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Best Local Athlete

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Creative Loafing has been presenting Atlanta's Best People, Places and Events since 1972. These are some of the past winners for this category:

Best Athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2019
Type of Award » Poets, Artists & Madmen
Picked By » Critics
Martinez

Best Athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2019
Type of Award » Poets, Artists & Madmen
Picked By » Readers
Trae Young

Best Local Athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2018
Type of Award » Poets, Artists & Madmen
Picked By » Critics
Joseph Martinez
The way Atlanta sports go, you have to wonder if we deserve Josef Martinez and the entire team of Atlanta United. He's a high-scoring treasure and we're truly blessed he chose us.

Best Local Athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2018
Type of Award » Poets, Artists & Madmen
Picked By » Readers
Matt Ryan

Best local athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2017
Type of Award » Cityscape
Picked By » Readers
Human Missile Crisis aka Nikita Raper
www.atlantarollergirls.com

Best local athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2016
Type of Award » Cityscape
Picked By » Readers
Julio Jones
www.atlantafalcons.com

Best local athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2015
Type of Award » Cityscape
Picked By » Readers
Freddie Freeman AND Matt Ryan

Freddie Freeman


@FreddieFreeman5


Matt Ryan


@M_Ryan02

Best local athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Type of Award » Cityscape
Picked By » Readers
Queen Loseyateefa
www.atlantarollergirls.com/arg-teams/denim-demons/queen-loseyateefa

Best local athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2013
Type of Award » Cityscape
Picked By » Readers
Wild Cherri
www.atlantarollergirls.com

Best local athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2012
Type of Award » Consumer Culture
Picked By » Readers
Chipper Jones
www.chipperjones.com

Local athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
Type of Award » Cityscape
Picked By » Readers
Matt Ryan
http://www.atlantafalcons.com/

Best local athlete you've never heard of BOA Award Winner

Year » 2010
Type of Award » Cityscape
Picked By » Critics
Evander Kane

Best local athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2010
Type of Award » Cityscape
Picked By » Readers
Jason Heyward
Runner-up: Matt Ryan

Best local athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2009
Type of Award » Cityscape
Picked By » Readers
Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons

Runner-up
Chipper Jones

Best Local Athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2008
Type of Award » Cityscape
Picked By » Readers
Turner Field

Best Local Athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2007
Type of Award » Cityscape
Picked By » Readers
Turner Field
www.jefffrancoeur.com

Best Local Athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2006
Type of Award » Cityscape
Picked By » Readers
Michael Vick
Atlanta Falcons player www.atlantafalcons.com

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