James E. Sullivan Award

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The James E. Sullivan Award is a prestigious annual honor recognizing the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States for leadership, character, and athletic achievement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amateur sports award
sports award
alsoKnownAs AAU James E. Sullivan Award
Sullivan Award
awardedTo individual athletes
awardFor athletic achievement
character
leadership
most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States
country United States
eligibility United States citizens
amateur athletes
field sport
frequency annual
genre sports honor
hasGenderRestriction no
hasLanguage English
inception 1930
locationOfCeremony United States
namedAfter James Edward Sullivan
namedAfterAffiliation Amateur Athletic Union
namedAfterOccupation sports official
notableFor emphasis on character as well as athletic ability
organizer Amateur Athletic Union
presentedBy Amateur Athletic Union
selectionCriteria athletic performance
character
citizenship
leadership
sportsmanship
selectionProcess AAU officials vote
public vote
voting
significance one of the highest honors in U.S. amateur sports
sponsor Amateur Athletic Union

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