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Patrick KerneyWith the Seahawks in 2007 he was voted as a starter in the Pro Bowl and led the NFC in sacks with 14.
Gary Brown (baseball)Brown was also selected to participate in the 2011 All-Star Futures Game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.
Jacoby EllsburyIn 2011 Ellsbury also won his first Rawlings Gold Glove Award, his first Silver Slugger Award, and was the American League MVP runner-up to Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers.
Jack KempKemp was named an AFL All-Star in 1969 for the seventh time in the league's 10 years.
Danny ValenciaHe came in third in the voting for 2010 AL Rookie of the Year, with one second-place vote and nine third-place votes.
Jason WittenAt the conclusion of the 2010 season, Witten was named tight end of the Year by the NFL Alumni Association.
Billy Williams (left fielder)In 1961, Williams won the National League (NL) Rookie of the Year award.
Darrall ImhoffHe made the 1967 NBA All-Star team as a reserve.
Jevon KearseKearse was a consensus All-Pro and was the first rookie defensive end in AFC history and the first rookie DE in the NFL since Detroit's Al'' Bubba'' Baker in 1978 to be named a Pro Bowl starter.
Justin MorneauMorneau was then announced as a reserve player for the American League in the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Brian ElliottHis play earned him the starting position for the Canadian team in the 2009 AHL All-Star Game.
Brian SutherbySutherby was selected and played in the 2003 NHL YoungStars Game, winning the game's MVP award.
Troy PolamaluThe 2007 Pro Bowl was his third consecutive Pro Bowl appearance.
Brad LidgeLidge was named to the roster of the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Larry FonacierDuring that time, he was named as an All-Star, and played for the North All-Stars team in the 2007 PBA All-Star Weekend.
Rafael Soriano Soriano won the monthly DHL Delivery Man Award for May 2010, and July 2010, becoming the first pitcher to earn that honor twice in one season.
Eric GordonDuring the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend, Gordon and DeMar DeRozan went head-to-head in the inaugural Sprite All-Star Slam Dunk-In, which took place at halftime of the Rookie Challenge.
James LoneyLoney was a unanimous selection to the 2007 Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team.
Vonta LeachThis performance earned him another Pro Bowl appearance in 2011.
Cory SchlesingerHe was an alternate in the 2003 Pro Bowl to starter Mike Alstott.
Gerald McCoyMcCoy was voted to his second consecutive Pro Bowl in 2013.
Nolan CromwellFive different times during the 1996 season, one of Cromwell's players was honored as Special Teams Player of the Week.
Kobe BryantDuring the All-Star weekend, Bryant was the winner of the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest, becoming the youngest player to be named the slam dunk champion at the age of 18.
Jair JurrjensJurrjens finished third in voting for the 2008 NL Rookie of the Year award.
Glen Perkins Perkins was named to the American League All-Star team as an injury replacement.
B. J. ArmstrongHe was voted a starter in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, finished second in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage at.
Alan FanecaHe had his best season to date when he was named a starter in the 2002 Pro Bowl his first selection to the squad, and also was named All-Pro by the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated and Football Digest, and was named to Pro Football Weekly's - All-NFL team.
Robert Brown (American football)Brown played in the 1982 Hula Bowl and Olympia Gold Bowl All Star Games.
Jarome IginlaIn January, he was named to the 2009 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal, his fifth such selection.
Austin Jackson Jackson was named the American League Player of the Week for the week of August 29 to September 4, 2011.
Kevin GarnettSince his second season in the NBA, Garnett has been named to 15 All-Star Game s, winning the All-Star MVP award in 2003, and is currently tied for 2nd-most All-Star selections in NBA history.
Larry AllenIn 1999, despite starting in his third offensive line position in as many years and missing five games due to injury, Allen was selected to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl while earning consensus All-Pro honors at guard.
Aaron SchobelSchobel, a first team alternate for the 2007 Pro Bowl, was called upon to relieve an injured Jason Taylor in the Pro Bowl.
Andrew WhitworthIn January, 2013, Whitworth was named as a left tackle to the AFC Pro Bowl team.
Corey PerryThe following year, in 2007 -- 08, Perry increased his totals to 29 goals and 54 points and was named to his first NHL All-Star Game as an injury replacement, along with Scott Niedermayer, to join Chris Pronger and Ryan Getzlaf as four Ducks on the Western Conference squad.
