2022 AWARD WINNER: JAKE PETERS
For the second straight year, Jake Peters has been selected to receive the PBA Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award. Peters, 33, becomes the 17th player to win multiple Nagy awards and the first back-to-back winner since Justin Hromek in 2000 and 2002.
While Peters has long been one of the PBA’s exemplary characters, the grace he displayed through personal adversity magnified the reverence for him around the PBA.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |