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MacDaddy| 11.29.10 @ 3:43PM
Mark Dantonio, MSU football coach.
NoBama2010| 11.29.10 @ 3:56PM
MArk Dantonio? HAHAHAHAH. He is the biggest sore loser and crybaby in college coaching ranks. Why give it to him? Because he had a heart attack? Please, He isnt even the fifth best coach in the Big Ten
Clint| 11.29.10 @ 4:04PM
Roy Halladay, The Phillies' gutsy, dedicated Cy Young Winner.
Chris B| 11.29.10 @ 4:32PM
SI is part of the MSM, so.....
It'll be Barack Obama, for his great sportmanship in not having the guy who elbowed him in the mouth summarily executed.
Ken (Old Texican)| 11.29.10 @ 5:45PM
KEN SMITH
(Ken married a terminally ill young woman during his senior year in college. He went out most every dawn and bow-shot quail, rabbit, deer, frogs, etc.
When he did not hunt, he fished before class.
During his eighteen month senior year, they spent only $.79 on meat at the store.
...He did spend five dollars on arrows and bullets however.
Does that disqualify him?
Peter| 11.29.10 @ 9:39PM
Who are you talking about?
YeloStalyn| 11.29.10 @ 6:02PM
Sidney Crosby. Period. He's the last guy off the ice every day. He's the world's greatest hockey player since Gretzky and Lemieux (and he's good enough to be considered in their league). He made the golden shot in the Winter 2010 Olympics for Canada in overtime. He's clutch. Youngest captain of a Stanley Cup Champion team. He does all the right things off the ice too. He's always involved in Pittsburgh helping the less fortunate, visiting fans, and just being a good, decent person. He has the determination of a champion and he makes sure his team follows suite. He is dedicated to his craft more so than maybe any other athlete today. Two years ago he decided to be better at faceoffs in the off season. The next year he lead the leage in faceoff win percentage. The next off season he practiced shooting more. That next season he tied for 1st in the league with most goals. He's nominated for MVP almost yearly. He's always in the scoring race. He is the face of the sport to the rest of the world and if you spend any time looking into him, he makes every other face of their respective sport pale in comparrison. Jeter? He's not in the same league as Ruth and Aaron (but Crosby is for his sport). Kobe... he may be the closest in terms of athletics... but he's had is off court troubles. Payton Manning maybe? Maybe. But he doesn't have to carry the league on his shoulders to the rest of the world like Crosby does. If you have any doubts about this kid (and he's still a kid... mid 20s)... check out HBO's upcomming series about the New Years Day Winter Classic between Crosby's Penguins and his arch rival Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.
tonypal| 11.29.10 @ 9:54PM
Crosby is a great player indeed, second only to Ovechkin in my opinion. Even a New York Rangers fan can admit that much. But just once I'd like to see your nominee for Sportsman of the Year challenge one of the cheap, lame penalties that go his way. The guy is treated like a china doll. Just once skate over to the ref and state what everyone else can see with their own eyes, that there was no penalty. We know the call won't be overturned, but he ought to make a point of insisting that the rest of the guys busting their tails on the ice be treated the same way he is. When he does that, then he'll be a true sportsman.
tonypal| 11.29.10 @ 9:56PM
One last thing. Jeter has 5 rings and an influence that will never be quantified by statistics. Watch the man every day as I have since he came up in 1995 and you'll understand. Besides, being sportsman of the year is much more than performance. Jeter qualified on all levels as sportsman of the year.
Mike| 11.29.10 @ 7:22PM
My vote is for Barack 0-bama. He took the worst beating in political history and will keep on doing what got him there.
Peter| 11.29.10 @ 9:41PM
Armando Galarraga is the best choice. I'm 56 years old, and that was one of the greatest acts of sportsmanship I have ever seen. He should be lauded as an example to every athlete in the world.