TheBig Ten Athlete of the Year award is given annually to the top male and female collegiate athletes in theBig Ten Conference . It was first awarded in 1982, with winners being selected by a panel of conference media members from nominations submitted by each school.
In 1982, theBig Ten Conference established theirathlete of the year award, with the winners being selected by a panel of conference media members from nominations submitted by each school.[ 1] Jesse Owens . The woman's award was previously known as theSuzy Favor Athlete of the Year before it was revealed in 2012 that Favor had worked as a prostitute for a Las Vegas escort service. The Big Ten removed her name from the women's award in July 2013 as a result.[ 2]
Officially known as the Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year award
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