The Touchdown Club of Columbus was founded in
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...
, in 1956 by Sam B. Nicola at the request of state auditor
James A. Rhodes
James Allen Rhodes (September 13, 1909 – March 4, 2001) was an American Republican politician who served as Governor of Ohio from 1963 to 1971 and again from 1975 to 1983. , Rhodes was one of only seven U.S. governors to serve four four-year ...
, who later became governor of the state.
Nicola served as the club's president until his death in 1993. More than a decade later, his son Sam Nicola Jr. took over the Touchdown Club.
On January 22, 2020, the president of the Touchdown Club of Columbus, Curt Boster, announced on the club's Facebook page the cancellation of the awards, citing difficulty of maintaining the event without a title sponsor.
Awards
The Touchdown Club of Columbus gives several awards to recognize outstanding athletes.
Sammy Baugh Trophy
The
Sammy Baugh
Samuel Adrian Baugh (March 17, 1914 – December 17, 2008) was an American professional football player and coach. During his college and professional careers, he most notably played quarterback, but also played as a safety and punter. He ...
Trophy is awarded annually to the nation's top collegiate passer.
* 1959 –
Dick Norman
Dick Norman (born 1 March 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Belgium. He achieved a degree of folk popularity among tennis fans due to his height (6 feet 8 inches), his left-handed power game and, in the last few years of h ...
, Stanford
* 1960 –
Harold Stephens, Hardin-Simmons
* 1961 –
Ron Miller, Wisconsin
* 1962 –
Don Trull
Donald Dean Trull (born October 20, 1941) is a former American football quarterback in the American Football League. Trull played football collegiately at Baylor University, where he was an All-American and twice won the Sammy Baugh Trophy as t ...
, Baylor
* 1963 –
Don Trull
Donald Dean Trull (born October 20, 1941) is a former American football quarterback in the American Football League. Trull played football collegiately at Baylor University, where he was an All-American and twice won the Sammy Baugh Trophy as t ...
, Baylor
* 1964 –
Jerry Rhome
Jerry Byron Rhome (born March 6, 1942) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Houston Oilers and Los Angeles Rams. He closed out his professional career with the ...
, Tulsa
* 1965 –
Steve Sloan
Stephen Charles Sloan (born August 19, 1944) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of Alabama from 1962 to 1965 and then played for two sea ...
, Alabama
* 1966 –
Bob Griese
Robert Allen Griese (pronounced ; born February 3, 1945) is a former American football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the American Football League's Miami Dolphins. Gries ...
, Purdue
* 1967 –
Terry Hanratty
Terrence Hugh Hanratty (born January 19, 1948) is a former American football quarterback who played in college at Notre Dame and in the National Football League during the 1960s and 1970s. He earned two Super Bowl rings as the backup quarterbac ...
, Notre Dame
* 1968 –
Chuck Hixson
Charles Oliver Hixson, Jr. (born 1947) is a former American football quarterback who played at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. After leading the nation in passing as a sophomore, he was awarded the Sammy Baugh Trophy in 1968. The ...
, SMU
* 1969 –
Mike Phipps
Michael Elston Phipps (born January 19, 1947) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. Phipps played college footbal ...
, Purdue
* 1970 –
Pat Sullivan, Auburn
* 1971 –
John Reaves
Thomas Johnson "John" Reaves (March 2, 1950 – August 1, 2017) was an American college and professional football player who was a quarterback for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and three seasons in the United States Football L ...
, Florida
* 1972 –
Don Strock
Donald Joseph Strock (born November 27, 1950) is a former American football player and coach. He played professionally as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Miami Dolphins (1973–1987), Cleveland Browns (1988), and Ind ...
, Virginia Tech
* 1973 –
Jesse Freitas, San Diego State
* 1974 –
Gary Scheide, Brigham Young
* 1975 –
Gene Swick
Gene Swick (born c. 1955) is an American former football player. He played college football as a quarterback for the University of Toledo from 1972 to 1975, and the Cleveland Browns selected Swick in the fourth round of the 1976 NFL Draft, but sub ...
, Toledo
* 1976 –
Tommy Kramer
Thomas Francis Kramer (born March 7, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) from 1977 to 1990. He played college football at Rice University and was selected by the Mi ...
, Rice
* 1977 –
Guy Benjamin
Guy Emory Benjamin (born June 27, 1955) is a former American football quarterback who played six seasons in the National Football League.
College career
Benjamin played high school football at James Monroe High School in North Hills, California ...
, Stanford
* 1978 –
Steve Dils
Stephen Whitfield "Steve" Dils (born December 8, 1955) is an American retired football quarterback who played 10 seasons in the National Football League.
College career
Dils played high school football at Fort Vancouver High School in Vancouver, ...
, Stanford
* 1979 –
Marc Wilson, Brigham Young
* 1980 –
Mark Herrmann
Mark Donald Herrmann (born January 8, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Herrmann played college football for the ...
, Purdue
* 1981 –
Jim McMahon
James Robert McMahon Jr. (born August 21, 1959) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, most notably with the Chicago Bears. McMahon played college football at BYU, where he wa ...
, Brigham Young
* 1982 –
John Elway
John Albert Elway Jr. (born June 28, 1960) is an American professional football executive and former quarterback who is the president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).
Elway played college f ...
, Stanford
* 1983 –
Steve Young
Jon Steven Young (born October 11, 1961) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. He also played for the Tampa Bay Buccane ...
, Brigham Young
* 1984 –
Robbie Bosco
Robbie Bosco (born January 11, 1963) is a former American football quarterback who played college football at Brigham Young University (BYU). He is a native of Roseville, California.
College career
In 1984, Bosco took over as starting quarterb ...
, Brigham Young
* 1985 –
Brian McClure
Brian McClure (born December 28, 1963) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Bowling Green.
