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    P-I Star Of The Year Nominees (1990-99)

    SPNW StaffBy SPNW StaffJanuary 23, 2012No Comments6 Mins Read
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    Washington defensive tackle Steve Emtman, winner of the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award, easily won the 1991 Star of the Year. / Photo courtesy of the Seattle Sports Commission

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist/editor Royal Brougham created the Man of the Year sports award in early 1936. The Man of the Year became the Sports Star of the Year in 1977, and currently honors the Professional Athlete of the Year, Male Athlete of the Year, Female Athlete of the Year and Sports Story of the Year.

    In the beginning, men and women were lumped together on one ballot. Starting in 1977, the “Sports Star of the Year” replaced the “Man of the Year.”

    These were the nominees from the 1990s, when a format changed called for election of male and female winners beginning in 1994.  The winner is in bold face. The number behind a nominee’s name indicates the times he or she appeared on the ballot.

    Year Nominees Sport Skinny
    1990 Vann Belvoir Racing Leading rider at Longacres race track
    Derrike Cope Auto Racing Scored major upset at Daytona 500
    Karen Deden Basketball Top player for UW women’s team
    Nesby Glasgow Football Starting safety for Seattle Seahawks
    Chip Hanauer (3) Hydroplanes National Driving Champ, Seafair winner
    Erik Hanson Baseball Went 18-9, 3.24 for Seattle Mariners
    Shawn Kemp Basketball 20-year-old SuperSonics rookie
    Greg Lewis Football UW RB won Doak Walker award
    Sandy Schneider Basketball Successful coach at Lakeside High
    Bob Walsh Administrator Oversaw planning for Goodwill Games
    1991 Michelle Akers Soccer Led U.S. women to World Cup win
    Mario Bailey Football Leading receiver for UW Huskies
    Gary Boulanger (2) Racing Leading rider at Longacres race track
    Steve Emtman Football Won Outland and Lombardi awards
    Al Hairston Basketball Coaching legend from Garfield High
    Cortez Kennedy Football Seahawks’ Pro Bowl defensive tackle
    Edgar Martinez Baseball Hit 307 with 35 doubles for Mariners
    Ellen McGrath Diving National champion from Bellevue
    Ricky Pierce Basketball Averaged 17.5 points for Sonics
    LaShanna White Basketball Seattle U. star, NAIA All-America
    1992 Greg Barton Kayaking Bronze medalist at Barcelona Olympics
    Fred Couples Golf Won Masters at Augusta National
    Shawn Kemp (2) Basketball 15.5 ppg, 10.4 rpg for SuperSonics
    Cortez Kennedy (2) Football Seahawk AP Defensive Player of Year
    Edgar Martinez (2) Baseball Won AL  batting title with .343 avg.
    Ellen McGrath (2) Diving 7th in platform diving in Barcelona
    Rebecca Twigg Cycling Bronze medal in pursuit in Barcelona
    Tony Volpentest Amputee 2 gold medals (sprints) in Paralympics
    LaShanna White (2) Basketball Seattle U. star, NAIA All-America
    1993 Yueh-Chun Chang Weightlifting Natonal champion in powerlifting
    Jason Dunn Soccer All-American led SPU to NCAA title
    Karin Grelsson Track SPU star won heptathlon at NCAAs
    Randy Johnson Baseball Led AL with 308 strikeouts
    Napoleon Kaufman Football UW star ran for 1,357 yards, 14 TDs
    Shawn Kemp (3) Basketball Sonics star earned 1st All-Star bid
    Eugene Robinson Football Seahawks safety earned Pro Bowl bid
    Rhonda Smith Basketball Leading UW scorer, All-Pac-10 pick
    Marc Weekly Football PLU QB led Lutes to NAIA title
    LaShanna White (3) Basketball Seattle U. star, NAIA All-America
    Year Male Nominees Sport Skinny
    1994 Dick Armstrong Football Snohomish coach retired with 279 wins
    Jay Buhner Baseball 21 homers, 68 runs scored for Mariners
    N. Kaufman (2) Football Broke UW career rushing record
    Gary Payton Basketball Led Sonics to team-record 63 wins
