Since its inception in 1954, Sports Illustrated has annually presented the Sportsman of the Year award to "the athlete or team whose performance that year most embodies the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement."
Both Americans and non-Americans are eligible, though in the past the vast majority of winners have been from the United States.
Tiger Woods, Tom Brady and LeBron James are the only individuals who have received the award more than once.
[2][3] Curt Schilling and Stephen Curry have won the award both individually and as part of a team.
[4] The trophy is a ceramic replica of an ancient Greek amphora (c. 510 BC) which depicts nude male Hellenistic athletes engaged in a variety of athletic activities—running, discus, and javelin.