College career
McClure played for the Falcons from 198 ...
, Bowling Green
* 1986 –
Vinny Testaverde
Vincent Frank Testaverde Sr. (; born November 13, 1963) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 21 seasons. He played college football at Miami, where he was an All-American and won the Hei ...
, Miami (FL)
* 1987 –
Don McPherson
Donald G. McPherson (born April 2, 1965) is a former National Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback. He spent seven seasons in the NFL and CFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Oilers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Ottawa Ro ...
, Syracuse
* 1988 –
Steve Walsh, Miami (FL)
* 1989 –
Jeff George
Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey.
Music
* DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes
* ...
, Illinois
* 1990 –
David Klingler
David Ryan Klingler (born February 17, 1969) is an associate professor of Bible exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary and a former American football quarterback.
College career
A 6-foot, 2-inch quarterback, Klingler rewrote numerous college p ...
, Houston
* 1991 –
Ty Detmer
Ty Hubert Detmer (born October 30, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He won the Heisman Trophy in 1990 while playing college football for the BYU Cougars. Detme ...
, Brigham Young
* 1992 –
Elvis Grbac
Elvis M. Grbac (born August 13, 1970) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, most notably with the Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football at Michigan, where he won the ...
, Michigan
* 1993 –
Trent Dilfer
Trent Farris Dilfer (born March 13, 1972) is a former American football quarterback and analyst who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He is best known as the starting quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens during their Su ...
, Fresno State
* 1994 –
Kerry Collins
Kerry Michael Collins (born December 30, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Collins was a member of six NFL teams, most notably the Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, ...
, Penn State
* 1995 –
Danny Wuerffel
Daniel Carl Wuerffel (born May 27, 1974) is a former college and professional American football quarterback. Wuerffel attended the University of Florida, where he was a prolific passer for the Florida Gators under head coach Steve Spurrier. Wuerf ...
, Florida
* 1996 –
Steve Sarkisian
Stephen Sarkisian (born March 8, 1974)Stephens, Ken. – "QB GENEALOGY – Steve Sarkisian is latest in long line of talented BYU quarterbacks". –
FUN FACT, Sarkisian’s father is actually Texas Tech Head Coach, Joey McGuire.
''Dallas Mo ...
, Brigham Young
* 1997 –
Ryan Leaf
Ryan David Leaf (born May 15, 1976) is a former American football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played for the San Diego Chargers and the Dallas Cowboys between 1998 and 2001, and also p ...
, Washington State
* 1998 –
Daunte Culpepper
Daunte Rachard Culpepper (born January 28, 1977) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at UCF and was selected ...
, Central Florida (UCF)
* 1999 –
Chad Pennington
James Chadwick Pennington (born June 26, 1976) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football at Marshall, where he won the Sammy Baugh Trophy, and was selecte ...
, Marshall
* 2000 –
Chris Weinke
Christopher Jon Weinke (born July 31, 1972) is an American football coach, former professional football player, and former professional baseball player. After spending six years in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league baseball system, he enrolle ...
, Florida State
* 2001 –
David Carr, Fresno State
* 2002 –
Kliff Kingsbury
Kliff Timothy Kingsbury (born August 9, 1979) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the head coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously a collegiate football coach from 2008 to ...
, Texas Tech
* 2003 –
B. J. Symons
Brian Jeffrey Symons (born November 19, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. Symons played professionally for the Houston Texans and the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), the Frankfurt Galaxy and Berlin Thunder in ...
, Texas Tech
* 2004 –
Stefan LeFors, Louisville
* 2005 –
Brady Quinn
Brayden Tyler "Brady" Quinn (born October 27, 1984) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football at Notre Dame, where he won the Maxwell Award, and w ...
, Notre Dame
* 2006 –
Colt Brennan
Colton James Brennan (August 16, 1983 – May 11, 2021) was an American football quarterback. He played college football for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, where he was a two-time, third-team All-American before being selected by the Washington ...
, Hawaii
* 2007 –
Graham Harrell
Graham Stanton Harrell (born May 22, 1985) is an American football coach and former quarterback, who is the current offensive coordinator for the Purdue Boilermakers. He played college football at Texas Tech from 2004 to 2008. He played in the C ...
, Texas Tech
* 2008 –
Sam Bradford
Samuel Jacob Bradford (born November 8, 1987) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, most notably with the St. Louis Rams and Minnesota Vikings. He was also a member of the P ...
, Oklahoma
* 2009 –
Case Keenum
Casey Austin Keenum (born February 17, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Houston, where he became the NCAA's all-time leader in total passing ...
, Houston
* 2010 –
Landry Jones
Matthew Landry Jones (born April 4, 1989) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Oklahoma, and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round (115th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. He also played for ...
, Oklahoma
* 2011 –
Case Keenum
Casey Austin Keenum (born February 17, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Houston, where he became the NCAA's all-time leader in total passing ...
, Houston
* 2012 –
Colby Cameron
Colby Cameron (born April 5, 1990) is an American football quarterback who played for the Fujitsu Frontiers of the X-League. He played college football at Louisiana Tech University.
Early years
Cameron was born in Newbury Park, California, to St ...
, Louisiana Tech
* 2013 –
Derek Carr
Derek Dallas Carr (born March 28, 1991) is an American football quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Fresno State, where he twice received first-team All- MWC honors, and wa ...
, Fresno State
* 2014 –
Brandon Doughty
Brandon Doughty (born October 6, 1991) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Western Kentucky and was their starting quarterback from 2013 to 2015.
Early years
Doughty attended North Broward Preparatory School ...
, Western Kentucky
* 2015 –
Matt Johnson, Bowling Green
* 2016 –
Patrick Mahomes
Patrick Lavon Mahomes II (born September 17, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). The son of former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Pat Mahomes, he initially played co ...
