Patrick Mahomes.
In the strangest ever sports year - the Athlete of the Year is the most conventional choice possible, the Super Bowl winning QB. 30 years after Joe Montana won the first Athlete of the Year, the award once again returns to the glamor position in US Sport, Super Bowl Champion QB1.
Here were the runners-up (2) Mookie Betts (3) Sabrina Ionescu
And the rest:
January-Joe Burrow
February - Damien Williams
April- Chu-Yu Hsien
May-Manuel Neuer
June-Robert Lewandowski
July-Cristiano Ronaldo
September - Anthony Davis
October- Corey Seager
December - Devonta Smith
I've been doing this as long as I can remember, the full records exist from 1990 forward; here's the history:
1990: Joe Montana
1991: Michael Jordan
1992: Mario Lemieux
1993: Michael Jordan
1994: George Foreman
1995: Hakeem Olajuwon
1996: Michael Jordan
1997: Tiger Woods
1998: Mark McGwire
1999: Tiger Woods
2000: Tiger Woods
2001: Barry Bonds
2002: Barry Bonds
2003: Lance Armstrong
2004: Peyton Manning
2005: Reggie Bush
2006: Roger Federer
2007: Tom Brady
2008: Usain Bolt
2009: Manny Pacquiao
2010: Maya Moore
2011: Aaron Rodgers
2012: LeBron James
2013: LeBron James
2014: Madison Bumgarner
2015: Serena Williams
2016: Michael Phelps
2017: Tom Brady
2018: Breanna Stewart
2019: Megan Rapinoe
2020: Patrick Mahomes