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Can you name the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year? Enter an athlete (last names acceptable) in the box below Correctly named athletes will show up in the table below Answers do not have to be guessed in order This game was contributed by Sporcle user: Ben You have 8 minutes to guess after you click the button below.	Search: Popular trivia games today 4 Letter Capitals 3749 TV Shows (U.S.) 2879 Broadway Opening Lines 2817 You Do Know Jack 1255 Lousy descriptions of Tom Hanks movies 1162 Same Last Name 1017 And more...
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Year	Athlete	Sport
1931		MLB
1932		PGA
1933		MLB
1934		MLB
1935		Boxing
1936		Track & Field
1937		Tennis
1938		Tennis
1939		College football
1940		College football
1941		MLB
1942		College football
1943		Track & Field
1944		PGA
1945		PGA
1946		College football
1947		College football
1948		MLB
1949		College football
1950		MLB
1951		College football
1952		Track & Field
1953		PGA
1954		MLB
1955		College football
1956		MLB

Year	Athlete	Sport
1957		MLB
1958		Track & Field
1959		Boxing
1960		Track & Field
1961		MLB
1962		MLB
1963		MLB
1964		Swimming
1965		MLB
1966		MLB
1967		MLB
1968		MLB
1969		MLB
1970		NFL
1971		PGA
1972		Swimming
1973		NFL
1974		Boxing
1975		MLB
1976		Track & Field
1977		Horse Racing
1978		MLB
1979		MLB
1980		Amateur Ice Hockey
1981		Tennis
1982		NHL

Year	Athlete	Sport
1983		Track & Field
1984		Track & Field
1985		MLB
1986		NBA
1987		Track & Field
1988		MLB
1989		NFL
1990		NFL
1991		NBA
1992		NBA
1993		NBA
1994		Boxing
1995		MLB
1996		Track & Field
1997		PGA
1998		MLB
1999		PGA
2000		PGA
2001		MLB
2002		Cycling
2003		Cycling
2004		Cycling
2005		Cycling
2006		PGA
2007		NFL
2008		Swimming

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	Annie1:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 21:04 GMT	12 points
	I tried typing men's team, u.s. team, olympic team, and other variations but I never put in "hockey" because it's in the clue. Please consider allowing an answer without "hockey."

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	melissa:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 21:06 GMT	17 points
	Thank you, thank you, thank you for allowing "Yaz" for Carl Yastrzemski. If there was ever a name harder to spell than Kyrgyzstan, that's it.

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	db2496:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 21:07 GMT	13 points
	How was Pepper Martin the AP Male Athlete of the year in 1931?!? His stats for the Stl. Browns : .300, 7 HR, 75 RBI By comparison, Lou Gehrig: .341, 46 HR, 184 RBI !!!!

	Mr_Negative:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 21:11 GMT	37 points
	Hey guys in case you were wondering I got 23 of 78. No! NO ONE cares how many you get, stop telling us!

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	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 21:22 GMT	4 points
	Still, it is interesting to look back and see who was highly regarded at the time.

	Kicking222:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 21:22 GMT	4 points
	Another quiz with Lee Carvallo on it! Awesome. Anyway, this was fun- a good idea, as usual, from Ben. I did pretty well- 42- but I blanked on Jesse Owens's name and missed a few others (Koufax and Hogan come to mind) that I shouldn't have.

	DonnyB:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 21:22 GMT	3 points
	Lots of big names I expected to be on here aren't (Nicklaus, Palmer, Favre, Gehrig). Actually, I'm glad Favre isn't.

	Steve Perry:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 21:24 GMT	5 points
	@ Mr. Negative: I agree.

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	Morbo:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 21:41 GMT	18 points
	@Nuclear_Knuckles: The "pointless" record Ripken broke was one of the most revered in baseball, held by one of the most revered men in baseball, and it stood for 60-some odd years. The fact Ripken wasn't a douche while doing it helped bring baseball back after a disastrous players strike the year before. It was the sport's first step in recovering. I would hardly call that "ridiculous". I'd say he was one of the more deserving recipients on the list.

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	Steve Perry:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 21:57 GMT	6 points
	@Nuclear_Knuckles: Your calling Ripken's consecutive game streak a "pointless record" shows how little you know about sports.

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	Mr_Negative:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 22:18 GMT	14 points
	@Nuclear Knuckles That is probably the stupidest comment/opinion I have ever read on Sporcle or any other forum. Congratulations.

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	bmo1616:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 22:35 GMT	-1 points
	Seems like there should be a few *'s on a few names here...

	RedLIon:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 22:40 GMT	3 points
	@DonnyB Eh, Favre was a god in his heyday, but he's washed up now.

	Haunter:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 23:03 GMT	6 points
	Nuclear Knuckles, Cal Ripken did have 3000 hits, 430 home runs, 2 MVPs and 19 All-Star appearances...I'm pretty sure playing every game was just icing on top.

	Haunter:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 23:06 GMT	-3 points
	And anyone who disagrees with Lance Armstrong is un-American. Lance has more dedication than Michael Phelps and Tiger Woods times 10.

	fatbeard:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 23:15 GMT	10 points
	@Haunter I'm pretty sure disagreeing with Armstrong has nothing to do with being an American. He obviously deserved to win it, but 4 times in a row seems like overkill. Oh, look at that. I'm still a citizen

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	hscshark:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 23:35 GMT	1 point
	This shows something about baseball in America the past 20 years. Only 3 baseball guys in the last 20 years compared to 38% of the previous 58 years. Two of those 3 would be scratched out of history even by most baseball fanatics if possible. Baseball needs more Ripken like guys or just to go away. I'm fine with it going away.

	Miana90:	Jul 1st, 2009 at 00:11 GMT	4 points
	I missed M. Jordan.. fails at life lol. I was even thinking of him... I was trying to get more baseball and football.

	tannem:	Jul 1st, 2009 at 00:16 GMT	3 points
	Nice quiz.

	HalfWelsh:	Jul 1st, 2009 at 00:18 GMT	2 points
	I'm sure there's a reason that Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Leonard never one this award, but I really can't think what it could be. A lot of true legends missing out here.

	JohnJF:	Jul 1st, 2009 at 00:20 GMT	2 points
	Bruce Jenner? Oh, how the mighty have fallen!

	PresidentJSC:	Jul 1st, 2009 at 00:24 GMT	3 points
	Can't believe I missed Jesse Owens...

	Exodiafinder687:	Jul 1st, 2009 at 00:52 GMT	5 points
	I don't know if it is funny or weird that OJ was actually on this list. Also how was one year a horse racer? I always thought the horse did all the work.

	Bartleby:	Jul 1st, 2009 at 00:56 GMT	4 points
	this was a great quiz, but i could have used more time. maybe 10 or 12 minutes.

	Morbo:	Jul 1st, 2009 at 01:34 GMT	1 point
	@Nuclear_Knuckles: You do realize Ripken made 18 or 19 all-star games, right? Including six AFTER he broke the record? He also had 800 hits and 100 home runs in those last six seasons. It's hard to see where the extra wear and tear dragged him down. Your argument is like saying da Vinci shouldn't have painted the Mona Lisa because no one remembers all of his inventions.

	heydigital:	Jul 1st, 2009 at 02:22 GMT	0 points
	I thought for sure Roger Federer would be on here but it turns out I was thinking of the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year.