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Шаблон:Short description The S. Rae Hickok Professional Athlete of the Year award, known as the Hickok Belt, is a trophy that was awarded from 1950 to 1976 (27 years) to the top professional athlete of the year in the United States, and then re-established in 2012. It was created by Ray and Alan Hickok[1] in honor of their father, Stephen Rae Hickok, who had died unexpectedly in 1945[1] and had founded the Hickok Manufacturing Company of Rochester, New York, which made belts—hence the choice of a belt for the trophy.[2]

The trophy was an alligator-skin belt with a solid-gold buckle, an encrusted 4-carat (800 mg) diamond, and 26 gem chips. It was valued at over $10,000 in the currency of the time[3] (US$90,000 to $140,000 in 2011 dollars)[1] and its presentation was a major event in sporting news of the day.[4]

For the first 21 years, from 1950 to 1970, it was awarded in Rochester at the annual Rochester Press-Radio Club dinner (and continues today). After the Hickok company was taken over by the Tandy Corporation, the award was presented in larger cities such as Chicago or New York. The last award was made in 1976.

In 2010, Tony Liccione, the president of the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame, announced plans to reinstate the Hickok Belt starting in 2012.[5] The mold for the belt starting in 1951 (the first belt in 1950 misspelled Hickok's name as "Ray") was found and planned to be used again.[5] Liccione invited the 18 surviving belt winners (except O. J. Simpson, who at the time was incarcerated in Nevada) to the Comeback Dinner, which was held on October 16, 2011 at St. John Fisher College.[5][6]

Since being re-established in 2012, the award has been based on a vote by the National Sports Media Association;[7] however, there have been no public award ceremonies or belt presentations.[8] A 20-member panel chooses one athlete each month, with the twelve monthly winners being eligible for the award at the end of the calendar year.[7] Of the awards given since 2012, two have been presented to LeBron James and two to Patrick Mahomes.

Winners

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Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax was the award's only two-time winner prior to the award's revival in 2012

For a biographical sketch of each winner from 1950 to 1976, see footnote[9]

Year Winner Sport
1950 Шаблон:Sortname Baseball
1951 Шаблон:Sortname Baseball
1952 Шаблон:Sortname Boxing
1953 Шаблон:Sortname Golf
1954 Шаблон:Sortname Baseball
1955 Шаблон:Sortname Football
1956 Шаблон:Sortname Baseball
1957 Шаблон:Sortname Boxing
1958 Шаблон:Sortname Baseball
1959 Шаблон:Sortname Boxing
1960 Шаблон:Sortname Golf
1961 Шаблон:Sortname Baseball
1962 Шаблон:Sortname Baseball
1963 Шаблон:Sortname Baseball
1964 Шаблон:Sortname Football
1965 Шаблон:Sortname (2) Baseball
1966 Шаблон:Sortname Baseball
1967 Шаблон:Sortname Baseball
1968 Шаблон:Sortname Football
1969 Шаблон:Sortname Baseball
1970 Шаблон:Sortname Baseball
1971 Шаблон:Sortname Golf
1972 Шаблон:Sortname Baseball
1973 Шаблон:Sortname Football
1974 Шаблон:Sortname Boxing
1975 Шаблон:Sortname Baseball
1976 Шаблон:Sortname Football

Revived belt

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LeBron James – a two-time Hickok Belt winner since the award's revival
Mahomes smiling
Patrick Mahomes, the second two-time winner
Year Winner Sport Monthly winners
2012 LeBron James Basketball Шаблон:Flatlist

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2013 LeBron James Шаблон:Small Basketball Шаблон:Flatlist

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2014 Шаблон:Nowrap Baseball Шаблон:Flatlist

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2015 Stephen Curry Basketball Шаблон:Flatlist

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2016 Michael Phelps Swimming Шаблон:Flatlist

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2017 José Altuve Baseball Шаблон:Flatlist

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2018 Patrick Mahomes Football Шаблон:Flatlist

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2019 Kawhi Leonard Basketball Шаблон:Flatlist

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2020 Patrick Mahomes Шаблон:Small Football Шаблон:Flatlist

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2021 Shohei Ohtani Baseball Шаблон:Flatlist

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2022 Aaron Judge Baseball Шаблон:Flatlist

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2023 Nikola Jokić Basketball Шаблон:Flatlist

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2024 Шаблон:Flatlist

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References

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External reference

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