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Hickok Belt

The S. Ray Hickok Belt was a trophy awarded to the top professional athlete of the year. It was awarded in honor of the founder of the Hickok Manufacturing Company of Rochester, New York, which made belts, hence the choice of a belt as a trophy.

The trophy was an alligator-skin belt with a solid gold buckle, an encrusted 4 carat (800 mg) diamond, and 26 gem chips. It was valued at over $10,000 in the currency of the time.

For the first 21 years, from 1950 to 1970, it was awarded in Rochester. After the Hickok company was taken over by the Tandy Corporation, the award was made in larger cities such as Chicago or New York.

The last award was made in 1976.

Winners

Year	Winner	Sport
1950	Phil Rizzuto	baseball
1951	Allie Reynolds	baseball
1952	Rocky Marciano	boxing
1953	Ben Hogan	golf
1954	Willie Mays	baseball
1955	Otto Graham	football
1956	Mickey Mantle	baseball
1957	Carmen Basilio	boxing
1958	Bob Turley	baseball
1959	Ingemar Johansson	boxing
1960	Arnold Palmer	golf
1961	Roger Maris	baseball
1962	Maury Wills	baseball
1963	Sandy Koufax	baseball
1964	Jim Brown	football
1965	Sandy Koufax	baseball
1966	Frank Robinson	baseball
1967	Carl Yastrzemski	baseball
1968	Joe Namath	football
1969	Tom Seaver	baseball
1970	Brooks Robinson	baseball
1971	Lee Trevino	golf
1972	Steve Carlton	baseball
1973	O. J. Simpson	football
1974	Muhammad Ali	boxing
1975	Pete Rose	baseball
1976	Ken Stabler	football

External reference

History of the Hickok Belt

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