This lists the recipients of the Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) by the year of award.
Class of 2013[]
- Bob Cottingham, Columbia (fencing)
- Dylann Duncan Ceriani, BYU (volleyball)
- Yolanda "Gail" Devers, UCLA (track and field)
- Chad Hennings, Air Force (football)
- Keith Jackson, Oklahoma (football)
- Patrick McEnroe, Stanford (tennis)
- See: 2013 press release
Class of 2012[]
- Tim Brown, Notre Dame (football)
- Doris Burke, Providence (basketball)
- Kevin Johnson, California (basketball)
- Sean Payton, Eastern Illinois (football)
- Amy Privette Perko, Wake Forest (basketball)
- David Robinson, Navy (basketball)
- See: 2012 press release
Class of 2011[]
- Lisa Caputo, Brown (field hockey and lacrosse)
- Teresa Edwards, Georgia (basketball)
- Joe Girardi, Northwestern (baseball)
- Tim Green, Syracuse (football)
- Bo Jackson, Auburn (football and baseball)
- Scott Verplank, Oklahoma State (golf)
- See: 2011 winners
Class of 2010[]
- Gregg Carr, Auburn (football)
- Jack Del Rio, USC (football)
- Doug Flutie, Boston College (football)
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee, UCLA (track and basketball)
- Maureen O'Toole-Purcell, Hawaiʻi (swimming and water polo)
- Deb Richard, Florida (golf)
Class of 2009[]
- Deitre Collins-Parker, Hawaiʻi
- Mark Fusco, Harvard
- Earl "Butch" Graves Jr., Yale
- Darrell Green, Texas A&M-Kingsville
- Kathryn McMinn, Georgia
- Steve Young, Brigham Young
- See: 2009 winners
Class of 2008[]
- Theresa Andrews, University of Florida
- Todd Blackledge, Penn State
- Cormac Carney, UCLA
- Anne Donovan, Old Dominion University
- Dot Richardson, M.D., UCLA
- Robin Roberts, Southeastern Louisiana University
- Bob Woodruff, Colgate University
- See: 2008 recipients
Class of 2007[]
- Gail Koziara Boudreaux, Dartmouth College
- Ambrose “Rowdy” Gaines IV, Auburn University
- Steve Jordan, Brown University
- Patricia Melton, Yale University
- Ann Woods Smith, University of Florida
- William Stetson, M.D., University of Southern California
- See, 2007 Recipients
Class of 2006[]
- Valerie Ackerman, University of Virginia
- Danny Ainge, Brigham Young University
- Charles Davis, Vanderbilt University
- Terry Schroeder, Pepperdine University
- Michael Singletary, Baylor University
- Susan Wellington, Yale University
- See: 2006 Recipients
Class of 2005[]
- Mark Johnson, University of Wisconsin
- Gary Lawrence, Yale University
- Paul McDonald, University of Southern California
- Greg Meredith, University of Notre Dame
- Joan Benoit Samuelson, Bowdoin College
- Dave Stoldt, University of Illinois
- See, 2005 Recipients
Class of 2004[]
- Trish Millines Dziko, Monmouth University
- Bruce Furniss, University of Southern California
- Virginia Gilder, Yale University
- Stacey Johnson, San Jose State University
- Gregory Kelser, Michigan State University
- Kellen Winslow, University of Missouri
- See: 2004 Recipients
Class of 2003[]
- Debbie Brown, University of Southern California
- Ann Meyers Drysdale, University of California, Los Angeles
- Dale Kramer, Carleton College
- Kenneth MacAfee, University of Notre Dame
- Harold Warren Moon, University of Washington
- S. Gifford Nielsen, Brigham Young University
- See: 2003 Recipients
Class of 2002[]
- Richard C. Chapman, Augustana College
- Maurice "Bo" Ellis, Marquette University
- Herman R. Frazier, Arizona State University
- Betsy King, Furman University
- John Naber, University of Southern California
- Rodney E. Slater, Eastern Michigan University
- See: 2002 Recipients
Class of 2001[]
- Alpha V. Alexander, College of Wooster
- Archie Griffin, Ohio State University
- Steve Largent, University of Tulsa
- Steve Raible, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Lee Roy Selmon, University of Oklahoma
- Wally Walker, University of Virginia
- See: 2001 Recipients
Class of 2000[]
- Dianne Baker, Texas Woman’s University
- Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman, University of Louisville
- Patrick Haden, University of Southern California
- Lisa Rosenblum, Yale University
- John Dickson Stufflebeem, U.S. Naval Academy
