2025 RECIPIENT: DEO BENARD

Deo Benard has been selected to receive the 2025 PBA Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award by a voting panel of PBA players who competed in over half of 2025 PBA Tour events. This marks the first Nagy award of the 21-year-old's career.

“I'm so thankful,” Benard said. "I try to make people smile. When I make other people smile, it makes me smile. I just like spreading love and giving out compliments. Anytime I can help people out, it helps me, too.”

The PBA’s sportsmanship award honors Steve Nagy, a PBA Hall of Famer and founding member, and has been awarded since 1966, the year of Nagy’s death. He was instrumental to the early success of the PBA.

Previous Winners

DateName
2025Deo Benard
2024Richie Teece
2023BJ Moore
2022Jake Peters
2021Jake Peters
2020Brad Miller
2019Martin Larsen
2018Tom Smallwood
2017Chris Loschetter
2016Tom Smallwood
2015Josh Blanchard
2014Brett Spangler
2013Ryan Shafer
2012Martin Larsen
2011Jack Jurek
2010George Lambert IV
2009Ryan Shafer
2008Riga Kalfas
2007Richard Wolfe
2006Jack Jurek
2005Jason Queen
2004Tim Criss
2003Jason Queen
2002* Justin Hromek
2000Justin Hromek
1999Justin Hromek
1998Tim Criss
Butch Soper
1997Rick Steelsmith
1996Curtis Odom
1995Mike Aulby
1994Mike Aulby
1993Parker Bohn III
1992Parker Bohn III
1991Parker Bohn III
1990Parker Bohn III
1989Dave Husted
1988Dave Husted
1987Steve Martin
1986Steve Martin
1985Steve Martin
1984Jim Pritts Jr.
1983Rich Gradley
1982Sam Zurich
1981Tom Baker
1980Tom Baker
1979Alvin Lou
1978Gil Silker
1977Don Johnson
1976Tommy Hudson
Les Schissler
Les Zikes
1975Jim Frazier
1974Gary Dickinson
1973Gary Dickinson
Dick Ritger
1972Gary Dickinson
1971Mike Orlovsky
1970Dick Ritger
Dave Soutar
John Guenther
1969Ralph Engan
1968Ralph Engan
1967Johnny Guenther
1966Johnny Guenther