Track & Field News has been formally choosing a U.S. Men’s Indoor Athlete Of The Year since 1965.
Here are the all-time men’s No. 1s, with the event(s) in which they earned the honor:
| 2020s | |||
| 2023 | Ryan Crouser | (Nike) | shot |
| 2022 | Grant Holloway | (adidas) | hurdles |
| 2021 | Ryan Crouser | (Nike) | shot |
| 2020 | Ryan Crouser | (Nike) | shot |
| 2010s | |||
| 2019 | Donavan Brazier | (Nike) | 600/800 |
| 2018 | Christian Coleman | (Nike) | 60 |
| 2017 | Christian Coleman | (Nike) | 60/200 |
| 2016 | Ashton Eaton | (Oregon TC) | heptathlon |
| 2015 | Matthew Centrowitz | (Nike Oregon Project) | mid-distances |
| 2014 | Ryan Whiting | (Nike) | shot |
| 2013 | Galen Rupp | (Nike) | distances |
| 2012 | Ashton Eaton | (Oregon TC) | heptathlon |
| 2011 | Ashton Eaton | (Oregon TC) | heptathlon |
| 2010 | Christian Cantwell | (Nike) | shot |
| 2000s | |||
| 2009 | Christian Cantwell | (Nike) | distances |
| 2008 | Christian Cantwell | (Nike) | shot |
| 2007 | Christian Cantwell | (Nike) | distances |
| 2006 | Reese Hoffa | (New York AC) | shot |
| 2005 | Wallace Spearmon | (Arkansas) | 200 |
| 2004 | Allen Johnson | (Nike) | hurdles |
| 2003 | Justin Gatlin | (Nike) | 60 |
| 2002 | Jeff Hartwig | (Nike) | pole vault |
| 2001 | Lawrence Johnson | (adidas) | pole vault |
| 2000 | Matt Hemingway | (US West) | high jump |
| 1990s | |||
| 1999 | Maurice Greene | (Nike) | 60 |
| 1998 | Maurice Greene | (Nike) | 60 |
| 1997 | Charles Austin | (unattached) | high jump |
| 1996 | Michael Johnson | (Nike) | 400 |
| 1995 | Michael Johnson | (Nike) | 400 |
| 1994 | Erick Walder | (Arkansas) | jumps |
| 1993 | Dan O’Brien | (Reebok) | multis |
| 1992 | Andre Cason | (Goldwin TC) | sprints |
| 1991 | Leroy Burrell | (Santa Monica TC) | sprints |
| 1990 | Larry Myricks | (Goldwin TC) | long jump |
| 1980s | |||
| 1989 | Mike Conley | (Tyson) | triple jump |
| 1988 | Larry Myricks | (Goldwin TC) | long jump |
| 1987 | none chosen | ||
| 1986 | Johnny Gray | (Santa Monica TC) | 800 |
| 1985 | Carl Lewis | (Santa Monica TC) | sprints/long jump |
| 1984 | Carl Lewis | (Santa Monica TC) | long jump |
| 1983 | Billy Olson | (Pacific Coast) | pole vault |
| 1982 | Billy Olson | (Pacific Coast) | pole vault |
| 1981 | Carl Lewis | (Houston) | 60/long jump |
| 1980 | Larry Myricks | (Athletic Attic) | long jump |
| 1970s | |||
| 1979 | Renaldo Nehemiah | (Maryland) | hurdles |
| 1978 | Houston McTear | (Ali TC) | sprints |
| 1977 | Steve Riddick | (Philadelphia Pioneers) | sprints |
| 1976 | Dwight Stones | (Pacific Coast Club) | high jump |
| 1975 | Dwight Stones | (Pacific Coast Club) | high jump |
| 1974 | George Woods | (Pacific Coast Club) | shot |
| 1973 | Steve Smith | (Pacific Coast Club) | pole vault |
| 1972 | Al Feuerbach | (Pacific Coast Club) | shot |
| 1971 | Tom Von Ruden | (Pacific Coast Club) | 880/1000/mile |
| 1970 | Martin McGrady | (Sports International) | long sprints |
| 1969 | George Young | (unattached) | distance |
| 1968 | George Young | (unattached) | distance |
| 1967 | Bob Seagren | (USC) | pole vault |
| 1966 | Art Walker | (SoCal Striders) | triple jump |
| 1965 | Randy Matson | (Texas A&M) | shot |
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