Sullivan Award Winners

[Ponzi]

Five wrestlers have won the Sullivan Award. Can you name them-- no googling!

[11986]

totally guessing on some -John Smith, Jordan Burroughs, Kyle Snyder, Bruce Baumgartner, Rulon?

[Gus]

Here is a guess

Jordan Burroughs, Kyle Snyder, Gable Steveson, Dan Gable, Lee Kemp

[Eagle26]

Are we allowed to Google what the Sullivan award is?

[Gus]

9 minutes ago, Eagle26 said:

Are we allowed to Google what the Sullivan award is?

most outstanding athlete at NCAA or olympic levels (amateur sports)

[Ponzi]

2 hours ago, 11986 said:

totally guessing on some -John Smith, Jordan Burroughs, Kyle Snyder, Bruce Baumgartner, Rulon?

4 of 5

[Ponzi]

22 minutes ago, Gus said:

Here is a guess

Jordan Burroughs, Kyle Snyder, Gable Steveson, Dan Gable, Lee Kemp

You only got 1!

[Wrestleknownothing]

8 minutes ago, Ponzi said:

4 of 5

Can I swap Cael Sanderson for Bruce Baumgartner?

[BerniePragle]

Can I swap Kid Dynamite for just about anybody?

[Ponzi]

Here's the answer:

John Smith

Baumgartner

Rulon Gardner

Kyle Snyder

Spencer Lee (shared award)

To me the big surprise is no Gable and no Cael. But Gable won his gold in the same year as Mark Spitz won seven. Cael won his gold in the year Paul Hamm became the only American man to win the all-around gold in gymnastics. I guess Cael might have-- should have?-- won in 2002 when the prize was taken by Sarah Hughes, who won Olympic gold in figure skating (2002 being an Olympic year winter Olympics).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Sullivan_Award

 

Edited January 25, 2023 by Ponzi

[Ponzi]

21 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

Can I swap Cael Sanderson for Bruce Baumgartner?

You can, but do not better. See the answer I just posted.

[11986]

so I got 4 out of 5. not bad. only one I was positive on was Smith, somehow that little nugget of info, Smith being the 1st wrestler to get it, stuck in this old brain. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

10 minutes ago, Ponzi said:

Here's the answer:

John Smith

Baumgartner

Rulon Gardner

Kyle Snyder

Spencer Lee (shared award)

To me the big surprise is no Gable and no Cael. But Gable won his gold in the same year as Mark Spitz won seven. Cael won his gold in the year Paul Hamm became the only American man to win the all-around gold in gymnastics. I guess Cael might have-- should have?-- won in 2002 when the prize was taken by Sarah Hughes, who won Olympic gold in figure skating (2002 being an Olympic year winter Olympics).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Sullivan_Award

 

Swimmers rule.

[BerniePragle]

1 hour ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

Swimmers rule.

Nobody more deserving than Janet Evans.  She was an absolute machine.

[Fadzaev2]

17 hours ago, Ponzi said:

Here's the answer:

John Smith

Baumgartner

Rulon Gardner

Kyle Snyder

Spencer Lee (shared award)

To me the big surprise is no Gable and no Cael. But Gable won his gold in the same year as Mark Spitz won seven. Cael won his gold in the year Paul Hamm became the only American man to win the all-around gold in gymnastics. I guess Cael might have-- should have?-- won in 2002 when the prize was taken by Sarah Hughes, who won Olympic gold in figure skating (2002 being an Olympic year winter Olympics).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Sullivan_Award

 

Good breakdown/assessment.

[Fadzaev2]

17 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

Swimmers rule.

Well, in case you didn't know it, there's a book "Two Guys Named Dan" for Dan Hodge and Dan Gable.....they need to come out with another one....but only one of them is a swimmer......they are 2 of my pix for "GOAT"......"Two Guys named Michael"  .....Michael Jordan and perhaps theeee GOAT Michael Phelps.......28 Olympic medals/23 Gold.....you need a calculator to add up all of his World and Olympic medals.