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Sports Awards and Trophies Named After People
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This is a list of eponyms in sports, i.e. sports awards and trophies named after people.

American football - Heisman Trophy, after John Heisman.

American football - Vince Lombardi Trophy (Super Bowl trophy), after Vince Lombardi.

Baseball - Cy Young Award, after Cy Young.

Basketball - Larry O'Brien Trophy (NBA Finals trophy), after Larry O'Brien.

Basketball - Naismith Award, after James Naismith.

Basketball - Wooden Award, after John Wooden.

Basketball - Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, after James Naismith's daughter-in-law Frances Pomeroy Naismith.

Basketball - Wade Trophy, after Lily Margaret Wade.

Football (soccer) - Copa de S.M. El Rey Don Juan Carlos I, after Juan Carlos I of Spain.

Football (soccer) - Johan Cruijff-schaal, after Johan Cruijff.

Football (soccer) - Jules Rimet trophy (first Football World Cup), after Jules Rimet (France).

Football (soccer) - Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, after Lamar Hunt.

Football (soccer) - Pichichi (top-scorer each season in Spain), after Rafael Moreno Aranzadi.

Football (soccer) - SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira, after Cândido de Oliveira.

Golf - Ryder Cup, after Samuel Ryder.

Golf - Solheim Cup, after Karsten and Louise Solheim (United States of America).

Golf - Walker Cup, after George Herbert Walker.

Golf - Curtis Cup, after Harriot and Margaret Curtis.

Golf - Seve Trophy, after Seve Ballesteros.

Ice Hockey - Stanley Cup, after Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby.

Tennis - Davis Cup, after Dwight F. Davis.

Tennis - Roland Garros (French Open championships), after the pioneering French World War I fighter pilot.

Tennis - Coupe Suzanne Lenglen (French Open women's championship trophy), after Suzanne Lenglen (France).

Tennis - Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup (Australian Open women's championship trophy), after Daphne Akhurst (Australia).

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