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Nominate the best amateur athlete in your sport today!

The James E. Sullivan Award is known as the “Oscar” of the sports award and honors the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. The Amateur Athletic Union has presented this award annually since 1930 when the honor was given to Robert T. Jones for Golf. Since then many exceptional amateur athletes have been awarded the Sullivan title including: Wilma Rudolph (Athletics), Mark Spitz (Swimming), Greg Louganis (Diving), Jackie Joyner-Kersey (Athletics), Jim Abbott (Baseball), Peyton Manning (Football), Michelle Kwan (Figure Skating), Michael Phelps (Swimming), Jessica Long (Paralympian), Tim Tebow (Football) and in 2008 America’s Sweetheart, Shawn Johnson (Gymnastics), was presented with this award.
Who is eligible to be nominated for the 2009 AAU Sullivan Award? This award is based on the qualities of leadership, character, sportsmanship and goes beyond athletic accomplishment and honors those who have leadership skill and strong character which is evident in his/her lifestyle as a whole. Do you know an athlete that is eligible for this prestigious award?

The 2010 AAU James E. Sullivan Award Nomination form is online. Please visit our AAU Sullivan website to nominate your athlete today!
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The 80th Sullivan Award will be presented
April 14, 2010 at the New York Athletic Club.
 

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Nomination for the AAU Sullivan Award is now open: Click Here
Known as the ” Oscar” of sports awards, and older than The Heisman, the AAU Sullivan Award has been given out annually since 1930 to the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States.
 

2008 AAU Sullivan Finalist, Cynthia Barboza heads to Japan

USA Volleyball’s outside hitter, Cynthia Barboza, has recently signed a contract with a Japanese professional team.
She will make the journey to Japan this
Saturday, October 24, 2009, to begin training and playing with the team.
This will be a great opportunity for Cynthia to continue to grow and
improve her already excellent volleyball skills. Do not worry, though,
Cynthia will be joining up forces with USA Volleyball again in May of
2010. The AAU would like to congratulate Cynthia and wish her luck as she steps forward in her volleyball future.

This Year’s ESPY Award Winners List of Strong Athletes for 2008

You may recall several of these names as they have been associated with the AAU James E. Sullivan Award from over the years as well as the most recent 79th Annual Award.
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shawn johnson

Shawn Johnson, Olympic Gymnast, was awarded the 79th Annual AAU Sullivan Award in a ceremony at the historic New York Athletic Club.

Shawn is the 2008 Olympic women’s balance beam gold medalist, the individual all-around silver medalist, the 2007 all-around World Champion, and the 2007 and 2008 U.S. all-around champion.

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The Amateur Athletic Union was honored to name Jim Abbott of the University of Michigan as the Sullivan recipient in 1987. He truly was an outstanding athlete, and a better person, both on and off the field; which he continues to show throughout his post baseball life.

The University of Michigan paid tribute to their star pitcher by adding a replica trophy of the AAU’s Sullivan Award at their sports complex. The former wolverine was on hand in Anne Arbor at the University of Michigan’s new Wilpon Baseball Complex this past February to view the replica trophy on the day the Maize and Blue retired his college jersey. As his number 31 jersey rose to the rafters, Abbott became the fifth wolverine to be honored by having his
jersey retired. The Amateur Athletic Union congratulates
Mr. Abbott and the University of Michigan.



From left to right:
Dana Abbott, Jim Abbott, Todd Anson,
Terri Anson, Kathleen Abbott, and Mike Abbott
For the complete story of Jim Abbott,
please visit us at www.aaunews.org.
AAU SullivanKnown as the ” Oscar” of sports awards, and older than The Heisman,the AAU Sullivan Award honors theoutstanding amateur athlete in the United States. It has been presented annually by the AAU since 1930 as a salute to founder and past president of theAmateur Athletic Union, and a pioneer in amateur sports, James E. Sullivan. Based on the qualities of leadership, character, sportsmanship, and the ideals of amateurism, the AAU Sullivan Award goes far beyond athletic accomplishments and honors those who have shown strong moral character.