In 1986 Jackie Joyner-Kersee was named the Amateur Athlete of the Year; this sister-in-law won in 1988
[DOC] [TLE] Jackie Joyner-Kersee - USA Track & Field [PAR] JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE Born March 3, 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois 5-10/
1.78m ... TJ 1)GP Final LJ 1986 2)USA Indoor LJ 5)GP Final 100H 1987 3)USA 
Indoor 55H ... Championships LJ 1)World Championships Hept 1)GP Final LJ 
1988 5)USA .... She won the Sullivan Award as the nation's outstanding amateur 
athlete,... [DOC] [TLE] WORLDBEATER - Olympic Athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee - NYTimes ... [PAR] Jul 31, 1988 ... ''It's over there, Jackie,'' said her 5-year-old cousin Mike, pointing earnestly ... of 
7,215 points that not only qualified her for the 1988 Olympic team, but took ... 
Sullivan Award, rarely given to women, as the nation's top amateur athlete.