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ESPY Award
An ESPY Award (short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award) is an accolade currently presented by the American broadcast television network ABC, and previously ESPN (as of the 2017 ESPY Awards the latter still airs them in the form ...
was only awarded once, in
2006, on the player, irrespective of gender or nationality, adjudged to have made, in a given
calendar year
Generally speaking, a calendar year begins on the New Year's Day of the given calendar system and ends on the day before the following New Year's Day, and thus consists of a whole number of days. A year can also be measured by starting on any ...
, the most significant, remarkable, and ''
undeniable'' performance in a single
regular season
In an organized sports league, a typical season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport
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or
playoff
The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...
game contested
professional
A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and ski ...
ly under the auspices of one of the four
major North American leagues or
collegiately under the auspices of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athlete, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic sports, ...
. The award was one of
two corporate-sponsored ESPYs; the
titular sponsor designates criteria for selection consistent with its advertising campaigns.
Balloting for the award was conducted over the
Internet
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by
fan
Fan commonly refers to:
* Fan (machine), a machine for producing airflow, often used for cooling
** Hand fan, an implement held and waved by hand to move air for cooling
* Fan (person), short for fanatic; an enthusiast or supporter, especially w ...
s from amongst between three and five choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee. At the time, the
ESPY Awards ceremony was conducted in June (it is now held in July) and awards conferred reflect performance and achievement over the twelve months preceding presentation.
List of winners
See also
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Best Moment ESPY Award The Best Moment ESPY Award has been conferred annually since 2001 on the moment or series of moments transpiring in a play in a single game or individual match or event, across a single regular season or playoff game, or across a season, irrespecti ...
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Best Play ESPY Award The Best Play ESPY Award has been conferred annually since 2002 in sports, 2002 on the play in a single regular season or playoff game contested professional sports, professionally under the auspices of one of the four Major professional sports leag ...
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Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award
The Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award has been presented since 2001 to the amateur or professional sportsperson, irrespective of nationality or sport contested, adjudged to have, in a single play, game, or season, completed the best reco ...
External links
Enumeration of past winners from HickokSports.com
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