Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.
NEW YORK -- The winners of the fifth annual ESPY awards presented Monday at Radio City Music Hall.
Breakthrough Athlete Of The Year - Tiger Woods, golf.
Comeback Athlete Of The Year - Evander Holyfield, boxing.
Outstanding Female Athlete Of The Year - Amy Van Dyken, Olympic swimming.
Outstanding Male Athlete Of The Year - Michael Johnson, Olympic track and field.
Outstanding Performance Under Pressure - Kerri Strug, Olympic gymnastics.
Coach-Manager Of The Year - Joe Torre, New York Yankees.
Outstanding Team Of The Year - New York Yankees.
PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR
All For 1996 Except Where Noted
Major League Baseball - Ken Caminiti, San Diego Padres.
NFL Football (1996-97) - Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers.
NBA Basketball (1995-96) - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls.
NHL Hockey (1995-96) - Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche.
NCAA Division I Football - Danny Wuerffel, Florida.
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball (1995-96) - Tim Duncan, Wake Forest.
NCAA Division I Women's Basketball (1995-96) - Saudia Roundtree, Georgia.
Men's Golf - Mark Brooks; Tom Lehman.
Women's Golf - Karrie Webb.
Men's Tennis - Pete Sampras.
Women's Tennis - Steffi Graf.
Auto Racing - Jimmy Vasser, CART.
Men's Track And Field - Michael Johnson.
Women's Track And Field - Marie-Jose Perec.
Boxing - Evander Holyfield.
Jockey - Jerry Bailey.
Men's Bowling - Bob Learn, Jr.
FAN'S CHOICE AWARDS
NHL Play of the Year - Detroit's Steve Yzerman's overtime goal in a scoreless Game 7 vs. St. Louis.
College Basketball Play of the Year - Tulane's Jerald Honeycutt's falling out-of-bounds game-winner vs. Florida State.
NBA Play of the Year - Phoenix's Michael Finley steals and scores in mid-air.
Baseball Play of the Year - San Diego's Ken Caminiti makes a backhand grab and a great throw to first.
College Football Play of the Year - Memphis' Kevin Cobb doesn't fall, scoring on a kickoff vs. Tennessee
NFL Play of the Year - Green Bay's Desmond Howard scores on a 99-yard kicoff return in the Super Bowl.
Showstopper of the Year - LSU's Warren Morris wins the College World Series with a ninth-inning home run.
Dramatic Individual Performance of the Year - Evander Holyfield beats Mike Tyson for the heavyweight title.
Outrageous Play of the Year - Michigan's Mike Legg scores a remarkable goal from behind the net.
Game of the Year - Ohio State edges Arizona State in the Rose Bowl.
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