Best American Athlete Championship Belt

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"This has been a banner Olympics for the United States. Entering Tuesday's action, Team USA has won 14.4 percent of the gold medals awarded in Rio, which would be its highest percentage since the Los Angeles Games of 1984, and even that required a boycott by the Soviet Union, East Germany and several other countries. In addition to a few exciting surprises, the American athletes who were expected to star have delivered.
In fact, the most difficult thing to do when thinking about the American performances in Rio might be figuring out who stood out the most. In her first Olympics, gymnast Simone Biles blew away the competition, winning the women's vault competition by such a large margin that the silver medalist was closer to eighth place than she was to Biles. Swimmer Katie Ledecky making her second trip to the Olympics, was so dominant in the 800-meter freestyle that she inspired memes. And of course, the legendary Michael Phelps finished his Olympic career by adding five gold medals to his record-setting career haul of 23."

1912-13: Jim Thorpe, multiple

1914-17: Ty Cobb, baseball
1918-23: Babe Ruth, baseball
1924-25: Red Grange, football
1926-29: Babe Ruth, baseball
1930: Bobby Jones, golf
1931-32: Helene Madison, swimming
1933: Carl Hubbell, baseball
1934: Satchel Paige, baseball
1935: Joe Louis, boxing

1936: Jesse Owens, track and field
1937-38: Joe Louis, boxing
1939-40: Joe DiMaggio, baseball
1941: Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, baseball
1942: Frank Sinkwich, college football
1943: Patty Berg, golf
1944: Frank Sinkwich, football
1945: Byron Nelson, golf
1946: Ted Williams, baseball
1947-49: Jackie Robinson, baseball
1950: Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf

.1951: Dick Savitt, tennis
1952: Dick Button, figure skating
1953: Ben Hogan, golf
1954-55: Willie Mays, baseball
1956-57: Mickey Mantle, baseball
1958-59: Jim Brown, football
1960: Wilt Chamberlain, basketball
1961-62: Bill Russell, basketball
1963: Sandy Koufax, baseball
1964-66: Muhammad Ali, boxing
1967-68: Wilt Chamberlain, basketball
1969: Tom Seaver, baseball
1970: Willis Reed, basketball
1971: Joe Frazier, boxing
1972: Mark Spitz, swimming
1973: O.J. Simpson, football
1974-75: Muhammad Ali, boxing
1976: Bruce Jenner, decathlon
1977-78: Steve Cauthen, horse racing
1979: Earl Campbell, football
1980: Eric Heiden, speedskating
1981: John McEnroe, tennis
1982-83: Herschel Walker, football
1984: Carl Lewis, track and field
1985: Bo Jackson, football
1986: Lawrence Taylor, football
1987: Magic Johnson, basketball
1988-89: Mike Tyson, boxing
1990: Joe Montana, football
1991-93: Michael Jordan, basketball
1994: Deion Sanders, baseball/football
1995: Shaquille O'Neal, basketball
1996: Tie between Michael Jordan, basketball, and Michael Johnson, track and field
1997-98: Michael Jordan, basketball
1999-2002: Tiger Woods, golf
2003: Tim Duncan, basketball
2004: Michael Phelps, swimming
2005-06: Tiger Woods, golf
2007: Randy Moss, football
2008: Michael Phelps, swimming
2009-10: LeBron James, basketball
2011: Aaron Rodgers, football
2012-13: LeBron James, basketball
2014: Mike Trout, baseball
2015: Serena Williams, tennis
2016: Simone Biles, gymnastics, and Katie Ledecky, swimming
 
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