Because it’s not all ‘Doom & Gloom’, ‘Woe Is Me’, ‘Seattle Is Sports Hell’ ALL the time around here, I thought I’d lighten our collective loads by making a list of all the major (and not-so-major) award winners we’ve had grace us in our great city.
Don’t ask my rationale on this thing, just go with me here. YES, I included All Star Game (and Pro Bowl) MVPs. YES, I included all of the “good citizenship” awards for the respective pro sports. NO, I didn’t list every “best offensive lineman” or every “best defensive lineman” award for college football. As far as college football players are concerned, it’s Heisman or bust in my book!
By the way, did you know the Seahawks are one of only three teams without an offensive OR a defensive rookie of the year? You do now!
This post, once it’s cleaned up and finalized, will be found in the “Featured Articles” section on the above menu bar. For now, it’s just a small, time-consuming post to get me through the weekend because I’m going out of town (to a city that’s tasted a bit of success in its day, San Francisco). Enjoy.
Husky Basketball
Pac-10 Player of the Year:
1986 – Christian Welp
2006 – Brandon Roy
Pac-10 Freshman of the Year:
1984 – Christian Welp
1988 – Mike Hayward
1992 – Mark Pope
2009 – Isaiah Thomas
Pac-10 Coach of the Year:
1982 – Marv Harshman
1996 – Bob Bender
2005 – Lorenzo Romar
2009 – Lorenzo Romar
Husky Football
College Football National Coach of the Year (Paul “Bear” Bryant Award):
1991 – Don James
Seattle Mariners
AL Most Valuable Player:
1997 – Ken Griffey Jr.
2001 – Ichiro
AL Cy Young Award:
1995 – Randy Johnson
2010 – Felix Hernandez
AL Rookie of the Year:
1984 – Alvin Davis
2000 – Kazuhiro Sasaki
2001 – Ichiro
AL Manager of the Year:
1995 – Lou Piniella
2001 – Lou Piniella
Gold Glove Award:
1987, 1988 – Mark Langston (P)
1988, 1989, 1990 – Harold Reynolds (2B)
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 – Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
1993 – Omar Vizquel (SS)
1996 – Jay Buhner (OF)
2000, 2002, 2003 – John Olerud (1B)
2001, 2003 – Mike Cameron (OF)
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 – Ichiro (OF)
2002, 2003, 2004 – Bret Boone (2B)
2007, 2008 – Adrian Beltre (3B)
Silver Slugger Award:
1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 – Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
1992 – Edgar Martinez (3B)
1995, 1997, 2001, 2003 – Edgar Martinez (DH)
1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 – Alex Rodriguez (SS)
2001, 2003 – Bret Boone (2B)
2001, 2007, 2009 – Ichiro (OF)
All Star Game MVP:
1992 – Ken Griffey Jr.
2007 – Ichiro
Roberto Clemente Award:
1991 – Harold Reynolds
2003 – Jamie Moyer
2004 – Edgar Martinez
Seattle Seahawks
George S. Halas Trophy:
2005 Seattle Seahawks
NFL Most Valuable Player:
2005 – Shaun Alexander
Defensive Player of the Year:
1984 – Kenny Easley
1992 – Cortez Kennedy
NFL Coach of the Year:
1978 – Jack Patera
1984 – Chuck Knox
Walter Payton Man of the Year:
1988 – Steve Largent
Pro Bowl MVP:
1997 – Warren Moon
Seattle Supersonics
Walter A. Brown Trophy (renamed Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy in 1984):
1979 – Seattle Supersonics
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player:
1979 – Dennis Johnson
NBA Rookie of the Year:
2007-2008 – Kevin Durant
Defensive Player of the Year:
1995-1996 – Gary Payton
Most Improved Player:
1986-1987 – Dale Ellis
All Star Game MVP:
1971 – Lenny Wilkens
1987 – Tom Chambers
Executive of the Year:
1982-1983 – Zollie Volchok
1993-1994 – Bob Whitsitt
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award:
1975-1976 – Slick Watts
Sportsmanship Award (Joe Dumars Trophy):
1998-1999 – Hersey Hawkins
2002-2003 – Ray Allen