, Texas Tech
* 2017 –
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State
* 2018 –
Dwayne Haskins
Dwayne Haskins Jr. (May 3, 1997 – April 9, 2022) was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football at Ohio State, where he set the Big Ten Conference records fo ...
, Ohio State
Jim Brown Award
This honor goes to the NCAA's top running back, recently named for Hall of Famer
Jim Brown
James Nathaniel Brown (born February 17, 1936) is a former American football player, sports analyst and actor. He played as a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 through 1965. Considered to be one ...
.
* 1991 –
Vaughn Dunbar
Vaughn Allen Dunbar (born September 4, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers, and earned A ...
, Indiana
* 1992 –
Marshall Faulk
Marshall William Faulk (born February 26, 1973) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Rams. He is widely regarded as one of the grea ...
, San Diego State
* 1993 –
Brent Moss
Brent A. Moss (January 30, 1972 – November 13, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers from 1991–1994. Moss played ...
, Wisconsin
* 1994 –
Rashaan Salaam
Rashaan Iman Salaam (October 8, 1974 – December 5, 2016) was an American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons during the 1990s. Salaam played college football ...
, Colorado
* 1995 –
Eddie George
Edward Nathan George Jr. (born September 24, 1973) is an American football coach and former player who is the current head coach at Tennessee State. He played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, primarily f ...
, Ohio State
* 1996 –
Troy Davis
Troy Anthony Davis (October 9, 1968 – September 21, 2011) was a man convicted of and executed for the August 19, 1989 murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia. MacPhail was working as a security guard at a Burger King re ...
, Iowa State
* 1997 –
Ricky Williams
Errick Miron (born Errick Lynne Williams Jr.; May 21, 1977) is an American former football running back who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and one season in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
After playing baseball an ...
, Texas
* 1998 – Ricky Williams, Texas
* 1999 –
Ron Dayne
Ronald Dayne (born March 14, 1978) is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. Dayne played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers football, University of Wisco ...
, Wisconsin
* 2000 –
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tarshane Tomlinson (born June 23, 1979) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. After a successful college career with the TCU Horned Frogs, the San Diego Chargers se ...
, TCU
* 2001 –
Luke Staley,
BYU
Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S ...
* 2002 –
Larry Johnson,
Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campu ...
* 2003 –
Chris Perry,
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
* 2004 –
Adrian Peterson
Adrian Lewis Peterson (born March 21, 1985) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest running backs in football history. He played college football at Oklahoma, where he set the ...
,
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
* 2005 –
Reggie Bush
Reginald Alfred Bush Jr. (born March 2, 1985) is an American former football running back who now serves as an on-air college football analyst for Fox Sports. He played college football at USC, where he earned consensus All-American honors twi ...
,
USC
USC most often refers to:
* University of South Carolina, a public research university
** University of South Carolina System, the main university and its satellite campuses
**South Carolina Gamecocks, the school athletic program
* University of ...
* 2006 –
Darren McFadden
Darren McFadden (born August 27, 1987) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round with the fourth overall pick of the 2008 NFL Dra ...
,
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...
* 2007 – Darren McFadden, Arkansas
* 2008 –
Shonn Greene
Shonn Greene (born August 21, 1985) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the University of Iowa, where in 2008, he was recognized as a unanimous All-American and also won the Doak Walker Award and the Jim ...
,
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...
* 2009 –
Toby Gerhart
Tobin Bo Gunnar Gerhart (born March 28, 1987) is a former American football running back. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for Stanford University, and was a unanimous ...
, Stanford
* 2010 –
LaMichael James
LaMichael Keondrae "LaMike" James (born October 22, 1989) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the University of Oregon and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
...
, Oregon
* 2011 –
Montee Ball
Montee Ball Jr. (born December 5, 1990) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin, where he was twice recognized as the be ...
, Wisconsin
* 2012 – Montee Ball, Wisconsin
* 2013 –
Andre Williams Andre Williams may refer to:
* Andre Williams (musician)
* Andre Williams (American football)
* Andre Williams, British DJ better known as Shy FX
{{hndis, Williams, Andre ...
, Boston College
* 2014 –
Melvin Gordon
Melvin Gordon III (born April 13, 1993) is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin, and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the first roun ...
, Wisconsin
* 2015 –
Dalvin Cook
Dalvin James Cook (born August 10, 1995) is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State, where he finished his career as the school's all-time lea ...
, Florida State
* 2016 –
Donnel Pumphrey
Donnel Laray Pumphrey Jr. (born December 6, 1994) is a former American football running back. He played college football at San Diego State Aztecs football, San Diego State. Pumphrey is the official all-time leader in rushing yards in NCAA Divis ...
, San Diego State
* 2017 –
Bryce Love
Jonathan Bryce Love (born July 8, 1997) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Stanford and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft, although he ...
, Stanford
* 2018 –
Darrell Henderson
Darrell Henderson Jr. (born August 19, 1997) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Memphis, and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Early years
Henders ...
,
Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
Paul Warfield Trophy
Named for
Paul Warfield
Paul Dryden Warfield (born November 28, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 to 1977 for the Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins, except for a year in t ...
, this honor is given to the nation's top collegiate
wide receiver.
* 1991 –
Desmond Howard
Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football at Michigan, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a senior. Howard w ...
, Michigan
* 1992 –
O. J. McDuffie
Otis James McDuffie (born December 2, 1969) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for Penn State University, a ...
, Penn State
* 1993 –
David Palmer, Alabama
* 1994 –
Michael Westbrook
Michael Deanailo Westbrook (born July 7, 1972) is a former American college and professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and is also a former mixed martial artist. Westbrook pla ...
, Colorado
* 1995 –
Keyshawn Johnson
Joseph Keyshawn Johnson (born July 22, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons.
