| Arthur Ashe Award for Courage (1999) |
| Dave Sanders |
Columbine High School coach and teacher |
| Play of Decade |
| Michael Jordan |
His reverse hands layup against the Lakers (1991) |
| Hockey (Decade honor) |
| Mario Lemieux |
Four scoring titles |
| Pro Football (Decade honor) |
| Jerry Rice |
100 or more receptions four times |
| Pro Basketball (Decade honor) |
| Michael Jordan |
Led the Bulls to six NBA championships |
| Baseball (Decade honor) |
| Mark McGwire |
405 home runs in the decade |
| Tennis (Decade honor) |
| Pete Sampras |
Won four U.S. Opens, six Wimbledons and two Australian Opens |
| Boxing (Decade honor) |
| Evander Holyfield |
12-3 in '90s but won heavyweight title three different times |
| Golf (Decade honor) |
| Tiger Woods |
Won over $6.6 million in 1999 ... Won 72-hole record for Masters with his 1997 win |
| Auto Racing (Decade honor) |
| Dale Earnhardt |
Four Winston Cup championships ... Won Daytona 500 in 1998 |
| American Male Olympian (Decade honor) |
| Michael Johnson |
First man to win the 200 and 400 meters in the same Olympics |
| American Female Olympian (Decade honor) |
| Bonnie Blair |
Four speed skating gold medals ('92, '94) |
| Pro Team (Decade honor) |
| Chicago Bulls |
Six NBA championships |
| College Team (Decade honor) -- TIE |
| Tennessee Lady Vols |
Four national championships, including three straight (1996-98) |
| Florida State football |
Most wins in a decade, 1993 national champion |
| Coach/Manager (Decade honor) |
| Phil Jackson |
Led Bulls to six NBA championships |
| Female Athlete (Decade honor) |
| Steffi Graf |
Won 14 Grand Slam titles, including Wimbledon five times |
| Male Athlete (Decade honor) |
| Michael Jordan |
Four-time NBA MVP |
| Auto Racing (1999) |
| Dale Jarrett |
Won NASCAR Winston Cup points championship; had 24 top-five finishes |
| Baseball (1999) |
| Pedro Martinez |
AL Cy Young winner, 23-4, 2.07 ERA, 313K |
| Men's College Basketball (1999) |
| Elton Brand |
Wooden and Naismith award winner |
| Women's College Basketball (1999) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw |
Sullivan Award winner, averaged 21.3 points per game |
| Soccer (1999) |
| Mia Hamm |
All-time leading international goal-scorer |
| Men's Tennis (1999) |
| Andre Agassi |
Won U.S. and French Open championships; finished year ranked No. 1 |
| Women's Tennis (1999) |
| Lindsay Davenport |
Won Wimbledon and Chase Championships |
| Men's Pro Basketball (1999) |
| Tim Duncan |
NBA Finals MVP, finished in top six in points per game and rebounds |
| Women's Pro Basketball (1999) |
| Cynthia Cooper |
Led WNBA in scoring at 22.1 points per game |
| Boxing (1999) |
| Roy Jones Jr. |
Won unified world light heavyweight title |
| Men's Golf (1999) |
| Tiger Woods |
Won eight tournaments, set record for money earned ($6.6M) |
| Women's Golf (1999) |
| Juli Inkster |
Won two majors (U.S. Open and McDonald's LPGA Championship) |
| Bowling (1999) |
| Parker Bohn III |
Won over $300,000 in prize money |
| College Football (1999) |
| Michael Vick |
Led Virginia Tech to Sugar Bowl |
| Team of the Year (1999) |
| U.S. Women's World Cup team |
Beat China 1-0 to win championship |
| Pro Football (1999) |
| Kurt Warner |
Led NFL in passing yards, accuracy, touchdowns |
| Hockey(1999) |
| Dominik Hasek |
Won Vezina Trophy, posted a 1.87 GAA |
| Jockey (1999) |
| Chris Antley |
Rode Charismatic to wins at Kentucky Derby and Preakness |
| Coach/Manager (1999) |
| Joe Torre |
Led Yankees to their second straight World Series title |
| Female Athlete (1999) |
| Mia Hamm |
All-time international goal-scoring leader |
| Male Athlete (1999) |
| Tiger Woods |
Won four straight PGA events, most since Ben Hogan ('53) |
| Men's Track and Field (1999) |
| Michael Johnson |
Broke 400-meter world record |
| Women's Track and Field (1999) |
| Marion Jones |
Won 100 meters at World Championship |
| Memorable Performance (1999) |
| Justin Leonard |
Putt on 17th hole wins Ryder Cup |
| Breakthrough Athlete (1999) |
| Kurt Warner |
Led NFL in passing yards, accuracy, touchdowns |
| Comeback Athlete (1999) |
| Lance Armstrong |
Won Tour de France |
| Alternative athlete (1999) |
| Tony Hawk |
Performed 900-degree turn at ESPN's X Games |
| Play of Year (1999) |
| Payne Stewart |
His putt on 18 wins the U.S. Open |
