Sentence:  He was heralded as `` Sportsman of the <WSD>Year</WSD> '' by Sports Illustrated , and last night was acclaimed in Rochester as the `` Professional Athlete of the Year '' , a distinction that earned for him the $ 10000 diamond - studded Hickok Belt . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days