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Celebrating sporting fathers on and off the field
Celebrity Sports Dad of the Year has recognised some of Australia’s most celebrated sporting names, highlighting the important role fatherhood, family and community play in their lives.
Over the years, the program has celebrated fathers from across Australian sport, with winners supporting charities close to their hearts and helping generate more than $115,000 for important causes.
In 2026, the Sports Dad of the Year focus is on Community Sports Dad of the Year, recognising the everyday dads and father figures who help keep grassroots sport thriving across Australia.
From inaugural champion and Wests Tigers premiership winner John Skandalis, the Celebrity Sports Dad of the Year honour roll reads like a who’s who of Australian sport. AFL premiership winners Brett Kirk, Jude Bolton and Sam Mitchell have joined rugby league greats Johnathan Thurston, Benji Marshall, Anthony Minichiello, Adam Reynolds and Damien Cook as winners of the award. Supercars champion Mark Winterbottom claimed the title in 2012, former Australian vice-captain David Warner was honoured in 2016, Olympic BMX Freestyle gold medallist Logan Martin won in 2021, NRL superstar Daly Cherry-Evans in 2023, and Cowboys captain and Queensland Origin representative Reuben Cotter became our most recent winner in 2024.
The program has also celebrated an outstanding group of finalists from across Australian sport, including former Wallaby Nic White, Supercars champion David Reynolds, five-time Paralympian Brenden Hall, Rugby League stars Thomas Burgess and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, NBA veteran Joe Ingles, Olympic and Grand Slam champion Matt Ebden, and AFL champions Patrick Dangerfield and Lachie Neale. Together, they represent the spirit of fatherhood, leadership and community that has defined Celebrity Sports Dad of the Year.
Celebrating Sporting Dads From the Stadium to the Sidelines.
This year, we're shining the spotlight on the everyday dads and father figures who make community sport possible. Know someone who deserves recognition? Nominate them today.
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Over the years, Sports Dad of the Year has celebrated some of Australia's biggest sporting names, recognising their role not only as champions in their sport, but as devoted fathers.