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[edit] Awards
Deadspin introduced two honors in 2006. The Deadspin Hall of Fame and the Sports Human of the Year Award, Deadspin's answer to Sports Illustrated's Athlete of the Year and Time Magazine's Person of the Year.
[edit] Sports Human of the Year Award
The 2006 Sports Human of the Year award was won by Barbaro, despite not being human. The Sports Human of the Year award, or SHOTY, is run in a single elimination NCAA Final Four style format. Readers were allowed to nominate competitors with the top 16 selected and seeded by the editors[1]. Readers then voted in head-to-head match ups for whom they thought should advance. Two months after the voting process began, Barbaro beat out a heavily favored Chris Berman amid voting irregularities; Deadspin staff admitted that the voting for the award might have been tampered with.[2]
[edit] Deadspin Hall of Fame
On Wednesday, September 6, 2006, Deadspin.com released its inaugural class of the Deadspin Hall of Fame. The site took nominations from the public and then distilled the nominees down to a select few. Visitors then voted on the candidates, with 75% being the standard for induction.
| Class | Name | Description | % of Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Carl Monday | After years of serving as "Cleveland's Investigative Reporter," Monday - not his real name - changed the world with his ground breaking report on lonely men with mustaches who masturbate in public libraries [3]. Violently opposed to the notion of grabbing one's self and having sex. Not, in fact, a combat vet.[4] | 75+% | |
| 2006 | "Run, You Stupid Fucking Dinosaur! Run!" | Non-nonsensical, out-of-context and almost surreal, Jen P's famous catchphrase [5] can be used for athletes eluding cops, highlight packages or even Keggy. A moment of Genius we'd be lost without.[6] | 75.8% | |
| 2006 | Clinton Portis | Rare among athletes, in that his eccentricities are as high in quality as his on-field accomplishments. Introduced world to Janky Spanky[7], Southeast Jerome, et al. Seems destined for post NFL career in improv comedy. Officially the most intelligent person to graduate from "The U." [8] | 79.2% | |
| 2006 | Kyle Orton | Famous for endless number of pictures involving him holding liquor[9]. Typically with a woman of indeterminate age nestled into one of his shoulder blades. Wont to wear sunglasses, but is better know for his physics-defying neck beard. Frequent exploits have secured his place in NFL lore.[10] | 80.0% | |
| 2006 | Vikings Sex Boat | Four players were involved, but Fred Smoot and his double-donger will remain the true star of the show. Originally planned as a "rookie initiation party," the Lake Minnetonka ultimately torpedoed a franchise but, all told, made the world a better place. 40 percent of all 2006 Bar Mitzvahs were planned by members of the 2005 Minnesota Vikings.[11] | 84.2% | |
| 2006 | Carolina Panthers Cheerleaders, Rene Thomas & Angela Keathley | Proved the infallible popularity of two NFL cheerleaders having lesbian sex in a public bathroom before a game they weren't required to cheer for. Were ultimately done in not by the sex, but by punching a fellow bar patron in the face. Both ultimately avoided jail time, which, frankly, is a shame.[12] | 76.9% | |
| 2006 | "You're with me, Leather" | Popularized as only the most famous of the storied ESPN's anchor's many catchphrases/pick-up lines. Made famous by Tony Kornheiser, Keith Olbermann, Neil Everett, but truly reached zenith/nadir with appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live." The view is greeeattttt from here...and that is stupid, just stupid.[13] | 75+% |

