NAACP Image Award – Jackie Robinson Sports Award

This article lists the recipients of the Jackie Robinson Sports Award, which is an honorary NAACP Image Award. The award is given to athletes who have promoted social justice through creative endeavors. It was retired after 1999 and revived in 2017 with LeBron James being the first recipient.^[1]

The NAACP Image Award winners for the Jackie Robinson Sports Award:

Year	Winner	Sport	Ref
1988	Wilma Rudolph, Harlem Globetrotters	Track and field, basketball	[2]
1989	Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Sugar Ray Robinson	Track and field, boxing	[3][4]
1990	Roy Campanella, Anita DeFrantz	Baseball, rowing	[5]
1992	Magic Johnson	Basketball	[6]
1996	Eddie Robinson	Football (coach)	[7]
1997	Jim Brown	Football	[8]
1999	Michael Jordan	Basketball	[9]
2017	LeBron James	Basketball	[10]
2021	Stephen Curry, WNBA Players Association	Basketball	[11]
2023	Serena Williams	Tennis	[12]