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Past Star Tribune Sportspersons of the Year
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Our goal was to select a sports figure who has had a major impact on the local scene in the past year. Candidates were nominated by members of the Star Tribune sports department, and a selection committee of staff members made the final choice.
2006: MINNESOTA TWINS ORGANIZATION
A playoff team with a Cy Young Award winner (Johan Santana), an MVP (Justin Morneau) and a batting champ (Joe Mauer) also got approval for a new outdoor stadium.
2005: GREG ESLINGER
Virtually unnoticed by recruiters, the consensus All-America center became one of the greatest Gophers.
2004: LINDSAY WHALEN
The driving force behind the transformation of the Gophers women's basketball program.
2003: JOHN GAGLIARDI
The St. John's coach earned his 409th victory on Nov. 8, 2003, becoming college football's winningest coach, and his team won an NCAA Division III title.
2002: HARRY CRUMP
The Hennepin County judge issued a restraining order that kept the Twins out of baseball's contraction plans.
2001: JOE MAUER
The baseball, basketball and football star at Cretin-Derham Hall was one of the all-time great prep athletes.
2000: JAC SPERLING
The Wild's chief executive officer led the NHL back to Minnesota and started the rally to build the "X".
1999: GLEN MASON
The Gophers' most successful season in three decades earned him Coach of the Year honors from his Big Ten peers.
1998: RANDALL CUNNINGHAM
Out of football before joining the Vikings as a backup, he led the team to a 15-1 regular season.
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| Date/Opponent | Time | W | L | Score |
| Sep 13 - at Cleveland | 12:00 PM | 1 | 0 | 34-20 |
| Sep 20 - at Detroit | 12:00 PM | 2 | 0 | 27-13 |
| Sep 27 - vs. San Francisco | 12:00 PM | 3 | 0 | 27-24 |
| Oct 5 - vs. Green Bay | 7:30 PM | 4 | 0 | 30-23 |
| Oct 11 - at St. Louis | 12:00 PM | 5 | 0 | 38-10 |
| Oct 18 - vs. Baltimore | 12:00 PM | 6 | 0 | 33-31 |
| Oct 25 - at Pittsburgh | 12:00 PM | 6 | 1 | 17-27 |
| Nov 1 - at Green Bay | 3:15 PM | 7 | 1 | 38-26 |
| Open | ||||
| Nov 15 - vs. Detroit | 12:00 PM | 8 | 1 | 27-10 |
| Nov 22 - vs. Seattle | 12:00 PM | 9 | 1 | 35-9 |
| Nov 29 - vs. Chicago | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 6 - at Arizona | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 13 - vs. Cincinnati | 12:00 PM | |||
| Dec 20 - at Carolina | 7:20 PM | |||
| Dec 28 - at Chicago | 7:30 PM | |||
| Jan 3 - vs. NY Giants | 12:00 PM |
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