PAST BIG D AWARD WINNERS
| 1969 | Lee Trevino | 1985 | Dick Motta |
| 1970 | Calvin Hill | 1986 | Scott Verplank |
| 1971 | Alred Barr | 1987 | Tom Grieve & Bobby Valentine |
| 1972 | Ross Collins | 1988 | Tatu |
| 1973 | Jerry Heidenreich | 1989 | George W. Bush |
| 1974 | Lamar Hunt | 1990 | Jimmy Johnson |
| 1975 | Kyle Rote, Jr. | 1991 | Jerry Jones |
| 1976 | Don January | 1992 | Emmitt Smith |
| 1977 | George McMillion | 1993 | Norman Green |
| 1978 | Wilbur Evans | 1994 | World Cup Dallas |
| 1979 | Russ Potts & Ron Meyer | 1995 | Michael Johnson |
| 1980 | Martina Navratilova | 1996 | The Texas Rangers |
| 1981 | Mayor Bob Folsom | 1997 | The Dallas Stars |
| 1982 | SMU Football Team | 1998 | Tom Hicks |
| 1983 | SMU Football Team | 1999 | Tom Luce |
| 1984 | Lance McIlhenny |