AutoZone: In the Zone Athlete of the Year

Dial Global Sports is proud to be the driving force behind the AutoZone In the Zone Athlete of the Year Award.

The prize will be given out later this summer to the athlete who was most In the Zone and dominated the competition, brought to you by AutoZone. For the auto parts, accessories and advice you need, get in the Zone… AutoZone!

Through this July, we’ll continue to give out an “In the Zone” Player of the Week in pro basketball, hockey and baseball and also award an “In the Zone” Player of the Year for each sport. That player is then nominated for the Athlete of the Year Award, which will be voted on by YOU – the fans!

Check back on July 1st to weigh in once the voting begins!

Congratulations to Trey Burke, our AutoZone “In the Zone” College Basketball Player of the Year.

Burke led Michigan all the way to the national title game, falling just short against Louisville in a phenomenal game.

Burke averaged nearly 19 points and seven assists per game and hit a shot that will be remembered for a long time when he nailed a long three to tie the game in the round of 16 against Kansas.

Congratulations to Adrian Peterson, our AutoZone “In the Zone” Pro Football Player of the Year.

The guy they call “All Day” was brilliant all year, as he returned from a torn ACL in his knee to put up the second-best rushing season in league history.

Peterson’s 2,097 yards on the ground in 2012 was just eight yards shy of matching Eric Dickerson’s single-season record of 2,105 set in 1984.

Congrats to Johnny Manziel, who was named the AutoZone “In the Zone” College Football Player of the Year during the FCS Championship Game on January 5th.

For more on Manziel’s amazing season, CLICK HERE or listen below as Jason Horowitz of Dial Global names “Johnny Football” the Player of the Year for college football.