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Akiva and Alex belatedly announce their nominees for the 32 Fans Athlete of the Year and Team of the Year.Previous Winners:1983: Martina Navratilova (Akiva, Listeners), Cal Ripken, Jr. (Alex)1984: Wayne Gretzky (Akiva, Listeners), Carl Lewis (Alex)1985: Wayne Gretzky1986: Mike Tyson (Akiva, Listeners), Larry Bird (Alex)1987: Magic Johnson1988: Steffi Graf (Akiva, Listeners), Orel Hershiser (Alex)1989: Joe Montana1990: Michael Jordan (Akiva, Listeners), Mark Messier (Alex)1991: Michael Jordan1992: Michael Jordan1993: Michael Jordan (Akiva, Listeners), Emmitt Smith (Alex)1994: Steve Young (Alex, Listeners), Hakeem Olajuwon (Akiva)1995: Emmitt Smith (Alex, Listeners), Brett Favre (Akiva)1996: Michael Jordan (Alex, Listeners), Mario Lemieux (Akiva)1997: Michael Jordan (Alex, Listeners), Tiger Woods (Akiva)1998: Mark McGwire (Akiva, Listeners), Terrell Davis (Alex)1999: Kurt Warner2000: Tiger Woods2001: Barry Bonds2002: Barry Bonds (Alex, Listeners), Serena Williams (Akiva)2003: Tim Duncan (Alex, Listeners), Carmelo Anthony (Akiva)2004: Michael Phelps (Alex, Listeners), Barry Bonds (Akiva)2005: Tiger Woods (Akiva, Listeners), Lance Armstrong (Alex)2006: Roger Federer2007: Tom Brady2008: Michael Phelps2009: LeBron James (Akiva, Listeners), Serena Williams (Alex)2010: Rafael Nadal (Alex, Listeners), Tom Brady (Akiva)2011: Aaron Rodgers2012: LeBron James2013: LeBron James2014: Madison Bumgarner2015: Serena Williams2016: LeBron James (Alex, Listeners), Simone Biles (Akiva)2017: Tom Brady2018: Mookie Betts (Alex, Listeners), Mikaela Shiffrin (Akiva)2019: Patrick Mahomes (Alex, Listeners), Kawhi Leonard (Akiva)2020: LeBron James2021: Tom Brady (Akiva, Listeners), Novak Djokovic (Alex)2022: Shohei Ohtani (Akiva, Listeners), Patrick Mahomes (Alex)2023: Nikola Jokic (Alex, Listeners), Max Verstappen (Akiva)2024: Shohei Ohtani1983: Philadelphia 76ers (Akiva, Listeners), Washington Redskins (Alex)1984: Edmonton Oilers1985: Chicago Bears1986: Boston Celtics1987: Los Angeles Lakers1988: Notre Dame Football1989: San Francisco 49ers1990: UNLV Men's Basketball1991: Chicago Bulls1992: Duke Men's Basketball (Alex, Listeners), Dallas Cowboys (Akiva)1993: Dallas Cowboys1994: San Francisco 49ers (Akiva, Listeners), New York Rangers (Alex)1995: Nebraska Football (Alex, Listeners), UCLA Men's Basketball (Akiva)1996: Chicago Bulls1997: Chicago Bulls1998: New York Yankees1999: US Women's National Soccer Team (Alex, Listeners), New York Yankees (Akiva)2000: Los Angeles Lakers2001: Miami Football (Alex, Listeners), Los Angeles Lakers (Akiva)2002: UConn Women's Basketball2003: New England Patriots (Alex, Listeners), San Antonio Spurs (Akiva)2004: Boston Red Sox (Alex, Listeners), New England Patriots (Akiva)2005: Texas Football (Akiva, Listeners), Chicago White Sox (Alex)2006: FC Barcelona (Alex, Listeners), Indianapolis Colts (Akiva)2007: Boston Red Sox (Akiva, Listeners), Indianapolis Colts (Akiva)2008: Detroit Red Wings (Akiva, Listeners), New York Giants (Alex)2009: North Carolina Men's Basketball (Alex, Listeners), New York Yankees (Akiva)2010: UConn Women's Basketball2011: Green Bay Packers (Alex, Listeners), Alabama Football (Akiva)2012: Kentucky Men's Basketball2013: Miami Heat (Alex, Listeners), Seattle Seahawks (Akiva)2014: San Antonio Spurs (Akiva, Listeners), Seattle Seahawks (Alex)2015: Golden State Warriors2016: Chicago Cubs (Alex, Listeners), New England Patriots (Akiva)2017: Golden State Warriors2018: Clemson Football (Alex, Listeners), Boston Red Sox (Alex)2019: LSU Football2020: Alabama Football (Akiva, Listeners), Kansas City Chiefs (Alex)2021: Milwaukee Bucks (Akiva, Listeners), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Alex)2022: Colorado Avalanche (Akiva, Listeners), Houston Astros (Alex)2023: Las Vegas Aces (Alex, Listeners), Michigan Football/Denver Nuggets (Akiva)2024: Los Angeles Dodgers (Akiva), Boston Celtics (Alex)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

