LA SPORTS AWARDs HONOREES

PREVIOUS WINNERS

A distinguished media panel is responsible for selecting the Executive of the Year as well as determining greatest moments of the year. Fan voting is combined with the media panel’s rankings to produce the "Top Sports Moment” in LA Sports. The Sportsperson, Coach and Community Athlete of the Year selections are made by a committee of the Sports Council’s Board of Directors.  

Sportspersons of the Year

Shohei Ohtani

Sportspersons of the Year

Riley Tiernan

Coach of the Year

Dave Roberts

Executive of the Year

Mark Walter

Community Athlete of the Year

Cameron Dicker

Ready, Set, Gold! Athlete of the Year

Samantha Bosco

Ready, Set, Gold! School Partner of the Year

Inner City Education Foundation (ICEF)

Ready, Set, Gold! Educator of the Year

Felix Quiñonez

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT RECIPIENTS

Sportspersons of the Year

Shohei Ohtani

Sportspersons of the Year

JuJu Watkins

Coach of the Year

Steve Cherundolo

Executive of the Year

Andrew Friedman

Community Athlete of the Year

Derwin James Jr.

Ready, Set, Gold! Athlete of the Year

Cody Jones

Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Steven Ungerleider

Top Moment of the Year

LeBron James becomes NBA's all-time scoring leader

Sportspersons of the Year

Chloe Kim

Sportspersons of the Year

Christian Arango

Community Athlete of the Year

Justin Turner

RSG! Paralympian of the Year

Natália Mayara

Lifetime Achievement Award

Lisa Leslie

Executive of the Year

Kevin Demoff

Coach of the Year

Lincoln Riley

Sportspersons of the Year

April Ross

Sportspersons of the Year

Alix Klineman

Sportspersons of the Year

Shohei Ohtani

Community Athlete of the Year

Julian Araujo

RSG! Paralympian of the Year

Breanna Clark

Moment of the Year

Kobe Bryant's Induction, Naismith Hall of Fame

Lifetime Achievement Award

Tommy Lasorda

Executive of the Year

Les Snead

Coach of the Year

Mick Cronin

Sportspersons of the Year

Mookie Betts

Sportspersons of the Year

LeBron James

Sportspersons of the Year

Nneka Ogwumike

Coach of the Year

Dave Roberts

Sports Executive of the Year

Jeannie Buss

Community Athlete

Andrew Whitworth

Lifetime Achievement Award

Rafer Johnson

Sports Moment of the Year

Lakers Championship

Sportspersons of the Year

Cody Bellinger

Sportspersons of the Year

Mike Trout

Sportspersons of the Year

Rachel Garcia

Coach of the Year

Bob Bradley

Sports Executive of the Year

Lawrence Frank & Gillian Zucker

Community Athlete

Uchenna Nwosu

Sportspersons of the Year

Aaron Donald

Sportspersons of the Year

Philip Rivers

Sportspersons of the Year

Chloe Kim

Coach of the Year

Anthony Lynn

Sports Executive of the Year

Tom Penn


1) Dodgers complete historic comeback to win Game 7 of the World Series vs the Toronto Blue Jays

2) Shohei Ohtani hits 3 home runs and strikes out 10 in Game 4 of the NLCS

3) Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches second consecutive complete game in Game 2 of the World Series

4) Lakers acquire Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks

5) LAFC acquire Son Hueng-Min from Tottenham Hotspur FC

6) USC and UCLA Women's Basketball teams cap off dominant seasons with deep runs in the NCAA Tournament

7) Clayton Kershaw's final regular season start at Dodger Stadium ends with emotional ovation from Dodgers fans

8) LeBron James passes 50,000 points in the regular season and playoffs

9) Chargers legend Antonio Gates inducted into Football Hall of Fame / Keenan Allen becomes Chargers franchise receptions leader

10) The Ram's Jared Verse wins Defensive Rookie of the Year

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