Editor's note: Here are the 45 Turkey of the Year "winners." The Turkey was thought to have been retired in 2017. The Authentic Turkey, a one-year wonder, made an appearance the next year before The Turkey Chairman again sought to retire the honor in 2019. But the pandemic arrived in 2020 and with it came a call for the Turkey's return. That year's winner took a prize known as the Turkey Revived Under Mandate by Public, or TRUMP Award. History will remember them all as Turkeys, however, by any name:
In the Star Tribune (34 "winners" and one premature sign-off)
2020: Mark Coyle, Gophers
2018: P.J. Fleck, Gophers