The Sports Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Analyst and Outstanding Sports Personality, Sports Event Analyst made their debuts at the awards show in different years — 1993 for the Studio Analyst award and 1997 for the Sports Event Analyst award. Before 1993, an Emmy was awarded in just one combined category. That list of winners will also be featured here.

List of winners

• 2007 Cris Collinsworth (HBO/NBC) (Studio); John Madden (NBC) (Sports Event)
• 2006 Cris Collinsworth won both awards — the Studio award for his work on HBO and NBC, and the Sports Event award for his work on Run to the Playoffs on NFL Network
• 2005 Cris Collinsworth (HBO) (Studio); John Madden (ABC) (Sports Event)
• 2004 Cris Collinsworth (HBO) (Studio); Joe Morgan (ESPN) (Sports Event)
• 2003 Cris Collinsworth (HBO) (Studio); John Madden (ABC) (Sports Event)
• 2002 Cris Collinsworth (HBO) (Studio); Tim McCarver (Fox) (Sports Event)
• 2001 Terry Bradshaw (Fox) (Studio); Tim McCarver (Fox) (Sports Event)
• 2000 Steve Lyons (Fox) (Studio); Tim McCarver (Fox) (Sports Event)
• 1999 Terry Bradshaw (Fox) (Studio); John Madden (Fox) (Sports Event)
• 1998 Cris Collinsworth (HBO/Fox) (Studio); John Madden (Fox) (Sports Event)
• 1997 Cris Collinsworth (HBO/NBC) (Studio); Joe Morgan (ESPN) (Sports Event)
• 1996 Howie Long (Fox) (Studio)
• 1995 John Madden (Fox) (Studio)
• 1994 John Madden (Fox) (Studio)
• 1993 Billy Packer (CBS) (Studio)

Outstanding Analyst

• 1992 John Madden (CBS)
• 1991 John Madden (CBS)
• 1990 John Madden (CBS)
• 1989 John Madden (CBS)
• 1988 John Madden (CBS)
• 1987-88 John Madden (CBS)
• 1986-87 John Madden (CBS)
• 1985-86 no award was given
• 1984-85 no award was given
• 1983-84 no award was given
• 1982-83 John Madden (CBS)
• 1981-82 John Madden (CBS)
• 1980-81 Dick Button (ABC)

To this day, Button remains the only winner in this category to win both an Emmy and an Olympic Gold Medal, of which Button won two in 1948 and 1952.