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UNC Tar Heels: Keeping It Heel’s 2016 UNC Sportsmen of the Year Awards

By Horran Cameron

Apr 4, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Brice Johnson (11) walks to the court before the game against the Villanova Wildcats in the championship game of the 2016 NCAA Men
Apr 4, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Brice Johnson (11) walks to the court before the game against the Villanova Wildcats in the championship game of the 2016 NCAA Men /
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Nov 2, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Andrew Miller throws a pitch against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning in game seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 2, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Andrew Miller throws a pitch against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning in game seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

Best UNC Professional Sportsman Of The Year – Andrew Miller

Honorable Mentions: Harrison Barnes, Zach Brown

Andrew Miller accomplished a great deal in 2016. The former Tar Heel was an American League All-Star for the New York Yankees. After the Yankees traded Miller to the Cleveland Indians, he led the Indians to the American League Championship Series.

Miller was arguably the best relief pitcher in Major League Baseball in 2016. In Game Five of the 2016 ALCS, Miller pitched two and two-third innings, leaving the Toronto Blue Jays scoreless. In a total of seven and two-thirds innings, Miller struck out 14 of the 26 batters he faced. Cleveland defeated Toronto 3-1 in the 2016 ALCS. As a result, Miller was the 2016 ALCS MVP.

Miller did not close for the Indians. They brought him in during critical moments of games to shut down their opponents.

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