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Topic: Lionel Conacher Award

	MISC-CP-Male-Athlete, Bgt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It marks the second time Nash has won the Lionel Conacher Award, named for the all-rounder voted Canada's athlete of the half-century in 1950.
		He was just the second point guard in 40 years to win the award - the other was his boyhood hero Magic Johnson - and the lowest drafted player ever to earn MVP honours.
		Awards: NBA all-star in 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05; NBA MVP and first team all-NBA 2004-05.
	www.cp.org /premium/online/commercial/Sports/051227/s122762A.html (1194 words)

	Browning, Kurt
		His development was rapid enough to earn the Canadian and World championships in 1989, only one year after placing 14th in Calgary.
		He successfully defended both titles in 1990 and 1991, a feat that was rewarded with the 1990 Lionel Conacher Award as Canada's outstanding male athlete, the first time a figure skater was so honoured.
		With the support of Investors Group Inc. and AOL Canada Inc., he established the "Kurt Browning Junior Figure Skating Fund," to be awarded each year at the Canadian championships for the purpose of helping with the costs of training young, promising skaters.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001053 (395 words)

	SLAM! SPORTS: 2000 IN REVIEW
		Weir was a clear winner of the award in voting conducted by The Canadian Press and Broadcast News -- quite a feat in an Olympic year that had no shortage of Canadian heroes.
		Weir is the first golfer to win the Lionel Conacher Award since Sandy Somerville in 1932.
		George Knudson won back-to-back PGA tournaments in 1968 but the award went to pitcher Ferguson Jenkins, who was 20-15 with the Chicago Cubs that year, including five 1-0 losses.
	www.canoe.ca /Slam2000/male_cp.html (1151 words)

	NBA-Nash-Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		CP president Eric Morrison presented the Lionel Conacher Award to Nash, a Victoria native who became the first Canadian to win the NBA most valuable player award last year.
		Nash, 31, won the award in a landslide, earning 102 first-place votes in balloting of sports editors and broadcasters around the country.
		The six-foot-three guard is having another stellar season for the Suns, averaging 19.5 points and 11.5 assists while propelling Phoenix to second place in the Western Conference.
	www.cp.org /premium/Online/Member/nba/060331/v033165A.html (120 words)

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		Golfer Mike Weir of Bright's Grove, Ont., got the swing vote in balloting for the Lionel Conacher Award - enough, in fact, to win the Award, which is handed out to the Canadian male athlete of the year for 2000.
		Weir is the first golfer to claim the Lionel Conacher Award, named after the all-around sports legend who was named Canada's greatest male athlete of the first half of the century, since Sandy Somerville in 1932.
		And for the first time, the Canadian male and female athlete awards were swept by golfers in 2000 - and if Karrie Webb had managed to moved ahead of Marion Jones and Venus Williams, golfers would have swept the AP awards, too.
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	Past Top Story
		Weir is the winner of the Lionel Conacher Award as CP male athlete of the year for 2001.
		The left-hander, formerly from Bright's Grove, won the award in one of the closest races in recent years, edging Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic by just two points in balloting conducted by The Canadian Press and Broadcast News.
		The CP-BN award is named after the late Lionel Conacher, a multi-sport star who was voted CP's athlete of the first half of the 20th century.
	www.theobserver.ca /2001/pts_011228.html (871 words)

	The Voyageurs: Canadian Soccer Supporters - Stalteri Not Good Enough For Award?
		The award is for sporting accomplishments for the entire year not just a few games.
		It's easier to pick and individual for the award since a team player is considered a cog in a much bigger machine.
		The CP awards are decided by sports editors and broadcasters across the country.
	www.canadian-soccer.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5549 (1187 words)

	TheStar.com - Nash wins Conacher Award
		Steve Nash, a member of the Phoenix Suns, was today named the winner of the Lionel Conacher Award as Canada's male athlete of the year.
		It marks the second time Nash has won the Lionel Conacher Award, named after the all-rounder voted Canada’s athlete of the half-century in 1950.
		He was just the second point guard in 40 years to win the award — the other was his boyhood hero Magic Johnson — and the lowest drafted player ever to earn MVP honours.
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	Skate Canada: News & Views: Press Room
		Browning was the recipient of the Lionel Conacher Award as Canadian male athlete of the year in both 1990 and 1991.
		In 1998, he was named a recipient of the Jacques Favart Trophy, the highest honour awarded by the ISU.
		All-event tickets to the 2006 ISU World Figure Skating Championships are on sale by phone through your local Ticketmaster charge by phone centre or through Calgary Ticketmaster at (403) 777-0000, online at www.ticketmaster.ca, or in person at the Pengrowth Saddledome box office.
	www.skatecanada.ca /en/news_views/press_room/news_releases/2005/dec7.cfm (398 words)

	CBC Calgary - Klassen named top female Canadian athlete (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Edmonton's Lori-Ann Muenzer won the award last year after she became the first Canadian woman to win gold in cycling at the 2004 Athens Games.
		The honour is also known as the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award, named after the multi-sport star who was voted CP's female athlete of the first half of the 20th century.
		On Tuesday, Phoenix Suns star and reigning NBA MVP Steve Nash was named the male athlete of the year, also known as the Lionel Conacher Award.
	www.cbc.ca /calgary/story/ca-klassen-skater20051229.html (452 words)

