|
1952
|
Mikan
|
1953
|
Paul Giel, Gopher baseball and football
|
1954
|
Norm Anderson, St. James basketball, football, track
|
1955
|
Berg
|
1956
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Ron Johnson, New Prague basketball
|
1957
|
Del Flanagan, boxing
|
1958
|
Norm Grow, Foley basketball
|
1959
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Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers
|
1960
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Tom Brown, Gopher football (Big 10 co-champion, national champion)
|
1961
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Sandy Stephens, Gopher football
|
1962
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Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins
|
1963
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Buddy Edelen, marathon runner
|
1964
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Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins
|
1965
|
Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota Twins
|
1966
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Jim Kaat, Minnesota Twins
|
1967
|
Killebrew
|
1968
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Bob Zender, Edina basketball (26-1, state champion)
|
1969
|
Killebrew
|
1970
|
Mark Lutz, Rochester Mayo track & field
|
1971
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Alan Page, Minnesota Vikings
|
1972
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Jim Brewer, Gopher basketball
|
1973
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Dave Winfield, Gopher baseball (Big 10 champion) and basketball
|
1974
|
Mark Olberding, Melrose basketball
|
1975
|
Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings
|
1976
|
Chuck Foreman, Minnesota Vikings
|
1977
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Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins
|
1978
|
Mychal Thompson, Gopher basketball
|
1979
|
Randy Breuer, Lake City basketball; and Janet Karvonen, New York Mills girls basketball (both state champions)
|
1980
|
Minnesotans of the U.S. Olympic hockey team
|
1981
|
(tie) Neal Broten, Gopher hockey
Bobby Smith, Minnesota North Stars
|
1982
|
Annie Adamczak, Moose Lake basketball, softball, volleyball
|
1983
|
Breuer, Gopher basketball
|
1984
|
Kent Hrbek, Minnesota Twins
|
1985
|
Rickey Foggie, Gopher football
|
1986
|
Will Steger, adventurer
|
1987
|
Kirby Puckett, Minnesota Twins
|
1988
|
Puckett
|
1989
|
Greg LeMond, bicyclist
|
1990
|
Steger
|
1991
|
Puckett
|
1992
|
Puckett
|
1993
|
Paul Molitor, Toronto Blue Jays
|
1994
|
Carrie Tollefson, Dawson-Boyd girls cross-country (5X state champion)
|
1995
|
(tie) Brian Bonin, Gopher hockey; Dave Spehar, Duluth East hockey
|
1996
|
Tom Lehman, golfer
|
1997
|
(tie) Khalid El-Amin, Minneapolis North; Coco and Kelly Miller, Rochester Mayo; all basketball
|
1998
|
Randall Cunningham, Minnesota Vikings
|
1999
|
Tim Hartung, Gopher wrestling
|
2000
|
Brock Lesnar, Gopher wrestling
|
2001
|
Joe Mauer, Cretin-Derham Hall baseball, basketball, football
|
2002
|
Jordan Leopold, Gopher hockey (NCAA champion)
|
2003
|
Thomas Vanek, Gopher hockey
|
2004
|
(tie) Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves; Lindsay Whalen, Gopher women’s basketball
|
2005
|
(tie) Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell, Gopher women’s hockey
|
2006
|
(tie) Justin Morneau, Johan Santana, Minnesota Twins
|
2007
|
Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
|
2008
|
Peterson
|
2009
|
Mauer, Minnesota Twins
|
2010
|
Lindsay Vonn, Alpine skiing (Olympic gold medal)
|
2011
|
(tie) Seimone Augustus and Whalen, Minnesota Lynx
|
2012
|
Peterson
|
2013
|
Amanda Kessel, Gopher women’s hockey
|
2014
|
Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx
|
2015
|
Moore
|
2016
|
Rachel Banham, Gopher basketball
|
2017
|
Sara Groenewegon, Gopher softball (Big 10 champion)
|
2018
|
Jessie Diggins, Nordic skier (Olympic gold)
|
2019
|
Antoine Winfield, Jr., Gopher football
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