One hundred fifty-nine current and former media members from across Kentucky helped select the 2021 Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year. Voters submitted up to 10 names. Points were awarded in the following manner: 12 for a first-place vote; 10 for second; eight for third; seven for fourth; six for fifth; five for sixth; four for seventh; three for eighth; two for ninth; one for 10th. First-place votes in parentheses:
1. Wan’Dale Robinson, football (21) | 926 |
2. Sydney McLaughlin, track & field (35) | 852 |
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