Kevin VanDam

Kevin VanDam (born October 14, 1967), often called simply "KVD," is a professional bass fisherman from Otsego, Michigan.

VanDam was honored with the first-ever Outdoorsman of the Year ESPY Award by ESPN in 2002.

VanDam is sponsored on the BASS Bassmasters tournament trail by Busch Beer, Nitro, Mercury Marine, Toyota, Strike King, Mustad, Plano, MinnKota, Lew's, Bass Pro Shops, Humminbird, Oakley, D&R Sports, Hydrowave, and RMR Industries.

In February 2023 VanDam announced his intention to retire from tournament fishing at the end of the 2023 Bass Pro Tour season.

[1] Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and graduated from Otsego High School, VanDam still resides there with his wife, Sherry, and sons Jackson and Nicholas.

Kevin VanDam (L), with Anthony Ball, USMC, Warriors on the Water Bass Fishing Tournament, Lake Jordan, Raleigh, N.C., April 2010