Bruce Jenner won for the decathalon. The James E Sullivan award is given to the most outstanding amateur athlete in any sport (not just Baseball) in the U.S.
It was Bonnie Blair, the speedskater.
1976 - Mark Fidrych
Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds won the World Series MVP award in 1976.
Leo James Rainwater won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1976.
No. AJ Burnett has not won a Cy Young Award.
James E Sullivan
James Bausch, Decathlon
The winner of the James E. Sullivan award in 1942 is Cornelius Warmerdam who played the sport track and field.
The winner of the James E. Sullivan award in 1941 is Leslie MacMitchell who played the sport track and field.
Bill Walton won for basketball.
Oj Simpson
The winner of the James E. Sullivan award in 1940 is J. Gregory Rice who played the sport track and field.
Joe Burk won it in the sport Rowing
J.J. Redick - Basketball
Peyton Manning - Football
Bruce Baumgartner - Wrestling
Kurt Thomas- gymnastics