Best Angler ESPY Award

The Best Angler ESPY Award was an annual award honoring the achievements of an athlete from the world of angling.[1] It was presented as part of the ESPY Awards at the 2006 ceremony and it replaced the non-gender specific Best Outdoor Sportsman ESPY Award before the latter accolade was reinstated for the 2007 edition.[2][3] The Best Angler ESPY Award trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan,[4] was presented to the amateur or professional angling sport fisherman, irrespective of gender or nationality, adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year; although the accolade may technically be presented to an angler of any fish, in practice only bass fishermen are considered as nominees.[1] Balloting for the award is undertaken by fans over the Internet from between three and five choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee, which is composed of a panel of experts.[1] It was conferred in July to reflect performance and achievement over the preceding twelve months.[5] The sole winner of the Best Angler ESPY Award was Tammy Richardson, who finished runner-up in the final Women's Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings for the 2006 season.[2]

Best Angler ESPY Award
Awarded forbest angler
LocationLos Angeles (2006)
Presented byESPN
First awarded2006
Last awarded2006
Currently held byTammy Richardson (USA)
Websitewww.espn.co.uk/espys/

Winner and nominees
Best Angler ESPY Award winner and nominees
Year Athlete Nationality Nominees Refs
2006 Tammy Richardson  USA Preston Clark ( USA)
Greg Hackney ( USA)
Ish Monroe ( USA)		 [2]

See also

References
  1. R. Nelson, Murry (2013). American Sports: A History of Icons, Idols and Ideas. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. pp. 399–401. ISBN 978-0-313-39753-0. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  2. "Bass Fishing Pro Tammy Richardson Wins ESPY". Bass Resource. July 2006. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  3. "Ike among ESPY Nominees". Bassmaster. June 25, 2007. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  4. Avard, Christian (August 2, 2013). "Sculptor commissioned to complete Joe Frazier statue has died". Barre Montpelier Times Argus. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  5. "New categories unveiled for The 2002 ESPY Awards" (Press release). ESPN. 2002. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
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