Lionel Messi. Runners-up: Adrian Peterson, Peyton Manning, Juan Manuel Marquez
That's it. 12 nominees for 2012 Athlete of the Year:
January-Courtney Upshaw
February-Eli Manning
March-Kevin Love
April-Brittney Griner
May-Josh Hamilton
June-LeBron James
July-Mike Trout
August - Usain Bolt
September - Andy Murray
October - Pablo Sandoval
November - Johnny Manziel
December - Lionel Messi
The 2012 Athlete of the Year Post will be tomorrow.
