Dial Award

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Dial Award

For the literary award presented by The Dial magazine in the 1920s, see The Dial
The Dial

The Dial was an American magazine published intermittently from 1840 to 1929. In its first form, from 1840 to 1844, it served as the chief publication of the Transcendentalists....
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The Dial Award was presented annually by the Dial Corporation to the male and female American

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
high-school athlete/scholar of the year.

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Awardees

Year	Male	Female...
1979	Herschel Walker Herschel Walker Herschel Walker is a former American football player who played at The University of Georgia in college and professionally in the United States Football League and the National Football League.... , football	No award given
1980	Bill Fralic Bill Fralic Bill Fralic is a former professional American football offensive guard in the NFL. He played for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers in College and the Atlanta Falcons for most of his career in the NFL but also wrestled at WrestleMania 2.... , football	Carol Lewis, track and field
1981	Kevin Willhite Kevin Willhite Alfred Kevin Willhite is a former collegiate and professional American football player.While at Rancho Cordova High School, he won the 1981 Dial Award for outstanding scholar-athlete of the year.... , football	Cheryl Miller Cheryl Miller Cheryl D. Miller is a former college basketball player and coach. She is currently a sideline reporter for National Basketball Association games on Turner Network Television having worked as a sports commentator for American Broadcasting Company, TBS and ESPN as well.... , basketball
1982	Mike Smith Mike Smith (basketball commentator) Michael John Smith is a retired United States basketball player in the National Basketball Association.Smith was a standout basketball player at Brigham Young University.... , basketball	Elaine Zayak Elaine Zayak Elaine Kathryn Zayak is an United States figure skating. She is the 1981 United States Figure Skating Championships and the 1982 World Figure Skating Championships.... , skating
1983	Chris Spielman Chris Spielman Charles Christopher Spielman is a former American football player and is currently an analyst for ESPN's coverage of college football games.... , football	Melanie Buddemeyer, swimming
1984	Hart Lee Dykes Hart Lee Dykes Hart Lee Dykes is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for two seasons for the New England Patriots. He was awarded the Dial Award for the national high school scholar-athlete of the year in 1984.... , football	Nora Lewis, basketball
1985	Jeff George Jeff George Jeffrey Scott George is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was the first overall pick of the 1990 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts.... , football	Gea Johnson, track and field
1986	Scott Schaffner, football	Mya Johnson, track and field
1987	Todd Marinovich Todd Marinovich Todd Marvin Marinovich is a former American football quarterback who played for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. His career also included stints in the Canadian Football League and Arena Football League.... , football	Kristi Overton, water skiing
1988	Carlton Gray Carlton Gray Carlton Patrick Gray is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League. He was NFL Draft in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks.... , football	Courtney Cox Courtney Cox Cole Courtney Cox Cole is a former high-school and college athlete from Indiana.... , basketball
1989	Robert Smith, football	Lisa Leslie Lisa Leslie Lisa Leslie is an American professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association for the Los Angeles Sparks. She is a three-time WNBA Most Valuable Player and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner.... , basketball
1990	Derrick Brooks Derrick Brooks Derrick Dewan Brooks is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Buccaneers 28th overall in the 1995 NFL Draft.... , football	Vicki Goetze Vicki Goetze Vicki Goetze-Ackerman is an United States golfing champion. Living in Hull, Georgia, she was voted "Player of the Year" from 1988 to 1990 by the American Junior Golf Association.... , golf
1991	Jeff Buckey, football, track and field	Katey Smith, basketball, volleyball, track
1992	Jacque Vaughn Jacque Vaughn Jacque Vaughn is an United States professional basketball player who currently is a backup point guard for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association.... , basketball	Amanda White, track and field, swimming
1993	Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time.... , golf	Kristin Folkl Kristin Folkl Kristin Just Folkl is a former collegiate and professional women's basketball player. She now goes by her married name of Kristin Folkl-Kaburakis.... , basketball
1994	Taymon Domzalski Taymon Domzalski Taymon Domzalski is a retired American basketball player.As a high school student, he won the Dial Award as the best student-athlete in the country and was named to the McDonald's All-American Team.... , basketball	Shannon Miller Shannon Miller Shannon Lee Miller is a former Artistic gymnastics from Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma. She is one of the most decorated gymnasts in U.S. History, and considered one of the greatest gymnasts the United States has ever produced.... , gymnastics
1995	Brent Abernathy Brent Abernathy Michael Brent Abernathy is a professional baseball infielder for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.... , baseball	Shea Ralph Shea Ralph Shea Sydney Ralph is an assistant coach for the University of Connecticut Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team. She has returned to the team she played for in college, where she helped win a National Championship in 2000.... , basketball
1996	Grant Irons Grant Irons Grant Michael Irons is an American football player who is a free agent, formerly playing for the Oakland Raiders. He played in 43 career games for the University of Notre Dame, making 26 starts at numerous positions on defense.... , football	Grace Park Grace Park (golfer) Grace Park was born Park Ji-eun on March 6, 1979 in Seoul, South Korea, and is a professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.... , golf
1997	Ronald Curry Ronald Curry Ronald Antonio Curry is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft.... , football	Michelle Kwan Michelle Kwan Michelle Wingshan Kwan is an American figure skating. She has won nine United States Figure Skating Championships, five World Figure Skating Championships, and two Figure skating at the Olympics.... , figure skating

Sources

Sports Illustrated 1999 Sports Almanac, Little, Brown, and Co., Boston, 1998.