NEXT Athlete, the Glossary
The NEXT Athlete award was given out every year by ESPN the Magazine to one or more athletes chosen as a future leader or trailblazer in their sport.[1]
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65 relations: Adrian Peterson, Alex Rodriguez, Brandon Roy, Brian Urlacher, Buster Posey, Calvin Johnson, Cam Newton, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Cavaliers, David Price (baseball), Detroit Lions, Dwight Howard, Eric Lindros, ESPN The Magazine, Ghana national football team, Houston Rockets, Joba Chamberlain, Joey Logano, José Reyes (infielder), Joventut Badalona, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kazuo Matsui, Keith Van Horn, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Kordell Stewart, Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Matt Ryan (American football), Michelle Wie West, Minnesota Vikings, New York Mets, NEXT Athlete, Noel Devine, Oklahoma Sooners football, Patrick Willis, Philadelphia 76ers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Portland Trail Blazers, Randy Moss, Reggie Bush, Ricky Rubio, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Mariners, Shaquille O'Neal, Super Bowl XLIV, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Longhorns football, ... Expand index (15 more) »
- American sports trophies and awards
Adrian Peterson
Adrian Lewis Peterson (born as Adrian Lewis Brown; March 21, 1985) is an American football running back who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
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Alex Rodriguez
Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman, businessman and philanthropist.
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Brandon Roy
Brandon Dawayne Roy (born July 23, 1984) is an American basketball coach and former player.
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Brian Urlacher
Brian Urlacher (born May 25, 1978) is an American former football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.
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Buster Posey
Gerald Dempsey "Buster" Posey III (born March 27, 1987) is an American former professional baseball catcher.
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Calvin Johnson
Calvin Johnson Jr. (born September 29, 1985) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons with the Detroit Lions.
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Cam Newton
Cameron Jerrell Newton (born May 11, 1989) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons.
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Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago.
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Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland.
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David Price (baseball)
David Taylor Price (born August 26, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit.
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Dwight Howard
Dwight David Howard II (born December 8, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Taiwan Mustangs of The Asian Tournament (TAT).
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Eric Lindros
Eric Bryan Lindros (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
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ESPN The Magazine
ESPN The Magazine was an American monthly sports magazine published by the ESPN sports network in Bristol, Connecticut.
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The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international football.
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Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston.
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Joba Chamberlain
Justin Louis "Joba" Chamberlain (né Heath;; born September 23, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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Joey Logano
Joseph Thomas Logano (born May 24, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
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José Reyes (infielder)
José Bernabe Reyes (born June 11, 1983) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball infielder.
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Joventut Badalona
Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup.
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Juan Pablo Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born 20 September 1975), is a Colombian racing driver who has competed in open-wheel car, sports car and stock car racing events.
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Kazuo Matsui
is a Japanese former professional baseball player who played as a shortstop and is the current manager of the Saitama Seibu Lions.
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Keith Van Horn
Keith Adam Van Horn (born October 23, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player.
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Kevin Durant
Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988), also known by his initials KD, is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player.
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Kordell Stewart
Kordell Stewart (born October 16, 1972), is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Andrew Irving (italic,; born March 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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LeBron James
LeBron Raymone James Sr. (born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.
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Matthew Thomas Ryan (born May 17, 1985) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the Atlanta Falcons.
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Michelle Wie West
Michelle Sung Wie West (born October 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.
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Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis.
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New York Mets
The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens.
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NEXT Athlete
The NEXT Athlete award was given out every year by ESPN the Magazine to one or more athletes chosen as a future leader or trailblazer in their sport. NEXT Athlete and NEXT Athlete are American sports trophies and awards.
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Noel Devine
Noel Devine (born February 16, 1988) is a former American football running back.
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The Oklahoma Sooners football team represents the University of Oklahoma (OU) in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
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Patrick Willis
Patrick L. Willis (born January 25, 1985) is an American former football linebacker who spent his entire eight-year career with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL).
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Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
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Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh.
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Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon.
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Randy Moss
Randy Gene Moss (born February 13, 1977) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, and San Francisco 49ers.
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Reggie Bush
Reginald Alfred Bush III (born March 2, 1985) is an American former football running back who was an on-air college football analyst for Fox Sports.
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Ricky Rubio
Ricard Rubio Vives (born 21 October 1990) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroCup.
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San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle.
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Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6, 1972), known commonly as Shaq, is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA.
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Super Bowl XLIV
Super Bowl XLIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champions New Orleans Saints and the American Football Conference (AFC) champions Indianapolis Colts to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2009 season.
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Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in the Tampa Bay area.
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The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate team representing the University of Texas at Austin (variously Texas or UT) in the sport of American football.
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The Body Issue
The Body Issue was an annual edition of ESPN The Magazine that featured dozens of athletes in nude and semi-nude photographs, which was intended to rival the annual Swimsuit Issue from Sports Illustrated.
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Tim Duncan
Timothy Theodore Duncan (born April 25, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player.
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Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto.
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Tyson Gay
Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is a retired American track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 and 200 meters.
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United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team (USMNT) represents the United States in men's international soccer competitions.
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The USC Trojans football program represents University of Southern California in the sport of American football.
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Vince Carter
Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. (born January 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who serves as a basketball analyst for YES Network, an alternate Studio Analyst for the NBA on TNT, and formerly ESPN.
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Vince Young
Vincent Paul Young Jr. (born May 18, 1983) is an American former football quarterback who played for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
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The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University (also referred to as "WVU") in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football.
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Yao Ming
Yao Ming (born 12 September 1980) is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player.
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament.
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2007 NBA Finals
The 2007 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2006–07 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs.
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2009 LPGA Tour
The 2009 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through November 2009.
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2009 New Orleans Saints season
The 2009 season was the New Orleans Saints' 43rd in the National Football League (NFL), and as of the 2023 season's conclusion, the most successful in franchise history.
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2009 Solheim Cup
The 11th Solheim Cup Matches were held August 21–23, 2009 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois, west of Chicago.
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See also
American sports trophies and awards
- Abebe Bikila Award
- American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award
- Associated Press Athlete of the Year
- Atlanta Sports Awards
- Blue Water Medal
- Cus D'Amato Award
- Dial Award
- Dick Schaap Award for Outstanding Journalism
- ESPY Awards
- Elijah Pitts Award
- Gatorade Player of the Year awards
- Golden Goggle Awards
- Hall of Game Awards
- Heisman High School Scholarship
- Hickok Belt
- Hydra Trophy
- Island Sports Media
- Jack Buck Award
- James E. Sullivan Award
- Jesse Owens Award
- Jim Thorpe Lifetime Achievement Award
- Julius H. Barnes Points Trophy
- Leech Cup
- Library of Congress Living Legend
- List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors
- Lt. Ray Enners Award
- Mallory Trophy
- NEXT Athlete
- Sports Emmy Awards
- Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
- SportsKid of the Year
- Teen Choice Award for Choice Male Athlete
- The Wally
- US Sailor of the Year Awards
- USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
- USOC Athlete of the Year
- USOPC Coach of the Year
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEXT_Athlete
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