Allie Pierce Reynolds was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Reynolds pitched in MLB for the Cleveland Indians (1942–1946) and New York Yankees (1947–1954). A member of the Creek nation, Reynolds was nicknamed "Superchief".
Reynolds, c. 1953
Reynolds (right) with the New York Yankees shaking hands with Harry S. Truman before Opening Day at Griffith Stadium in 1947
Reynolds, circa 1951
Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma, home of the Oklahoma State Cowboys
The S. Rae Hickok Professional Athlete of the Year award, commonly known as the Hickok Belt, is a trophy awarded to the top professional athlete of the year in the United States. First awarded from 1950 to 1976, it was dormant until being revived in 2012, and continues to be awarded.
Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax was the award's only two-time winner prior to the award's revival in 2012
Rocky Marciano, the first non-baseball winner of the award
LeBron James – a two-time Hickok Belt winner since the award's revival
Patrick Mahomes, the second two-time winner