Lou Piniella - Seattle Mariners
Larry Bowa - Philadelphia Phillies
Barry Bonds won the 2001 National League Hank Aaron Award.
Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners in 2001 and Fred Lynn of the Boston Red Sox in 1975.
Vincente Del Bosque was the Manager/coach of real madrid when they won the Champions League in 2001. It was his first title as manager.
Alabama Slammers - Women's American Football League - was created in 2001.
The Fruits Basket manga won the Kodansha Manga Award in the shoujo category in 2001 and the Best Manga award at the American Anime Awards in 2007.
Academy Award for Best Actress: Halle Berry
There is no Academy Award for black actresses. But on March 24, 2002, Halle Berry became the first African-American woman to win the Best Actress award for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
Josh Beckett P Brevard County Manatees, Portland Sea Dogs
Cal Ripken Jr. won the American League MVP twice -- in 1983 and in 1991. He also won the All Star Game MVP twice -- in 1991 and in 2001.
It was Halle Berry for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
It was Halle Berry for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).