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Showstopper of the Year ESPY Award
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The Showstopper of the Year ESPY Award was presented annually from 1993 to 1999.[1]
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Year of award |
Athlete | Nation represented or nation of citizenship |
Date(s) | Game or event | Venue | Competition, governing body, or league |
Competing teams | Sport | Performance |
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1993 | Derek Redmond | ![]() |
3 August 1992 | 1992 Summer Olympics | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | Olympic Games | Not applicable | Track and field | He tore his hamstring in the 400 metres semi-final but fought through the pain and, with assistance from his father, managed to complete a full lap of the track |
1994 | Jim Abbott | ![]() |
4 September 1993 | 1993 regular season game | Yankee Stadium in New York City, New York, United States | Major League Baseball | New York Yankees
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Baseball | He threw a no-hitter as the Yankees defeated the Indians 4–0, despite having been born without a right hand |
1995 | Not applicable | ![]() |
November 26, 1994 | 1994 John Tyler vs. Plano East high school football game | Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas, United States | Texas high school football Class 5A Division II regional semifinal (Region II) | John Tyler High School Lions of Tyler, Texas
Plano East Senior High School Panthers of Plano, Texas |
High school football | Tyler was leading 41–17 with 2:42 remaining. Plano East scored a touchdown, then recovered three consecutive onside kicks and scored touchdowns on each of them to take a 44–41 lead with 24 seconds remaining. However, on the ensuing kickoff, John Tyler returner Roderick Dunn ran for a touchdown to win the game 48–44.[2] |
1996 | Cal Ripken Jr. | ![]() |
September 6, 1995 | 1995 regular season game | Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Major League Baseball | Baltimore Orioles
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Baseball | He played in his record-breaking 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig's record |
1997 | Warren Morris | ![]() |
June 8, 1996 | 1996 College World Series | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, United States | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship | LSU Tigers
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College baseball | He hit a ninth-inning two-out two-run home run on the first pitch to win the College World Series for the LSU Tigers, with a final score of 9–8 |
1998 | Tiger Woods | ![]() |
April 10, 1997—April 13, 1997 | 1997 Masters Tournament | Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States | PGA Tour | Not applicable | Golf | He won his first major tournament, and did so by a record-breaking margin (for a major championship) of 12 strokes, also becoming the first non-white person to win at Augusta |
1999 | Mark McGwire | ![]() |
September 8, 1998 | 1998 regular season game | Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Major League Baseball | St. Louis Cardinals
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Baseball | He hit his 62nd home run of the season, breaking Roger Maris's record, in a home run record chase with Sammy Sosa |
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