He played college football for the University of Southern Calif ...
, USC
* 1996 –
Marcus Harris, Wyoming
* 1997 –
Randy Moss
Randy Gene Moss (born February 13, 1977) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee ...
, Marshall
* 1998 –
Troy Edwards
Troy Edwards (born April 7, 1977) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for Louisiana Tech University, became o ...
, Louisiana Tech
* 1999 –
Peter Warrick
Peter L. Warrick (born June 19, 1977) is an American former college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He played college football at Florida State University, and was reco ...
, Florida State
* 2000 –
Santana Moss
Santana Terrell Moss (born June 1, 1979) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons. He played college football for the University of Miami, where he earned All-American hon ...
, Miami
* 2001 –
Jabar Gaffney, Florida
* 2002 –
Charles Rogers, Michigan State
* 2003 –
Larry Fitzgerald
Larry Darnell Fitzgerald Jr. (born August 31, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver. Fitzgerald played in the National Football League for 17 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at University of Pittsburg ...
, Pittsburgh
* 2004 –
Braylon Edwards
Braylon Jamel Edwards (born February 21, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Michigan, earned unanimous All-American honors, and was recognize ...
, Michigan
* 2005 –
Dwayne Jarrett
Dwayne Jarrett (born September 11, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and was recogniz ...
, USC
* 2006 –
Calvin Johnson
Calvin Johnson Jr., (born September 29, 1985) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons with the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Georgia Tech, where he twice ...
, Georgia Tech
* 2007 –
Michael Crabtree
Michael Alex Crabtree Jr. (born September 14, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football at Texas Tech, where he was a two-time unanimous All-Am ...
, Texas Tech
* 2008 – Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
* 2009 –
Jordan Shipley
Jordan Shipley (born December 23, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver. Shipley played college football for the University of Texas, and received consensus All-American recognition. He was picked by the Cincinnati Bengals in the t ...
, Texas
* 2010 –
Justin Blackmon
Justin Carl Blackmon (born January 9, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Oklahoma State, where he was twice recognized as a consensus All-American, before being drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars ...
, Oklahoma State
* 2011 – Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
* 2012 –
Marqise Lee
Marqise Lee (born November 25, 1991) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC, where he was the 2012 Bilet ...
, USC
* 2013 –
Davante Adams
Davante Lavell Adams (born December 24, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Fresno State, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the s ...
, Fresno State
* 2014 –
Amari Cooper
Amari Cooper (born June 17, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, where he was the Biletnikoff Award winner as the nation's top receiv ...
, Alabama
* 2015 –
Roger Lewis
Roger Lewis (born 26 February 1960) is a Welsh academic, biographer and journalist.
Biography
Lewis was raised in Bedwas, Monmouthshire, and educated at Bassaleg School in Newport. He then attended the University of St Andrews, graduating MA, ...
, Bowling Green
* 2016 –
Corey Davis, Western Michigan
* 2017 –
Anthony Miller, Memphis
* 2018 –
Rondale Moore
Rondale DaSean Moore (born June 9, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue, and was drafted by the Cardinals in the second round of the ...
,
Purdue
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...
Jim Parker Trophy
Given yearly to the top collegiate
offensive lineman
In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line, while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line. A numbe ...
. Named for Ohio State great and Hall of Famer
Jim Parker.
* 1991 –
Greg Skrepenak
Gregory Andrew Skrepenak (born January 31, 1970) is an American former county commissioner in Pennsylvania and retired professional football player. He was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles/Oakland R ...
, Michigan
* 1992 –
Lincoln Kennedy
Tamerlane Lincoln Kennedy (born Tamerlane Fizel Kennedy Jr.; February 12, 1971) is a former football offensive tackle. He played college football at Washington, and was recognized as a consensus All-American.
A first-round selection in the 19 ...
, Washington
* 1993 –
Aaron Taylor, Notre Dame
* 1994 –
Zach Wiegert
Zachary Allen Wiegert (born August 16, 1972) is a former American college and professional football player who was a guard and offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons. He played college football for the Unive ...
, Nebraska
* 1995 –
Jonathan Ogden
Jonathan Phillip Ogden (born July 31, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle and spent his entire career with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football ...
, UCLA
* 1996 –
Orlando Pace
Orlando Lamar Pace (born November 4, 1975) is a former American football tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the St. Louis Rams. Pace played college football at Ohio State, where he twice recei ...
, Ohio State
* 1997 –
Aaron Taylor, Nebraska
* 1998 –
Matt Stinchcomb
Matthew Douglas Stinchcomb (born June 3, 1977) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the University ...
, Georgia
* 1999 –
Chris McIntosh
Chris McIntosh (born February 20, 1977) is an American college athletics administrator, businessman, and former professional American football player who is the current athletic director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
After a standout c ...
, Wisconsin
* 2000 –
Steve Hutchinson, Michigan
* 2001 –
Bryant McKinnie
Bryant Douglas McKinnie (born September 23, 1979) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at the University of Miami, where he was twice recognized as an All-American.
He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings ...
, Miami
* 2002 –
Brett Romberg
Brett Christopher Romberg (born October 10, 1979) is a former American football center who last played for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Miami, earned consensus All-Am ...
, Miami
* 2003 –
Shawn Andrews
Shawn Cornelius Andrews (born December 25, 1982) is a former American football offensive lineman who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of ...
, Arkansas
* 2004 –
Jammal Brown
Jammal Filbert Brown (born March 30, 1981) is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the University of Oklahoma, and received unanimous All- ...
, Oklahoma
* 2005 –
Greg Eslinger
Greg Eslinger (born April 23, 1983) is a former American college and professional American football center. He played college football for the University of Minnesota, received consensus All-American honors, and was recognized as the best col ...