Sam Jones (baseball)He was named 1959 National League Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News, but finished a distant second to Early Wynn of the Chicago White Sox for the Cy Young Award.
Jack YoungbloodThe following year, 1977, Youngblood was voted to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl and a consensus All-NFC selection and Second-team All-pro while leading the Rams in sacks for the fifth straight season.
Geoff ZahnZahn was selected as the left-handed pitcher on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team after the 1982 season.
Markieff MorrisAs a result of his increased production, Morris was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the November 4 to November 11, 2013 period after averaging 22.
O. J. SimpsonHe was named NFL Player of the Year in 1973, and played in six Pro Bowl s.
Alfonso SorianoSoriano is a seven-time MLB All-Star, and won the All-Star Game MVP Award in 2004.
Marshall FaulkAt the end of the season, he received the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award and was a starter for the NFC squad in the 1999 Pro Bowl.
Trey JohnsonOn February 2011, he received his second selection to the D-League All-Star Game.
Kasey KahneOn May 17, 2008, Kahne was voted into the 2008 Sprint All-Star Race XXIV by his fans via cell phone text messaging and online voting.
Mel ParnellHe was the starting pitcher for the American League in that year's All-Star Game and was selected again in 1951.
Lester HayesIn 1980, Hayes led the NFL with 13 interceptions and was named AP Defensive Player of the Year and the NEA Defensive Player of the Year.
Rick BarryThe following year, he won the 1967 NBA All-Star Game MVP award with a 38-point outburst and led the NBA in scoring with a 35.
Julius PeppersFor his efforts Peppers would earn the NFL Rookie of the Month Award in October 2002 and the 2002 Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award.
Hunkie Cooper After a great year he was again selected as an all-star specialist.
Chad Johnson (American football)In the fan voting for the 2006 Pro Bowl, he finished first in votes for wide receivers, and fourth overall with 987,650 total votes.
Blake WheelerBeing named to the 2009 NHL YoungStars Game to represent the rookies, he earned Game MVP honors after a four-goal effort to beat the sophomores 9 -- 5.
Juwan HowardHoward earned his only career NBA All-Star Game selection for the February 11, 1996 game.
Steve CarltonHis Cy Young Award in 1972 was by unanimous vote, and he finished fifth in balloting for the National League MVP.
Dan HarenHaren was also selected a 2009 NL All-Star, representing the Diamondbacks along with Justin Upton.
Corey Hart (baseball)In 2008, Hart was selected as an outfielder to the National League team at the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which took place on July 15 at Yankee Stadium.
Joe Dugan302 batting average in 1924 and, in a year-end poll of major league baseball players, he was a near-unanimous selection as the best third baseman in the American League.
Terrell SuggsSuggs is a six-time Pro Bowl selection and was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2011.
Tom GorzelannyHe was one of five players in the National League that would be chosen from a final fan vote for the last spot on the NL roster for the 2007 MLB All-Star Game.
Duke Snider Snider finished second to teammate Roy Campanella in the 1955 Most Valuable Player balloting conducted by the Baseball Writers Association of America by just five points, 226-221, with each man receiving eight first place votes.
Aaron Brooks (basketball)On April 23, 2010, he was named NBA Most Improved Player, averaging 19.
Andre Iguodalathumb | left | Iguodala competed in the 2006 NBA All-Star Game #Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Contest | 2006 Slam Dunk Contest.
Joey VottoOn July 1, Votto was selected by the fans as a National League team starter in the 2012 MLB All-Star Game.
Nick CollinsHis performance during the 2010 season earned him a third consecutive Pro Bowl selection.
Tim OhlbrechtOn February 4, 2013, he was named to the Prospects All-Star team for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game.
Kyle SweeneyDuring the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star Game.
Paul GoldschmidtDuring the 2013 MLB season, Goldschmidt's performance earned him a spot on the National League All-Star team alongside teammate Patrick Corbin.
Erik WilliamsIn 1992 after becoming the Cowboy's starting right tackle, he earned national recognition when he held Reggie White without a sack in a 20-10 Dallas win, earning the NFC's Offensive Player of the Week award.
