Unveiled by the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame on January 13, 1998, the Syl Apps Award recognizes Ontario’s Athlete of the Year. Named in honour of the former Toronto Maple Leafs’ captain and Olympic and Commonwealth Games pole vaulter Syl Apps, the award is the first of its kind for the Province of Ontario.
Voting for the award is conducted annually by the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Those eligible to vote include Ontario-based sports writers, broadcasters/personalities with at least 10 years covering sports in this province, members of the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors and the Hall’s Advisory Board. Points are awarded on a five, three and one point structure with voters asked to name their top three athletic performers on their ballot.
To be eligible for the Award, athletes must be Ontario-born or Ontario-based and made an outstanding and memorable contribution to Ontario sports during the previous calendar year.
VIEW OUR FULL LIST WINNERS OF THE SYL APPS AWARD FOR THE ONTARIO ATHLETE OF THE YEAR:
In 2000–01, his third season, Carter averaged a career-high 27.6 ppg, made the Second Team All-NBA, and was voted in as a starter in the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, while the Raptors finished the regular season with a franchise-record 47 wins.
In 2000, Weir won the final event of the 2000 PGA Tour season with a victory at the World Golf Championship's in Spain, defeating a world class field including Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood and Vijay Singh. Finished the season ranked 6th on the money list and 21st in the World
In 1999, Weir won his first PGA Tour title at the 1999 Air Canada Championship after rounds of 68-70-64-64, which produced a two-stroke victory.
Clemens signed a four-year, $40 million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays after the 1996 season and won the Cy Young Award in both his seasons with the Blue Jays, also winning the pitching Triple Crown twice.