, Minnesota
* 2006 –
Joe Thomas, Wisconsin
* 2007 –
Jake Long
Jake Edward Long (born May 9, 1985) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Michigan, where he was a two-time consensus All-American, and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins first overall in the 2008 NFL Dr ...
, Michigan
* 2008 –
Andre Smith, Alabama
* 2009 –
Russell Okung
Russell Okung ( ; born October 7, 1988) is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football for Oklahoma State University, and was twice recognized as an All-American. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks ...
, Oklahoma State
* 2010 –
Gabe Carimi
Gabriel Andrew Carimi ( ; born June 13, 1988) is a former American football guard. Carimi had 49 starts at left tackle in his four-year Wisconsin Badgers college career, which culminated at the 2011 Rose Bowl. He was awarded the 2010 Outland Tr ...
, Wisconsin
* 2011 –
Barrett Jones
Barrett A. Jones (born May 25, 1990) is a former American football guard. He played college football at Alabama, and was drafted by the Rams in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Early years
Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He atten ...
, Alabama
* 2012 –
Luke Joeckel
Luke Tobias Joeckel (; born November 6, 1991) is a former American football offensive lineman. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars second overall in the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M, starting all 37 games at lef ...
, Texas A&M
* 2013 –
Cyril Richardson
Cyril Joseph Richardson (born December 27, 1990) is a former American football Guard (American football), guard. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Baylor Bears football, ...
, Baylor
* 2014 –
Reese Dismukes, Auburn
* 2015 –
Landon Turner
Landon Turner (born May 15, 1993) is an American football Guard (gridiron football), guard who is currently a free agent. He played college football at North Carolina Tar Heels football, North Carolina. His uncle Jim Braxton played professional ...
, North Carolina
* 2016 -
Pat Elflein, Ohio State
* 2017 -
Billy Price, Ohio State
* 2018 -
Jonah Williams, Alabama
Bill Willis Trophy
Named for
Bill Willis, this award is given yearly to the top collegiate
defensive lineman
In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line, while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line. A numbe ...
.
* 1991 –
Steve Emtman
Steven Charles Emtman (born April 16, 1970) is a former professional American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Washington and was selected first overall by ...
, Washington
* 1992 –
Micheal Barrow
Micheal Colvin Barrow (born April 19, 1970) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons. He played college football for the University of Miami, a ...
, Miami
* 1993 –
Dan Wilkinson
Daniel Raymon Wilkinson (born March 13, 1973) is a former American football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. Nicknamed "Big Daddy", he played college football at Ohio State, where he received co ...
, Ohio State
* 1994 –
Warren Sapp
Warren Carlos Sapp (born December 19, 1972) is an American former football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sapp played college football at Miami, where h ...
, Miami
* 1995 –
Tedy Bruschi
Tedy Lacap Bruschi (; born June 9, 1973) is a former professional American football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, who currently serves as the senior advisor to the head coach at University of A ...
, Arizona
* 1996 –
Grant Wistrom
Grant Alden Wistrom (born July 3, 1976) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. Wistrom played college football for the University of Nebras ...
, Nebraska
* 1997 –
Andre Wadsworth
Andre Wadsworth (born October 19, 1974) is a former football defensive end. He played College football for Florida State University, and earned All-American honors. He was selected in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Arizona Card ...
, Florida State
* 1998 – Tom Burke (American football), Tom Burke, Wisconsin
* 1999 – Corey Moore, Virginia Tech
* 2000 – Jamal Reynolds, Florida State
* 2001 – Julius Peppers, North Carolina
* 2002 – Terrell Suggs, Arizona State
* 2003 – Tommie Harris, Oklahoma
* 2004 – Erasmus James, Wisconsin
* 2005 – Elvis Dumervil, Louisville
* 2006 – Quinn Pitcock, Ohio State
* 2007 – George Selvie, South Florida
* 2008 – Brian Orakpo, Texas
* 2009 – Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
* 2010 – Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
* 2011 – Whitney Mercilus, Illinois
* 2012 – John Simon (defensive lineman), John Simon, Ohio State
* 2013 – Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
* 2014 – Joey Bosa, Ohio State
* 2015 – Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
* 2016 – Ed Oliver (American football), Ed Oliver, Houston
* 2017 – Christian Wilkins, Clemson
* 2018 – Quinnen Williams, Alabama Crimson Tide football, Alabama
Jack Lambert Trophy
Named for Jack Lambert (American football), Jack Lambert, this award is given yearly to the top collegiate linebacker.
