- ACC Athlete of the Year
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The Atlantic Coast Conference Athlete of the Year award is given to the male and female athlete who show extraordinary talent throughout the entire season. The award is decided by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
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Anthony J. McKevlin Award
The Anthony J. McKevlin Award, which originally went to the league's athlete of the year regardless of gender until 1990, named in honor of a former sports editor of the Raleigh News and Observer, has been voted upon and handed out annually since the ACC was formed in 1953-54.
Mary Garber Award
In 1990, The Mary Garber Award, named in honor of Mary Garber a former Winston-Salem Journal reporter and a pioneer for women in the field of sports journalism, was established to honor the league's top female athlete. In 2005, the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) distinguished Garber by honoring her with its prestigious Red Smith Award, making her the first female recipient in the award's 25-year history.
Recipients
See also
ACC Male Athlete of the Year 1954: Joel Shankle | 1955: Dickie Hemric | 1956: Dave Sime | 1957: Lennie Rosenbluth | 1958: Dick Christy | 1959: Lou Pucillo | 1960: Mike McGee | 1961: Roman Gabriel | 1962: Len Chappell | 1963: Art Heyman | 1964: Jeff Mullins | 1965: Brian Piccolo | 1966: Danny Talbott | 1967: Bobby Bryant | 1968: Larry Miller | 1969: Frank Quayle | 1970: Charlie Scott | 1971: Don McCauley | 1972: Barry Parkhill | 1973: David Thompson | 1974: Tony Waldrop | 1975: David Thompson | 1976: John Lucas | 1977: Phil Ford | 1978: Phil Ford | 1979: Renaldo Nehemiah | 1980 | 1981 | 1982:James Worthy | 1983: Ralph Sampson | 1984: Michael Jordan | 1985: B. J. Surhoff | 1986: Len Bias | 1987: Riccardo Ingram | 1988: Danny Ferry | 1989: Danny Ferry | 1990: Clarkston Hines | 1991: Christian Laettner | 1992: Christian Laettner | 1993: Charlie Ward | 1994: Charlie Ward | 1995: Randolph Childress | 1996: Kris Benson | 1997: Tim Duncan | 1998: Antawn Jamison | 1999: Elton Brand | 2000: Joe Hamilton | 2001: Shane Battier | 2002: Juan Dixon | 2003: Chris Rotelli | 2004: Philip Rivers | 2005: Sean May | 2006: J. J. Redick | 2007: Walter Dix | 2008: Tyler Hansbrough | 2009: Matt Hill | 2010: Ned Crotty | 2011: Ngoni Makusha
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