Decade award nominees


Hockey
Wayne Gretzky Three scoring titles
Dominik Hasek Five Vezina trophies, two-time MVP
Mario Lemieux Four scoring titles
Pro Football
Brett Favre Eight straight 3000-yard plus seasons ... five straight 30-plus touchdown seasons
Jerry Rice 100 or more receptions four times
Reggie White 111.5 sacks and one Super Bowl championship
Steve Young Led NFL in touchdown passes four times ... six 3000-yard seasons
Barry Sanders Nine 1,000-plus-yard seasons ... 95 touchdowns
Pro Basketball
Michael Jordan Led the Bulls to six NBA Championships
Karl Malone Top five in scoring every season ... two-time MVP
Hakeem Olajuwon Led Rockets to back-to-back NBA titles (1994, 1995)
Baseball
Barry Bonds Three-time National League MVP
Ken Griffey Jr. 40 or more home runs six times
Greg Maddux 15-plus wins each season
Mark McGwire 405 home runs in the decade
Tennis
Pete Sampras Won four U.S. Opens, six Wimbledons and two Australian Opens
Andre Agassi Four Grand Slam singles titles during the decade
Steffi Graf Won two Australian, four French, five Wimbledon and three U.S. Opens in the '90s
Monica Seles Won four Australian, three French and two U.S. Open titles in the '90s
Boxing
Evander Holyfield 12-3 in '90s but won heavyweight title three different times
Roy Jones Jr. Held titles in middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight classes
Oscar De La Hoya Champion in lightweight, super lightweight and welterweight divisions
Pernell Whitaker Went 21 straight bouts without a loss (20-0-1) from 1990 to January 1997
Golf
Tiger Woods Won over $6.6 million in 1999 ... Won 72-hole record for Masters with his 1997 win
Nick Faldo Won two British Opens and two Masters in the '90s ... Player of the Year in '90
Annika Sorenstam Won LPGA money title twice ... won two U.S. Opens
Auto Racing
Dale Earnhardt Four Winston Cup championships ... Won Daytona 500 in 1998
Jeff Gordon Three Winston Cup championships ... Won a record $9.6 million in 1998
Al Unser Jr. Two-time CART champion ... Won Indy 500 twice in decade
American Male Olympian
Carl Lewis Won three Gold medals in the '90s
Michael Johnson First man to win the 200 and 400 meters in the same Olympics
American Female Olympian
Bonnie Blair Four speed skating gold medals ('92, '94)
Gail Devers Won 100 meters in 1992 and '96
Pro Team
Chicago Bulls Six NBA championships
New York Yankees 125 wins in 1998, three World Championships in the decade
Detroit Red Wings Two Stanley Cups and five division titles
Dallas Cowboys Three Super Bowl championships
College Team
Tennessee Lady Vols Four national championships, including three straight (1996-98)
Florida State football Most wins in a decade, 1993 national champion
Duke men's basketball Five Final Four appearances, two national championships
UNC women's soccer Seven national championships
Coach/Manager
Phil Jackson Led Bulls to six NBA championships
Pat Summitt Led the Lady Vols to four national championships
Scotty Bowman Led the Red Wings to two Stanley Cups
Joe Torre Led Yankees to three World Series titles in a four-year span
Female Athlete
Bonnie Blair Won four gold medals in speed skating
Steffi Graf Won 14 Grand Slam titles, including Wimbledon five times
Mia Hamm Top goal scorer in women's international soccer
Chamique Holdsclaw Led Tennessee to three national championships
Male Athlete
Michael Jordan Four-time NBA MVP
Mario Lemieux Two-time NHL MVP
Mark McGwire 405 home runs in the '90s
Pete Sampras First man to finish No. 1 six straight years
Jerry Rice NFL's all-time reception leader


ALSO SEE
Year nominees (1999)