	The Globe and Mail: printer-friendly page
		The star point guard ends the year on another memorable note, by becoming the first basketball player to claim the Lionel Conacher Award as Canada's male athlete of the year.
		The award is named after the late Lionel Conacher, a multi-sports star who was voted CP's male athlete of the first half of the 20th century.
		The winner of the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award, honouring Canada's female athlete of the year, is to be announced Friday.
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	TheStar.com - Nash wins second Conacher Award
		The Victoria-raised Nash was the most unlikely of heroes, a kid from hockey-mad Canada earning basketball's biggest honour, playing with a style that's a throwback to earlier times.
		Nash capped a magical MVP year yesterday by winning the Canadian Press's male athlete of the year award in a landslide.
		And for all the assists he piled up in 2005, the most significant may have been to the game of basketball in Canada, his exploits on the hardcourt unquestionably the biggest contribution to the game by a Canadian since Naismith invented it more than 100 years ago.
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	CTV.ca \| Steve Nash wins Lionel Conacher Award
		Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash captured the Lionel Conacher Award as Canada's male athlete of the year Tuesday.
		Nash became the first Canadian to win the NBA's most valuable player award earlier this year.
		The six-foot-three playmaker sparked a brilliant turnaround in Phoenix, taking a squad that struggled to a 29-53 record the previous season to a league-best 62-20.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20051227/steve_nash_051227?s_name=&no_ads= (199 words)

	In association with Genuity International
		Golfer Mike Weir, who defeated an elite field to take the Tour Championship and cap a year in which he earned more than $2.7 million, has won the Lionel Conacher Award as Canadian male athlete of the year for the second year in a row.
		The left-hander from Bright's Grove, Ont., won the award in one of the closest races in recent years, edging Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic by just two points in balloting conducted by The Canadian Press and Broadcast News.
		The award is named after the late Lionel Conacher, a multi-sport star who was voted CP's athlete of the first half of the 20th century.
	www.golftoday.co.uk /news/yeartodate/news01/weir2.html (977 words)

	Famous Canadians
		In 1937 he was awarded a special Oscar - 'to the master of fun, discoverer of stars...
		The Bruins took the Stanley Cup in 1970 and 1972, and Orr was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy both years as the outstanding player in the playoffs.
		In 1994 he was awarded the Lionel Conacher Award for Athlete of the Year by the Canadian Press.
	www.york-net.com /canucks.asp (3167 words)

	Awards and Honors
		Throughout his prestigious career, Kurt has been honored many times by receiving various awards.
		Most recently, Kurt has received the Gustave Lussi Award given by the Professional Skaters' Association.
		Lionel Conacher Award-- Canadian Press Male Athlete of the Year
	www.toepix.com /kbhome/awards.html (182 words)

	GolfDigest.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Chosen: The 2000 recipient of the Lionel Conacher Award as Canada's male athlete of the year, PGA Tour player Mike Weir.
		A certain je ne sais quoi: Among the more unusual awards received by Tiger Woods at the end of 2000 was the "International Sportsperson of the Year" designation from "L'Equipe," the French sports publication.
		Apparently golf is such an obscure sport to French sports fans that along with its story on Woods' award, L'Equipe published an accompanying article explaining the nuances of the game (including definitions of such terms as "par" and "birdie") for the benefit of its readers.
	www.golfdigest.com /newsandtour/index.ssf?/newsandtour/duval_ni_ogoa1rhc.html (2287 words)

	Mike wear wins the Canadians Press award for best male athlete of the year over Gagné - soccer24-7.com Forums
		Final tally in voting by sports editors and broadcasters across the country for the Lionel Conacher Award was 208 points for Weir and 197 for Gagne.
		Weir and Gagne's dominance of the vote was reflected by the fact that CART champion Paul Tracy finished third with 28 points from four second-place and 20 third-place ballots.
		Weir, who also won in 2000 and 2001, joins Rocket Richard as a three-time winner of the Conacher Award, named after the all-rounder voted Canada's athlete of the first half of the century in 1950.
	www.soccer24-7.com /forum/showthread.php?t=25243 (912 words)

	Ben Johnson (athlete) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to coach Charlie Francis, after breaking the world record Johnson earned about $480,000 a month in endorsements.
		Johnson won both the Lou Marsh Trophy and Lionel Conacher Award, and was named the Associated Press Athlete of the Year for 1987.
		"Recipient of the Norton Crowe Award for Male Athlete of the Year for 1985, 'Big Ben' was the winner of the 1986 Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete."
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ben_Johnson_(athlete) (1901 words)

	Mike Weir wins top Canadian award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Mike Weir established himself as a force on the PGA Tour and starred at The Presidents Cup.
		Now he can add the Lionel Conacher Award as Canadian male athlete of the year to his list of accomplishments for 2000.
		Weir probably would have been a back-to-back winner, but there was no award last year as CP-BN honored Wayne Gretzky as athlete of the century.
	www.golftoday.co.uk /news/yeartodate/news00/weir1.html (231 words)