John VanbiesbrouckDuring the 1996 -- 97 season he was elected by the fans to the All-Star Game as the starting goaltender.
Jeremy BondermanHe finished second in the 2007 All-Star Game Final vote.
Ryan BraunBraun was awarded the 2010 NL Outfielder Silver Slugger Award, winning it for the third year in a row.
Curt FloodHe earned his first All-Star selection in 1964.
Butch HuskeyHuskey rebounded in 1995, winning a fourth and final Doubleday Award, this time along with right-handed pitcher Jason Isringhausen.
Mark CardonaTo date, he is the only player to be named PBA Press Corps' Player of the Week seven times within one conference (2007 Fiesta Conference).
Andrew BynumBynum was named an All-Star and an All-NBA selection for the first time in 2012.
Mel DanielsDaniels played in seven ABA All-Star Games, and was named the ABA All-Star Game MVP in the 1971 game.
Joan BergerIn 1952 she switched to second base, won Rookie of the Year honors, and was the only rookie to make the All-Star Team.
London FletcherFletcher was named to the NFC squad in the 2010 Pro Bowl after Jonathan Vilma's New Orleans Saints qualified for Super Bowl XLIV, his first Pro Bowl selection in his career.
Bryce HarperHarper was selected to represent the United States in the 2011 All-Star Futures Game during the 2011 All Star Game weekend.
Jerry RemyRemy continued as the Red Sox starter at second in 1978, being selected to play in the All-Star Game, in which he did not appear.
P. J. BrownHe had an arguably better stint with the Heat than with the New Jersey Nets, as he received the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1997.
Andre TippettTippett was named the AFC's Linebacker of the Year by the NFL Players Association for three straight seasons from 1985 -- 87.
Andrew AgozzinoAs the IceDogs representative to the 2010 OHL All-Star Classic, he was named as the Eastern Conference player of the game after scoring an All-Star record four goals.
Hunter PenceHe also lost out to Braun in the competition for the 2007 Baseball America Rookie of the Year Award, in the vote for the 2007 Players Choice NL Most Outstanding Rookie by their fellow major league players, and in the Baseball Prospectus 2007 Internet Baseball NL Rookie of the Year Award, with 16 first place votes, versus 666 for Braun.
Mickey TettletonHe hit 20 home runs by midseason, earning him a place as a reserve player for the American League team in the 1989 All-Star Game.
Dominique WilkinsAfter playing as a reserve the previous year, Wilkins became the first Atlanta Hawks player to start in an NBA All-Star Game since Eddie Johnson in 1981.
Roman PhiferHe was the Rams' Ed Block Courage Award winner in 1995.
Seimone AugustusShe finished eighth in MVP voting, and was named Second Team All-WNBA for the third time in her career, and the first since 2007.
Kevin GarnettIn 2004, Garnett led the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals and won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award.
Allen RossumDue to his strong performance, he was named a second alternate returner for the 2009 Pro Bowl.
Bob GibsonA nine-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, he won two Cy Young Award s and the 1968 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award.
Rafael FurcalHe was selected to the National League All-Star Team as a reserve in 2003.
E'Twaun MooreHe earned his second conference player of the week award on December 1, 2008 following his performance in the final week of the 2008 NIT Season Tip-Off, where he helped Purdue finish second in the 16-team field.
Will VenableFor the week of August 12 through August 18, 2013, Venable won the National League Player of the Week Award.
Bob KnepperKnepper was a two-time All-Star and the 1981 NL Comeback Player of the Year.
Stephen StrasburgHe also won Pitcher of the Week honors for the week of November 2, 2009 and led the AFL with four wins.
Antonio ArmstrongHe was Winnipeg's defensive player of the year and an East Division All-star in 2000.
Julius PeppersPeppers would also be named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Month in November, 2004 and finished fourth overall in the voting by the Associated Press for the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Robbie GouldIn addition, NFL fans across the nation voted Gould the NFC's kicker for the 2007 Pro Bowl.
Kevin GarnettGarnett was selected to play in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game (his 13th All-Star Game selection).
Joe MauerMauer won his first Gold Glove award in 2008, announced on November 6, He finished fourth in the balloting for American League Most Valuable Player, behind Dustin Pedroia, Justin Morneau, and Kevin Youkilis.