* 1991 – Erick Anderson, Michigan
* 1992 – Marvin Jones (linebacker), Marvin Jones, Florida State
* 1993 – Trev Alberts, Nebraska
* 1994 – Derrick Brooks, Florida State; Dana Howard (American football), Dana Howard, Illinois (tie)
* 1995 – Simeon Rice, Illinois
* 1996 – Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
* 1997 – Andy Katzenmoyer, Ohio State
* 1998 – Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M
* 1999 – LaVar Arrington, Penn State
* 2000 – Dan Morgan, Miami
* 2001 – Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma
* 2002 – E. J. Henderson, Maryland
* 2003 – Jonathan Vilma, Miami
* 2004 – Derrick Johnson, Texas
* 2005 – A. J. Hawk, Ohio State
* 2006 – Patrick Willis, Ole Miss
* 2007 – James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
* 2008 – James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
* 2009 – Rolando McClain, Alabama
* 2010 – Von Miller, Texas A&M
* 2011 – Luke Kuechly, Boston College
* 2012 – Jarvis Jones, Georgia
* 2013 – Khalil Mack, Buffalo
* 2014 – Scooby WScooby Wright III, Arizona
* 2015 – Joe Schobert, Wisconsin
* 2016 – Ben Boulware, Clemson
* 2017 – Josey Jewell, Iowa
* 2018 – Josh Allen (linebacker), Josh Allen, Kentucky
Jack Tatum Trophy
Since 1991, the Jack Tatum Trophy is given yearly to the top collegiate defensive back. Named after the legendary Jack Tatum
* 1991 – Terrell Buckley, Florida State
* 1992 – Deon Figures, Colorado
* 1993 – Antonio Langham, Alabama
* 1994 – Bobby Taylor (American football), Bobby Taylor, Notre Dame
* 1995 – Lawyer Milloy, Washington
* 1996 – Chris Canty (defensive back), Chris Canty, Kansas State
* 1997 – Charles Woodson, Michigan
* 1998 – Antoine Winfield Sr., Antoine Winfield, Ohio State
* 1999 – Tyrone Carter, Minnesota
* 2000 – Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin
* 2001 – Roy Williams (safety), Roy Williams, Oklahoma
* 2002 – Mike Doss, Ohio State
* 2003 – Sean Taylor, Miami
* 2004 – Antrel Rolle, Miami
* 2005 – Jimmy F. Williams, Jimmy Williams, Virginia Tech
* 2006 – Reggie Nelson, Florida
* 2007 – Aqib Talib, Kansas
* 2008 – Eric Berry, Tennessee
* 2009 – Eric Berry, Tennessee
* 2010 – Patrick Peterson, LSU
* 2011 – David Amerson, North Carolina State
* 2012 – Ed Reynolds (safety), Ed Reynolds, Stanford
* 2013 – Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State
* 2014 – Gerod Holliman, Louisville
* 2015 – Desmond King (American football), Desmond King, Iowa
* 2016 – Tarvarus McFadden, Florida State
* 2017 – Josh Jackson (cornerback), Josh Jackson, Iowa
* 2018 – Grant Delpit, LSU
Archie Griffin Award
The Archie Griffin Award signifies college football's most valuable player for the entire season. It is named in honor of the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner, Archie Griffin of Ohio State Buckeyes football, Ohio State.
* 1999 – Michael Vick, Virginia Tech
* 2000 – Josh Heupel, Oklahoma
* 2001 – Ken Dorsey, Miami (FL)
* 2002 – Ken Dorsey, Miami (FL)
* 2003 – Matt Leinart, USC
* 2004 – Matt Leinart, USC
* 2005 – Vince Young, Texas
* 2006 – Troy Smith, Ohio State
* 2007 – Pat White (gridiron football), Pat White, West Virginia
* 2008 – Colt McCoy, Texas
* 2009 –
Toby Gerhart
Tobin Bo Gunnar Gerhart (born March 28, 1987) is a former American football running back. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for Stanford University, and was a unanimous ...
, Stanford
* 2010 – Andrew Luck, Stanford
* 2011 –
Montee Ball
Montee Ball Jr. (born December 5, 1990) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin, where he was twice recognized as the be ...
, Wisconsin
* 2012 – Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
* 2013 – Jameis Winston, Florida State
* 2014 – Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State
* 2015 – Deshaun Watson, Clemson
* 2016 – Sam Darnold, USC
* 2017 – McKenzie Milton, UCF
* 2018 – Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
Chic Harley Award
Named for Chic Harley, this award is presented to the College Football Player of the Year.
* 1955 – Howard Cassady, Ohio State
* 1956 – Paul Hornung, Notre Dame
* 1957 – John David Crow, Texas A&M
* 1958 – Billy Cannon, LSU
* 1959 – Billy Cannon, LSU
* 1960 – Joe Bellino, Navy
* 1961 – Ernie Davis, Syracuse
* 1962 – Terry Baker, Oregon State
* 1963 – Roger Staubach, Navy
* 1964 – Bob Timberlake (football player), Bob Timberlake, Michigan
* 1965 – Mike Garrett, USC
* 1966 – Steve Spurrier, Florida
* 1967 – Gary Beban, UCLA
* 1968 – O. J. Simpson, USC
* 1969 – Steve Owens (American football), Steve Owens, Oklahoma
* 1970 – Jim Plunkett, Stanford
* 1971 –
Pat Sullivan, Auburn
* 1972 – Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska
* 1973 – John Cappelletti, Penn State
* 1974 – Archie Griffin, Ohio State
* 1975 – Archie Griffin, Ohio State
* 1976 – Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh
* 1977 – Earl Campbell, Texas
* 1978 – Billy Sims, Oklahoma
* 1979 – Charles White (American football), Charles White, USC
* 1980 – George Rogers (American football), George Rogers, South Carolina
* 1981 – Marcus Allen, USC
* 1982 – Herschel Walker, Georgia
* 1983 – Mike Rozier, Nebraska
* 1984 – Doug Flutie, Boston College
* 1985 – Bo Jackson, Auburn
* 1986 – Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
* 1987 – Chris Spielman, Ohio State
* 1988 – Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State
* 1989 – Anthony Thompson (American football), Anthony Thompson, Indiana
* 1990 – Greg Lewis (running back), Greg Lewis, Washington
* 1991 –
Desmond Howard
Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football at Michigan, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a senior. Howard w ...
, Michigan
* 1992 – Gino Torretta, Miami
* 1993 – Charlie Ward, Florida State
* 1994 –
Rashaan Salaam
Rashaan Iman Salaam (October 8, 1974 – December 5, 2016) was an American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons during the 1990s. Salaam played college football ...
, Colorado
* 1995 –
Eddie George
Edward Nathan George Jr. (born September 24, 1973) is an American football coach and former player who is the current head coach at Tennessee State. He played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, primarily f ...
, Ohio State
* 1996 –
Troy Davis
Troy Anthony Davis (October 9, 1968 – September 21, 2011) was a man convicted of and executed for the August 19, 1989 murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia. MacPhail was working as a security guard at a Burger King re ...
