LA Sports Awards
About
The LA Sports Awards is an annual star-studded awards dinner and gala that celebrates the best of the year in sports in the Los Angeles & Orange County areas. The event, presented by the Los Angeles Sports Council and televised by FOX Sports West and Prime Ticket, recognizes and the top sports moments and personalities of the year.
During the show, the top 10 moments in sports are unveiled in ranked order and special Tiffany & Co. awards are presented to the honorees in the following categories:
Sportsman of the Year
Sportswoman of the Year
Coach of the Year
Executive of the Year
Community Athlete of the Year
Greatest Moment of the Year
Selection of the award winners
A distinguished media panel is responsible for selecting the Executive of the Year as well as determining greatest moments of the year. Every January, the list is posted online at www.lasports.org so that fans can vote for the event they believed to be the top moment of the year. Fan voting is combined with the media panel’s rankings to produce the top “Greatest Moments” in LA Sports. The Sportsman, Sportswoman, Coach and Community Athlete of the Year selections are made by a committee of the Sports Council’s Board of Directors.
A “moment” can be a specific instant in time (such as a winning shot), an individual or team record, a specific game or series of games or even a multi-day event. The moment may have occurred outside the Los Angeles/Orange County area if it involved a local team or athlete.
The 2019 LA Sports Awards
PREVIOUS SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR HONOREES:
2018 - Aaron Donald, Rams & Philip Rivers, Chargers
2017 - Cody Bellinger, Dodgers
2016 - Mike Trout, Angels
2015 - Blake Griffin, Clippers
2014- Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers & Mike Trout, Angels
2013 - Chris Paul, Clippers
2012 - Jonathan Quick, Kings
2011 - Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers
2010 - Derek Fisher, Lakers
2009 - Pau Gasol, Lakers
2008 - Kobe Bryant, Lakers
2007 - David Beckham, Galaxy
2006 - Elton Brand, Clippers
2005 - Matt Leinart, USC Football
PREVIOUS SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR HONOREES:
2018 - Chloe Kim, Olympic Snowboarder
2017 - Kelly Claes & Sara Hughes, USC Beach Volleyball
2016 - Allyson Felix, 12x Track & Field Olympic Medalist
2015 - U.S. National Women’s Soccer Team
2014- Gracie Gold, Figure Skating Olympic Medalist
2013- Candace Parker, Sparks & Diana Nyad, Long Distance Swimmer
2012- Kerri Walsh Jennings & Misty May-Treanor, Beach Volleyball Olympic Medalist
2011 - Carmelita Jeter, 3x Track & Field Olympic Medalist
2010- Megan Langenfeld, UCLA Softball
2009 - Allyson Felix, 12x Track & Field Olympic Medalist
2008 - Candace Parker, Sparks
2007 - Allyson Felix, 12x Track & Field Olympic Medalist
2006 - Lisa Leslie, Sparks
2005 - Kerri Walsh Jennings & Misty May-Treanor, Beach Volleyball Olympic Medalist
PREVIOUS COACH OF THE YEAR HONOREES:
2018 - Anthony Lynn, Chargers
2017 - Sean McVay, Rams
2016 - Dave Roberts, Dodgers
2015 - Clay Helton, USC Football
2014 - Doc Rivers, Clippers
2013 - John Savage, UCLA Baseball
2012 - Darryl Sutter, Kings
2011 - Lane Kiffin, USC Football
2010 - Bruce Arena, Galaxy
2009 - Mike Scioscia, Angels
2008 - Phil Jackson, Lakers
PREVIOUS SPORTS EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR HONOREES:
2018 - Tom Penn, LAFC
2017 - Casey Wasserman, LA 2028
2016 - No Award Presented
2015 - Patrick McClenahan, Special Olympics World Games
2014 - Dean Lambardi, Kings
2013 - Stan Kastan, Dodgers
2012 - Tim Lieweke, AEG
2011 - Arte Moreno, Angels
2010 - Tim Lieweke, AEG
2009 - Dr. Jerry Buss, Lakers
2008 - Mitch Kupchak, Lakers
2007 - Brian Burke, Ducks
2006 - Ned Colletti, Dodgers
2005 - Arte Moreno, Angels