	Speakwell : WELL : spring 2003
		I could hardly believe it, me a finalist on National TV for one of the most prestigious sports awards in the country.
		I envisage trading backstage sports award talk with my good friend, Roland Green, who is world mountain biking champion and won the Male Athlete of the Year award last year at the same ceremony.
		Steve is a two time NBA All-Star and won the 2002 Lionel Conacher Award as Canada's top male athlete as voted by the Canadian Press.
	www.speakwell.com /well/2003_spring/10.shtml (1516 words)

	Elvis Stojko - Heart of a Champion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		1994 -- Elvis is awarded the Lionel Conacher Award for Athlete of the Year by the Canadian press
		This award recognized the high level of professionalism at the 1998 Nagano Olympic Winter Games despite a painful groin injury.
		1999 -- Elvis is awarded the Meritorious Service Cross in a ceremony in Ottawa on January 26 at Rideau Hall.
	members.aol.com /dgeorge994/elvis/eshoac4.htm (551 words)

	Nash To Win 2nd Straight MVP - Xbox Addict Asylum
		PHOENIX, Ariz. (CP) - Canadian Steve Nash is headed for a second straight NBA MVP award, according to the Arizona Republic.
		Nash, who would be the first international and the first Suns player to capture the award twice, won the fourth-closest MVP vote last year when he edged Shaquille O'Neal.
		Nash, winner of the Lionel Conacher Award as The Canadian Press male athlete of the year in 2005, led the 54-28 Suns to their first repeat division title.
	www.xboxaddict.com /forums/showthread.php?t=75598 (309 words)

	Sarnia Sports
		He made history again in 1997 at the World Championships in Lausanne when he was the first athlete to include a quadruple/triple combination in his performance.
		Elvis has been honoured with the Lionel Conacher Award for Athlete of the year by the Canadian Press and twice awarded the Norton H. Crowe Award for Canadian Male Athlete of the Year.
		Elvis has been awarded the Meritorious Service decoration by the Govenor General of Canada for bringing honour to the country and the Meritorious Service Cross by the Govenor General of Canada in recognition as a national hero for his determination and courage and outstanding contribution.
	www.sarniasports.com /advertisors/SSEC/ElvisStojko.html (690 words)

	Fergie Jenkins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Fergie was born in Chatham and is the best Canadian baseball player of all time.
		He won many awards and received much recognition for his efforts, culminating in his induction into both the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
		- chosen American League Comeback Player of the Year, was runner-up for Cy Young Award, and was fifth for Most Valuable Player - won Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding sports figure - won Lionel Conacher Award for fourth time as Canada's Male Athlete of the Year
	www.chathamsportshalloffame.com /fergie_jenkins.htm (397 words)

	SKTG-Fame-Browning, 1st Writethru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Browning was recognized in 1990 as the top Canadian athlete by being named the recipient of the Lou Marsh Trophy.
		He was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1990, and he was the recipient of the Lionel Conacher Award as The Canadian Press male athlete of the year in 1990 and 1991.
		He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1994, was the recipient of the International Skating Union's Jacques Favart Trophy in 1998, and became a member of the Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2000.
	www.recorder.ca /cp/Sports/051207/s120771A.html (606 words)

	www.straight.com - print page
		It's a little strange that in a country that doesn't place much emphasis on Olympic success, the voters in the CP/BN poll clearly looked at Olympic achievement as one of the factors, if not the biggest one, when casting their ballots.
		Overall, Shewfelt won the award with 139 points, seven more than St. Louis and 16 in front of van Koeverden.
		Trail native and budding baseball star Jason Bay was a distant fourth with 86 points after becoming the first Canadian to ever win National League rookie of the year.
	www.straight.com /Print_Page.cfm?id=7359 (965 words)

	Nash back to back MVP... - Hockey Informer Forums
		Nash, who would be the first international and the first Suns player to capture the award twice, won the fourth-closest MVP vote last year when he edged
		Magic Johnson is currently the only point guard to have won the award twice, not bad for alittle guy from Canada.
		Im definitely happy for nash has he is Canadian and an unbelievable basketball player, but i dont think he is deserving of the MVP award.
	www.hockeyinformer.com /forums/showthread.php?p=219024#post219024 (1251 words)

	San Antonio Rampage - Wayne Gretzky: The Great One (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Prior to his retirement, Gretzky was presented with The Order of Canada, the highest civilian honor that can be awarded by the Canadian Government, on January 28, 1998.
		He received another accolade on June 5, 2000, when the Edmonton icon accepted his honorary University of Alberta doctor of laws degree for contributing to sport and community at the Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton, Alberta.
		In April of 2003, Gretzky was named the first recipient of the International Horatio Alger Award, marking the first time in the history of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans that a member of the international community was formally bestowed an award by the prestigious organization.
	www.sarampage.com /printer_1427.shtml (2873 words)

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