, Iowa State
* 1997 – Charles Woodson, Michigan
* 1998 –
Ricky Williams
Errick Miron (born Errick Lynne Williams Jr.; May 21, 1977) is an American former football running back who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and one season in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
After playing baseball an ...
, Texas
* 1999 –
Ron Dayne
Ronald Dayne (born March 14, 1978) is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. Dayne played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers football, University of Wisco ...
, Wisconsin
* 2000 – Josh Heupel, Oklahoma
* 2001 – Ken Dorsey, Miami
* 2002 – Ken Dorsey, Miami
* 2003 –
Larry Fitzgerald
Larry Darnell Fitzgerald Jr. (born August 31, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver. Fitzgerald played in the National Football League for 17 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at University of Pittsburg ...
, Pittsburgh
* 2004 –
Reggie Bush
Reginald Alfred Bush Jr. (born March 2, 1985) is an American former football running back who now serves as an on-air college football analyst for Fox Sports. He played college football at USC, where he earned consensus All-American honors twi ...
, USC
* 2005 –
Reggie Bush
Reginald Alfred Bush Jr. (born March 2, 1985) is an American former football running back who now serves as an on-air college football analyst for Fox Sports. He played college football at USC, where he earned consensus All-American honors twi ...
, USC
* 2006 – Troy Smith, Ohio State
* 2007 – Tim Tebow, Florida
* 2008 –
Sam Bradford
Samuel Jacob Bradford (born November 8, 1987) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, most notably with the St. Louis Rams and Minnesota Vikings. He was also a member of the P ...
, Oklahoma
* 2009 – Colt McCoy, Texas
* 2010 – Cam Newton, Auburn
* 2011 – Robert Griffin III, Baylor
* 2012 – Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
* 2013 – Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois
* 2014 – Marcus Mariota, Oregon
* 2015 – Christian McCaffrey, Stanford
* 2016 – Deshaun Watson,
Clemson
* 2017 – Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
* 2018 –
Dwayne Haskins
Dwayne Haskins Jr. (May 3, 1997 – April 9, 2022) was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football at Ohio State, where he set the Big Ten Conference records fo ...
, Ohio State
Kellen Moore Award
Previously called the Quarterback of the Year Award, this accolade differs from Sammy Baugh Trophy in that it goes to top quarterback, rather than the top passer. Its name was changed to its current identity in 2012, honoring two-time winner Kellen Moore, who became the FBS all-time leader in wins by a quarterback after going 50–3 as the starter at Boise State Broncos football, Boise State.
* 1991 – Casey Weldon, Florida State
* 1992 – Rick Mirer, Notre Dame
* 1993 – Charlie Ward, Florida State
* 1994 –
Kerry Collins
Kerry Michael Collins (born December 30, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Collins was a member of six NFL teams, most notably the Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, ...
, Penn State
* 1995 – Tommie Frazier, Nebraska
* 1996 –
Danny Wuerffel
Daniel Carl Wuerffel (born May 27, 1974) is a former college and professional American football quarterback. Wuerffel attended the University of Florida, where he was a prolific passer for the Florida Gators under head coach Steve Spurrier. Wuerf ...
, Florida
* 1997 – Peyton Manning, Tennessee
* 1998 – Tim Couch, Kentucky
* 1999 – Joe Hamilton (American football), Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech
* 2000 – Josh Heupel, Oklahoma
* 2001 – Ken Dorsey, Miami
* 2002 – Ken Dorsey, Miami
* 2003 – Jason White (American football), Jason White, Oklahoma
* 2004 – Matt Leinart, USC
* 2005 – Matt Leinart, USC
* 2006 – Troy Smith, Ohio State
* 2007 – Tim Tebow, Florida
* 2008 –
Sam Bradford
Samuel Jacob Bradford (born November 8, 1987) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, most notably with the St. Louis Rams and Minnesota Vikings. He was also a member of the P ...
, Oklahoma
* 2009 – Colt McCoy, Texas
* 2010 – Kellen Moore, Boise State
* 2011 – Kellen Moore, Boise State
* 2012 – Collin Klein, Kansas State
* 2013 – A. J. McCarron, Alabama
* 2014 – Trevone Boykin, TCU
* 2015 – Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
* 2016 – Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
* 2017 – J. T. Barrett, Ohio State
* 2018 –
Dwayne Haskins
Dwayne Haskins Jr. (May 3, 1997 – April 9, 2022) was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football at Ohio State, where he set the Big Ten Conference records fo ...
, Ohio State
Ozzie Newsome Award
Named for Ozzie Newsome, this award is presented annually to the top collegiate tight end.
* 2006 – Matt Spaeth, Minnesota
* 2007 – Travis Beckum, Wisconsin
* 2008 – Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma
* 2009 – Aaron Hernandez, Florida
* 2010 – Michael Egnew, Missouri
* 2011 – Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
* 2012 – Zach Ertz, Stanford
* 2013 – Jace Amaro, Texas Tech
* 2014 – Nick O'Leary, Florida State
* 2015 – Jake Butt, Michigan
* 2016 – Evan Engram, Mississippi
* 2017 – Mark Andrews (American football), Mark Andrews, Oklahoma
* 2018 – T. J. Hockenson, Iowa
Woody Hayes Trophy
Named for Woody Hayes, this award recognizes the top collegiate coach.
