- 2002 -

The Greek God Apollo ruled the sun, hauling it up into the sky every day with his chariot pulled by flame-breathing horses. He was worshipped as the god of music and poetry, the deity of sportsmen, and the overall embodiment of what good men should be. His symbol was the laurel wreath and the ancient Greeks bestowed laurel wreaths upon the most learned and accomplished men of their society to show that they bore Apollo's favor. The DOLs continue their tradition of honoring the Apollonian ideals in today's men by presenting our second-annual Man of the Year awards to those who had the biggest impact on us in the year 2002. Though the DOLs are partial to a pretty face, we have always believed that beauty is only deepened by other virtues, and our selections reflect this. From our list of varied and deserving nominees, we voted for Man of the Year in five categories and overall. There may be a few surprises among our winners, which only demonstrates the breadth of manhood the DOLs appreciate.

The Nominees are:

Media/Politics Man Movie Man Music Man Jimmy Carter Bill Clinton Dr. Phil McGraw Chief Charles Moose Pennsylvania Coal Miners and Rescuers George Clooney Tom Hanks Tobey Maguire Male LotR cast/Viggo Mortensen Dennis Quaid Daniel Radcliffe Beck Bono Elvis Costello Eminem Bruce Springsteen   Sports Man Television Man Barry Bonds Tom Brady/New England Patriots David Pelletier and Anton Sikharulidze Chad Pennington Jerry Rice James Gandolfini Male Cast of Alias/Victor Garber Male Cast of CSI Male Cast of Friends Male Cast of Scrubs/Zach Braff James Marsters Kiefer Sutherland Joss Whedon

This way to the Man of the Year