Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
ANNUAL HONOR PRESENTED BY THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
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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.