Saquon Barkley Named Hickok Belt® Winner for December 2024

ROCHESTER, NY – Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has been named the Hickok Belt® Award winner for the month of December 2024. Voting was conducted by a select panel of members of the National Sports Media Association (NSMA). The voters selected Barkley based on his outstanding performance in Week 17, one for the record books. In his first season with the Eagles, the 27-year-old, behind what he called a great team, set a greatly coveted record. He became a member of the elite 2,000-yard club, only the ninth running back in NFL history to rush for 2,000 running yards in a single season during the 41-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys that clinched an NFC East division title for the Eagles. He finished with 167 yards on 31 carries bringing his season total to 2,005 running yards. Saquon Barkley broke the 2,000- mark in the fourth quarter on a 23-yard run.

Other finalists for the month of December in order of how the NSMA ranked them were: Jared Goff (football), Nikola Jokic (basketball), Dejan Jovelic (soccer), Leon Draisaitl (hockey), Bruno Surace (boxing), Giannis Antetokounmpo (basketball), Linus Ullmark (hockey), Hirano Ayumu (snowboarding) and Lando Norris (auto racing).

Saquons’ selection as the Hickok Belt® winner for the month of December recognizes him as “the best of the best” in professional sports for the month, and makes him the eleventh candidate eligible to receive the 2024 overall award, joining Joey Logano, Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani, Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles, Luka Doncic, Scottie Scheffler, Mikaela Shiffrin, Patrick Mahomes, Jannik Sinner and other finalists throughout the year based on NSMA voting.

To learn more about the Hickok Belt® Award and its rich history, please visit www.hickokbelt.com.