Showstopper of the Year ESPY Award
# Showstopper of the Year ESPY Award

The Showstopper of the Year ESPY Award was presented annually from 1993 to 1999.

## List of winners

| Year of award | Athlete | Nation represented or nation of citizenship | Date(s) | Game or event | Venue | Competition, governing body, or league | Competing teams | Sport | Performance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993 | Derek Redmond | Great Britain | 3 August 1992 | 1992 Summer Olympics | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | Olympic Games | Not applicable | Track and field | He tore his hamstring in the 400 metres semi-final but fought through the pain and, with assistance from his father, managed to complete a full lap of the track |
| 1994 | Jim Abbott | United States | 04 September 1993 | 1993 regular season game | Yankee Stadium in New York City, New York, United States | Major League Baseball | New York Yankees Cleveland Indians | Baseball | He threw a no-hitter as the Yankees defeated the Indians 4–0, despite having been born without a right hand |
| 1995 | Not applicable | United States | November 26, 1994 | 1994 John Tyler vs. Plano East high school football game | Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas, United States | Texas high school football Class 5A Division II regional semifinal (Region II) | John Tyler High School Lions of Tyler, Texas Plano East Senior High School Panthers of Plano, Texas | High school football | Tyler was leading 41–17 with 2:42 remaining. Plano East scored a touchdown, then recovered three consecutive onside kicks and scored touchdowns on each of them to take a 44–41 lead with 24 seconds remaining. However, on the ensuing kickoff, John Tyler returner Roderick Dunn ran for a touchdown to win the game 48–44. |
| 1996 | Cal Ripken Jr. | United States | September 6, 1995 | 1995 regular season game | Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Major League Baseball | Baltimore Orioles California Angels | Baseball | He played in his record-breaking 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig's record |
| 1997 | Warren Morris | United States | June 8, 1996 | 1996 College World Series | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, United States | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship | LSU Tigers Miami Hurricanes | College baseball | He hit a ninth-inning two-out two-run home run on the first pitch to win the College World Series for the LSU Tigers, with a final score of 9–8 |
| 1998 | Tiger Woods | United States | April 10, 1997—April 13, 1997 | 1997 Masters Tournament | Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States | PGA Tour | Not applicable | Golf | He won his first major tournament, and did so by a record-breaking margin (for a major championship) of 12 strokes, also becoming the first non-white person to win at Augusta |
| 1999 | Mark McGwire | United States | September 8, 1998 | 1998 regular season game | Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Major League Baseball | St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs | Baseball | He hit his 62nd home run of the season, breaking Roger Maris's record, in a home run record chase with Sammy Sosa |
