NEW YORK — Following is a list of winners of the Sportsperson of the Year award by Sports Illustrated magazine. Women's tennis star Serena Williams was named the 2015 winner on Monday.
1956 - Bobby Morrow, Track
1957 - Stan Musial, Baseball
1958 - Rafer Johnson, Track
1959 - Ingemar Johansson, Boxing
1960 - Arnold Palmer, Golf
1961 - Jerry Lucas, College Basketball
1962 - Terry Baker, College Football
1963 - Pete Rozelle, Pro Football
1964 - Ken Venturi, Golf
1965 - Sandy Koufax, Baseball
1966 - Jim Ryun, Track
1967 - Carl Yastrzemski, Baseball
1968 - Bill Russell, Pro Basketball
1969 - Tom Seaver, Baseball
1970 - Bobby Orr, Pro Hockey
1971 - Lee Trevino, Golf
1972 - Billie Jean King, Tennis
John Wooden, College Basketball
1973 - Jackie Stewart, Auto Racing
1974 - Muhammad Ali, Boxing
1975 - Pete Rose, Baseball
1976 - Chris Evert, Tennis
1977 - Steve Cauthen, Horse Racing
1978 - Jack Nicklaus, Golf
1979 - Terry Bradshaw, Pro Football
Willie Stargell, Baseball
1980 - U.