2023 AWARD WINNER: BJ MOORE
BJ Moore, having long been among the PBA Tour's most respected players, has been selected to receive the 2023 PBA Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award by a voting panel of PBA players who competed in over half of 2023 national tour events. This marks the first Nagy award of Moore's career.
“I have always been a firm believer of the cliché saying about how you treat people how you want to be treated, especially after having kids,” Moore said. “If someone needs help, you try to help them out. You try to be kind and compassionate to everyone."
The PBA’s sportsmanship award honors Steve Nagy, a PBA Hall of Famer and founding member. He was instrumental to the early success of the PBA. The award has been awarded since 1966, the year of Nagy’s death.
Previous Winners
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 2023 | BJ Moore |
| 2022 | Jake Peters |
| 2021 | Jake Peters |
| 2020 | Brad Miller |
| 2019 | Martin Larsen |
| 2018 | Tom Smallwood |
| 2017 | Chris Loschetter |
| 2016 | Tom Smallwood |
| 2015 | Josh Blanchard |
| 2014 | Brett Spangler |
| 2013 | Ryan Shafer |
| 2012 | Martin Larsen |
| 2011 | Jack Jurek |
| 2010 | George Lambert IV |
| 2009 | Ryan Shafer |
| 2008 | Riga Kalfas |
| 2007 | Richard Wolfe |
| 2006 | Jack Jurek |
| 2005 | Jason Queen |
| 2004 | Tim Criss |
| 2003 | Jason Queen |
| 2002 | * Justin Hromek |
| 2000 | Justin Hromek |
| 1999 | Justin Hromek |
| 1998 | Tim Criss Butch Soper |
| 1997 | Rick Steelsmith |
| 1996 | Curtis Odom |
| 1995 | Mike Aulby |
| 1994 | Mike Aulby |
| 1993 | Parker Bohn III |
| 1992 | Parker Bohn III |
| 1991 | Parker Bohn III |
| 1990 | Parker Bohn III |
| 1989 | Dave Husted |
| 1988 | Dave Husted |
| 1987 | Steve Martin |
| 1986 | Steve Martin |
| 1985 | Steve Martin |
| 1984 | Jim Pritts Jr. |
| 1983 | Rich Gradley |
| 1982 | Sam Zurich |
| 1981 | Tom Baker |
| 1980 | Tom Baker |
| 1979 | Alvin Lou |
| 1978 | Gil Silker |
| 1977 | Don Johnson |
| 1976 | Tommy Hudson Les Schissler Les Zikes |
| 1975 | Jim Frazier |
| 1974 | Gary Dickinson |
| 1973 | Gary Dickinson Dick Ritger |
| 1972 | Gary Dickinson |
| 1971 | Mike Orlovsky |
| 1970 | Dick Ritger Dave Soutar John Guenther |
| 1969 | Ralph Engan |
| 1968 | Ralph Engan |
| 1967 | Johnny Guenther |
| 1966 | Johnny Guenther |