Today it was announced that Golden State Warriors guard, Stephen Curry, was named the Associated Press 2015 Male Athlete of the Year. This adds another award to his growing resume which includes NBA Champion and NBA MVP. This season Curry and the Warriors are off to a blistering pace, a now record setting 28-1 start.
From The Associated Press:
Curry finished first in a vote by U.S. editors and news directors, with the results released Saturday. He joined LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Larry Bird as the only basketball players to win the honor in the 85 years of the award. Curry beat out golfer Jordan Spieth, who won two majors, and American Pharoah, who became the first horse since 1978 to win the Triple Crown.
While American Pharoah got three more first-place votes than Curry’s 24, Curry appeared on 86 percent of the 82 ballots that ranked the top five candidates. More than one-third of the voters left American Pharoah off their list.
“That’s a real honor,” Curry said. “I’m appreciative of that acknowledgement because it’s across all different sports. … It’s pretty cool.”
