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1977
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Al McGuire - Basketball Coach, Marquette College
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1978
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Mickey Stanley - Member of 1968 World Champion Detroit Tigers
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1979
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Henry (Hank) Aaron - Greatest Homerun Hitter of All Time
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1980
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Brooks Robinson - Baltimore Orioles All-Star Third Baseman
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1981
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Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame Pitcher
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1982
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Boom Boom Geoffrion - All-Star Hockey Star & TV Personality
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1983
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Earl Morrall - Led Both the Colts and the Dolphins to Super Bowls
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1984
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Chuck Daly - Detroit Pistons Head Coach
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1985
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Mark Fidrych - Colorful & Popular Detroit Tigers Pitcher
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1986
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Mickey Lolich - Great Detroit Tigers Left-Hander
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1987
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Nick Kerbawy - Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
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1988
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Chuck Daly - Detroit Pistons Head Coach
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1989
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Mickey Lolich - Great Detroit Tigers Left-Hander
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1990
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Jim Northrup - Great Detroit Tigers Outfielder
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1991
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Harry Atkins - A.P. Sportswriter
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1992
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Rick Rizzs - Former Detroit Tigers Radio Broadcaster
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1993
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Dave Bergman - Great Detroit Tiger
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1994
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Lynn Jones - Former Detroit Tigers Outfielder
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1995
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Mickey Weston - Former MLB Pitcher
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1996
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Ernie Harwell - Hall of Fame Baseball Announcer
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1997
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Gordie & Colleen Howe - Mr. & Mrs. Hockey
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1998
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Budd Lynch - Voice of the Detroit Red Wings
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1999
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Ron Kramer - U of M Football All-American, Detroit Lion
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2000
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Brendan Suhr - Detroit Pistons Director of Player Personnel
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2001
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Willie Horton - Former Detroit Tigers Outfielder
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2002
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Rosalynn Sumners - World Champion Figure Skater
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2003
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Shawn Burr - NHL Player, Former Detroit Red Wing
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2004
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Mark Wells - 1980 USA Hockey Team Olympic Gold Medal Winner
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2005
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Howard "Hopalong" Cassady - Heisman Trophy Winner, Detroit Lion
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2006
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Lem Barney - Former Detroit Lions Defensive Back
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2007
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Charlie Sanders - Former Professional Football Player, NFL Hall of Fame (2007)
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2008
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Ted Lindsay - Detroit Red Wings player for 13 years; General Manager in 1977
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2009
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Lance Parrish - Detroit Tiger catcher (1977-1986)
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2010
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Joey Kocur - Former Detroit Red Wing and one of the "Bruise Brothers"
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2011
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Lloyd Carr - Former U of M Head Football Coach
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2012
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Greg Kampe - Oakland University Basketball Coach
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2013
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Tom Wilson -President and CEO of Olympia Entertainment
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2014
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Angela Ruggiero - 4-time Olympic medalist with Team USA hockey
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2015
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George Goeddeke, Former Notre Dame and NFL Football Player
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2016
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Pat Williams, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President, Orlando Magic
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2017
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Jim Price, Former Detroit Tiger Catcher, Current Radio Broadcaster
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2018
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Dr. Brad Bates, Vice President of Consulting Collegiate Sports Association
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