    Chris Warren Football Led AFC in rushing with 1,346 yards
    Female Nominees Sport Skinny
    Arlys Johnson Weight Lifter Champion lifter set 6 national records
    Angie Marzetta Softball Hit .364, led UW to No. 10 national rank
    Betsy/Mary McCagg Rowing Kirkland twins won golds at worlds
    Rhonda Smith (2) Basketball Led UW in scoring and rebounding
    Cheryl Taplin Track Seattle sprinter led LSU to NCAA title
    1995 Male Nominees Sport Skinny
    Peter Hattrup (2) Soccer 1st midfielder to lead A-League in scoring
    Lawyer Milloy Football UW’s consensus All-America safety
    Gary Payton (2) Basketball 20.0 ppg, NBA’s All-Defensive team
    Lou Piniella Baseball Led Mariners to first AL West title
    Chris Warren (2) Football Seahawk scored AFC-high 15 TDs
    Female Nominess Sport Skinny
    Stephanie Armitage Sailing On all-women’s crew in America’s Cup
    Robin Byrd-Goad Weightlifting Won seventh national championship
    Chris Gobrecht Basketball Coached UW women to 25-9 record
    McCaggs (2) Rowing Betsy, Mary won Pan Am gold
    Rebecca Twigg (2) Cycling Regained world record in pursuit
    1996 Male Nominees Sport Skinny
    Jason Chorak Football Pac-10 Defensive Player of Year
    George Karl Basketball Coached Sonics to record 64 victories
    Alex Rodriguez Baseball Won AL batting title (.358)
    Michael Sinclair Football Seahawk DE voted to his first Pro Bowl
    Tony Volpentest (2) Amputee Won 2 gold medals at the Paralympics
    Female Nominees Sport Skinny
    Michelle Akers (2) Soccer Helped USA women to Olympic gold
    Cindy Brown Basketball Reign star led team in scoring, rebounds
    Michelle Church Softball UW’s All-America first baseman
    Aretha Hill Track UW discus star competed in Olympics
    Sarah Silvernail Volleyball WSU’s first-team All-American
    1997 Male Nominees Sport Skinny
    Jerome Pathon Football Set UW mark with 1,299 receiving yards
    Gary Payton (3) Basketball All-Star averaged 21.9 ppg
    Mike Price Football Led WSU to 1st Rose Bowl since ’31
    Darryl Williams Football Safety led AFC with 8 interceptions
    Dan Wilson Baseball Batted .270 for AL West division champs
    Female Nominees Sport Skinny
    Kelly Blair Track Won heptathlon at USA Outdoors
    Jan Harville Rowing Coached UW eight to NCAA title
    Sarah Pickering Softball 1st 2-time 1st-team All-America
    Kate Starbird Basketball Stanford All-America from Lakes
    Chelsea Zupan Racing Rode 122 winners, earned $708,716
    1998 Male Nominees Sport Skinny
    Chad Brown Football Seahawks’ All-Pro linebacker
    Joe Jarzynka Football UW’s special teams phenomenon
    Todd MacCulloch Basketball UW center led NCAA in FG percentage
    Mike Pegram Racing Owner of Derby winner Real Quiet
    David Segui Baseball Hit .305, 19 HR for Seattle Mariners
    Female Nominees Sport Skinny
    Shalonda Enis Basketball ABL Rookie of Year, All-Star Game MVP
    Aretha Hill Track UW discus thrower won Pac-10 title
    Melanie Kosoff Weightlifting National champ lifted twice body weight
    Jamie Redd Basketball UW’s all-time scoring leader
    Karen Thorndike Sailing 1st woman to sail solo around world
    1999 Male Nominees Sport Skinny
    Vin Baker Basketball An All-Star in first season with Sonics
    Cortez Kennedy (3) Football All-Pro DE for Seattle Seahawks
    Jamie Moyer Baseball Went 14-8, 3.87 ERA for Mariners
    Jason Terry Basketball Franklin product starred at Arizona
    M. Tuiasosopo Football UW QB 1st with a 300/200 game
    Female Nominees Sport Skinny
    Lea Foreman Weightlifting American records in snatch, clean & jerk
    Barbara Hedges Administrator University of Washington athletic director
    Melanie Kosoff Weightlifting 3-time national champion at 53.0 Kg
    Becky Newbry Softball UW All-American and leading hitter
    Megan Quann Swimming Relay gold in Pan Pacifics
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