MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award
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The MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award is given to a Major League Soccer player who exemplifies both skill on the soccer pitch and service within the community. This winner of this award is nominated by their respective teams, then voted on by the media, MLS players and coaches, and general managers.
The winners of the prestigious award have been:
- 1999: Eddie Pope, D.C. United
- 2000: Abdul Thompson Conteh, San Jose Earthquakes
- 2001: Tim Howard, MetroStars
- 2002: Steve Jolley, MetroStars
- 2003: Ben Olsen, D.C. United
- 2004: Chris Henderson, Colorado Rapids
- 2005: Brian Kamler, Real Salt Lake
- 2006: Michael Parkhurst, New England Revolution