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The 2015 ESPYS Awards broadcast is officially in the books. For those that missed all of the events from the big night, all the results can be found right here. One of the night’s biggest winners was UFC star Ronda Rousey, who took home two awards—Best Female Athlete and Best Fighter. This year marks the second time that Rousey has received the award for Best Female Athlete. NBA star Stephen Curry also took home two awards—Best Male Athlete and Best NBA Player. Both awards are the first ESPYS that Curry has won. Curry, the 2015 NBA MVP, led the Golden State Warriors to the NBA Championship this year and a league-best 67 – 15 record. The Championship is the team’s first in forty years. On the baseball side, Mike Trout took home the award for Best MLB Player. The award comes fresh off the heels of his second MLB All-Star Game MVP Title earlier this week. Thanks to earning the 509th touchdown of his career this past season, veteran NFL quarterback Peyton Manning took home the trophy for Best Record-Breaking Performance. It is the second consecutive year that Manning has taken home the trophy for Best Record-Breaking Performance.
In one of the night’s more memorable moments, Cincinnati Bengals star Devon Still accepted the Jimmy V Award For Perseverance. The award, named after the late North Carolina State basketball coach, was given to Still and his daughter Leah for their courage and personal strength throughout Leah’s battle with cancer. And in what remains one of the night’s most talked about moments, Caitlyn Jenner (formerly Bruce Jenner) was presented with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. Jenner was presented with the award for going public with the story about the decision to become a woman, having kept hidden for years the feeling that she had always been a woman trapped in a man’s body. The Pat Tillman Award for Service was given out for just the second time this year. The award, named after NFL standout turned soldier Pat Tillman, was presented to Notre Dame Basketball player Iraq war veteran, and Purple Heart recipient Danielle Green for her service to the nation and commitment to both her service and her education.
Best Moment Award was posthumously presented to the late Mount St. Joseph University basketball player Lauren Hill while New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter took home the Icon Award. The awards noted here are just some of the awards passed out at this year annual ESPYS Award broadcast. The complete list of this year’s winners is noted below.
COMPLETE LIST OF THE 2015 ESPYS WINNERS
Best Record-Breaking Performance: Peyton Manning
Best Breakthrough Athlete: Mo’ne Davis
Best Championship Performance: LeBron James
Best Comeback Athlete: Rob Gronkowski
Best Female Athlete: Ronda Rousey
Best Play: Odell Beckham Jr.
Best Male Athlete: Stephen Curry
Best Team: USWNT
Best Game: Super Bowl
Best Upset: Ole Miss over Alabama
Best NFL Player: Aaron Rodgers
Best NBA Player: Stephen Curry
Best Fighter: Ronda Rousey
Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Kelly Clark
Best Jockey: Victor Espinoza
Best Male Athlete with a Disability: Krige Schabort
Best MLS Player: Robbie Keane
Best Coach: Steve Kerr
Best International Athlete: Lionel Messi
Best MLB Player: Mike Trout
Best NHL Player: Jonathan Toews
Best WNBA Player: Skylar Diggins
Best Driver: Kevin Harvick
Best Male Golfer: Jordan Spieth
Best Female Golfer: Lydia Ko
Best Male Tennis Player: Novak Djokovic
Best Female Tennis Player: Serena Williams
Best Male College Athlete: Marcus Mariota
Best Female College Athlete: Missy Franklin
Best Male Action Sports Athlete: Ryan Dungey
Best Female Athlete with a Disability: Becca Meyers
Best Bowler: Jason Belmonte
SPECIAL AWARDS
Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Devon and Leah Still
Pat Tillman Award for Service: Danielle Green
Best Moment: Lauren Hill
Icon Award: Derek Jeter
Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: Caitlyn Jenner
More information on this year’s ESPYS including video clips from last night’s broadcast and much more is available online now at:
Website: http://espn.go.com/espys/2015
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OfficialESPYS
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