World Series MVP Johnny Podres was the Sportsmen of the Year in 1955.
1957 Stan Musial Baseball National League batting champion
1958 Rafer Johnson Track and field Decathlon world record
1961 Jerry Lucas College basketball Final Four MVP
1954 Roger Bannister Track and field First sub-four-minute mile
1956 Bobby Joe Morrow Track and field Double Olympic gold medalist
Doug Ford.
Rocky Marciano.
Charles Schulz was twice awarded the Reuben Award in 1955 and 1964 .
Boot Polish won the Filmfare Award for Best Movie in 1955.
Joan Crawford won the Golden Globe for the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1955.
1955 Howard "Hopalong" Cassady Ohio State
In 1990, the Sportsman of the Year Award was won by boxer Mike Tyson.