Honorees Professional Athletes of the Year 2008 Tamika Catchings Peyton Manning Brandt Snedeker 2007 Loren Roberts Jason Witten 2006 Bill Dance Kara Lawson 2005 - 2004 Keith Bulluck Steve McNair Tom Pappas Cindy Parlow 2003 Tamika Catchings Steve McNair 2002 David Gossett 2001 Nikki McCray Todd Helton 2000 Cindy Parlow Eddie George 1999 Todd Helton 1998 Joey Cora 1997 Rick Honeycutt 1996 Anfernee Haraway Sterling Marlin 1995 Sterling Marlin Loren Roberts Jim Gallagher 1994 Greg McMichael 1993 Gibby Gilbert 1992 John Daly 1991 Mason Rudolph 1990 Reggie White 1989 Barry Wilburn 1988 Andrew Roberts 1987 Richard Dent 1986 Ed (Too Tall) Jones 1985 Charlie Lea 1984 Rick Honeycutt 1983 Condredge Holloway 1982 Darrell Waltrip 1981 Roscoe Tanner 1980 John Tate 1979 Ross Grimsley 1978 Darrell Waltrip 1977 Award not given 1976 Lou Graham 1975 Roscoe Tanner 1974 Claude Humphrey 1973 Claude Osteen 1972 Bailey Howell 1971 Jim Hickman 1970 Jim Marsalis