- John Trembley, University of Tennessee
- See: 2000 Recipients
Class of 1999[]
- David J. Casper, University of Notre Dame
- Anita L. DeFrantz, Connecticut College
- Pat Head Summitt, University of Tennessee at Martin
- Lynn Swann, University of Southern California
- Robert R. Thomas, University of Notre Dame
- William T. Walton III, University of California, Los Angeles
- See, 1999 Recipients
Class of 1998[]
- Gary Hall, Sr., Indiana University Bloomington
- Lawrie Mifflin, Yale University
- Drew Pearson, University of Tulsa
- Cynthia Potter, Indiana University Bloomington
- Sally Ride, Stanford University
- Harry Smith, Central College
- See: 1998 Recipients
Class of 1997[]
- Tommy Casanova, Louisiana State University
- Jack Ford, Yale University
- David Joyner, Pennsylvania State University
- Edward B. Rust Jr., Illinois Wesleyan University
- James Tedisco, Union College
- Herb Washington, Michigan State University
- See: 1997 Recipients
Class of 1996[]
- Marty Liquori, Villanova University
- Thomas Lewis Lyons, University of Georgia
- Cliff B. Meely, University of Colorado at Boulder
- Kurt L. Schmoke, Yale University
- Joe Theismann, University of Notre Dame
- Herbert Jackson "Jack" Youngblood, University of Florida
- See: 1996 Recipients
Class of 1995[]
- Lesley Bush, Indiana University
- Larry Echohawk, Brigham Young University
- Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, Yale University
- Bob Lanier, St. Bonaventure University
- Mike Phipps, Purdue University
- Mike Reid, Pennsylvania State University
- See: 1995 Recipients
Class of 1994[]
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, University of California, Los Angeles
- Lee Evans, San Jose State University
- Calvin Hill, Yale University
- William C. Hurd, University of Notre Dame
- Leroy Keyes, Purdue University
- Jim Ryun, University of Kansas
- See: 1994 Recipients
Class of 1993[]
- Dick Anderson, University of Colorado at Boulder
- Bob Johnson, University of Tennessee
- Donna A. Lopiano, Southern Connecticut State University
- Donald A. Schollander, Yale University
- Stan Smith, University of Southern California
- Wyomia Tyus, Tennessee State University
- See: 1993 Recipients
Class of 1992[]
- R. Malcolm Graham, New York University
- Robert A. Griese, Purdue University
- Floyd D. Little, Syracuse University
- James R. Lynch, University of Notre Dame
- Alan C. Page, University of Notre Dame
- Ricardo M. Urbina, Georgetown University
- See: 1992 Recipients
Class of 1991[]
- Dave Bing, Syracuse University
- Edith McGuire Duvall, Tennessee State University
- Michael L. Garrett, University of Southern California
- Tone N. Grant, Yale University
- Steve A. Juday, Michigan State University
- James C. Lewis, United States Naval Academy
- See: 1991 Recipients
Class of 1990[]
- Donald E. Baxter, Mercer University
- Paul W. Bucha, United States Military Academy
- Richard M. Butkus, University of Illinois
- Brigman Owens, University of Cincinnati
- Arthur J. Roberts, Columbia University
- Roger T. Staubach, U.S. Naval Academy
- See: 1990 Recipients
Class of 1989[]
- See: 1989 Recipients
Class of 1988[]
- See: 1988 Recipients
Class of 1987[]
- See: 1987 Recipients
Class of 1986[]
- See: 1986 Recipients
Class of 1985[]
- See, 1985 Recipients
Class of 1984[]
- See: 1984 Recipients
Class of 1983[]
- See: 1983 Recipients
Class of 1982[]
- See: 1982 Recipients
Class of 1981[]
- Bruce Bosley, West Virginia University
- Robert Freeman, Louisiana State University
- Forrest Hood "Fob" James, Jr., Auburn University
- William Naulls, University of California, Los Angeles
- Ronnie Shavlik, North Carolina State University
Class of 1980[]
- See: 1980 Recipients
Class of 1979[]
- See: 1979 Recipients
Class of 1978[]
- See: 1978 Recipients
Class of 1977[]
- Don Coleman, Michigan State University
- Dick Kazmaier, Princeton University
- George Rhoden, Morgan State University
- William Wade, Vanderbilt University
- Frederick A. Yonkman, Hope College
Class of 1976[]
- See: 1976 Recipients
Class of 1975[]
- See: 1975 Recipients
Class of 1974[]
- See: 1974 Recipients
Class of 1973[]
- See: 1973 Recipients