* 1977 – Lou Holtz, 1977 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Arkansas
* 1978 – Joe Paterno, 1978 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Penn State
* 1979 – Earle Bruce, 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Ohio State
* 1980 – Vince Dooley, 1980 Georgia Bulldogs football team, Georgia
* 1981 – Danny Ford, 1981 Clemson Tigers football team, Clemson
* 1982 – Joe Paterno, 1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Penn State
* 1983 – Tom Osborne, 1983 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Nebraska
* 1984 – Don James (American football), Don James, 1984 Washington Huskies football team, Washington
* 1985 – Bo Schembechler, 1985 Michigan Wolverines football team, Michigan
* 1986 – Joe Paterno, 1986 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Penn State
* 1987 – Dick MacPherson, 1987 Syracuse Orangemen football team, Syracuse
* 1988 – Lou Holtz, 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Notre Dame
* 1989 – ''no award''
* 1990 – Bobby Ross, 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Georgia Tech
* 1991 – Don James, 1991 Washington Huskies football team, Washington
* 1992 – Dennis Erickson, 1992 Miami Hurricanes football team, Miami
* 1993 – Don Nehlen, 1993 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, West Virginia
* 1994 – Tom Osborne, 1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Nebraska
* 1995 – Gary Barnett, 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Northwestern
* 1996 – Bruce Snyder, 1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Arizona State
* 1997 – Lloyd Carr, 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team, Michigan
* 1998 – Phillip Fulmer, 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Tennessee
* 1999 – Frank Beamer, 1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Virginia Tech
* 2000 – Bob Stoops, 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Oklahoma
* 2001 – Ralph Friedgen, 2001 Maryland Terrapins football team, Maryland
* 2002 – Jim Tressel, 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Ohio State
* 2003 – Bob Stoops, 2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Oklahoma
* 2004 – Urban Meyer, 2004 Utah Utes football team, Utah
* 2005 – Joe Paterno, 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Penn State
* 2006 – Jim Tressel, 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Ohio State
* 2007 – Mark Mangino, 2007 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Kansas
* 2008 – Mike Leach (American football coach), Mike Leach, 2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Texas Tech
* 2009 – Gary Patterson, 2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team, TCU
* 2010 – Jim Harbaugh, 2010 Stanford Cardinal football team, Stanford
* 2011 – Bill Snyder, 2011 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Kansas State
* 2012 – Urban Meyer, 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Ohio State
* 2013 – Gus Malzahn, 2013 Auburn Tigers football team, Auburn
* 2014 – Gary Patterson, 2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team, TCU
* 2015 – Kirk Ferentz, 2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Iowa
* 2016 – James Franklin (American football coach), James Franklin, 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Penn State
* 2017 – Scott Frost, 2017 UCF Knights football team, UCF
* 2018 – Dabo Swinney, 2018 Clemson Tigers football team, Clemson
Freshman of the Year
Given yearly to the top college football newcomer.
* 2001 – Anthony Davis (running back, born 1982), Anthony Davis, Wisconsin
* 2002 – Maurice Clarett, Ohio State
* 2003 – Chris Leak, Florida
* 2004 –
Adrian Peterson
Adrian Lewis Peterson (born March 21, 1985) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest running backs in football history. He played college football at Oklahoma, where he set the ...
, Oklahoma
* 2005 – Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern
* 2006 – Colt McCoy, Texas
* 2007 –
Michael Crabtree
Michael Alex Crabtree Jr. (born September 14, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football at Texas Tech, where he was a two-time unanimous All-Am ...
, Texas Tech
* 2008 – Julio Jones, Alabama
* 2009 – Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh
* 2010 – Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina
* 2011 – Sammy Watkins (American football), Sammy Watkins, Clemson
* 2012 – Todd Gurley, Georgia
* 2013 – Christian Hackenberg, Penn State
* 2014 – Samaje Perine, Oklahoma
* 2015 – Tanner Mangum, BYU
* 2016 – Jalen Hurts, Alabama
* 2017 – J. K. Dobbins, Ohio State
* 2018 – Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
Vlade Award
Named in honor of Vlade Janakievski, one of the most accurate placekickers in Ohio State football history, this award is given yearly to the most accurate college football kicker.
* 2010 – Alex Henery, Nebraska
* 2011 – Brett Maher (American football), Brett Maher, Nebraska
* 2012 – Jeremy Shelley, Alabama
* 2013 – Roberto Aguayo, Florida State
* 2014 – Roberto Aguayo, Florida State
* 2015 – Aidan Schneider, Oregon
* 2016 – Tyler Davis (placekicker), Tyler Davis, Penn State
* 2017 – Matt Gay, Utah
* 2018 – Andre Szmyt, Syracuse
Paul Brown Trophy
Named for Paul Brown, this trophy is presented annually to the National Football League, NFL Coach of the Year.
* 1971 – George Allen (American football coach), George Allen, Washington Redskins
* 1972 – Don Shula, Miami Dolphins
* 1973–76 no awards
* 1977 – Red Miller, Denver Broncos
* 1978 – Dick Vermeil, Philadelphia Eagles
* 1979 – Chuck Noll, Pittsburgh Steelers
* 1980 – Leeman Bennett, Atlanta Falcons
* 1981 – Sam Rutigliano, Cleveland Browns
* 1982 – Forrest Gregg, Cincinnati Bengals
* 1983 – Joe Gibbs, Washington Redskins
* 1985 – Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears
* 1986 – Marty Schottenheimer, Cleveland Browns
* 1987 – Tom Landry, Dallas Cowboys
* 1988 – Marv Levy, Buffalo Bills
* 1989 – Bill Walsh (American football coach), Bill Walsh, San Francisco 49ers
* 1990 – Lindy Infante, Green Bay Packers
* 1991 – Wayne Fontes, Detroit Lions
* 1992 – Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh Steelers
* 1993 – Dan Reeves, New York Giants
* 1994 – Bill Parcells, New England Patriots
* 1995 – Dom Capers, Carolina Panthers
* 1996 – Mike Shanahan, Denver Broncos
* 1997 – Marty Schottenheimer, Kansas City Chiefs
* 1998 – Dan Reeves, Atlanta Falcons
* 1999 – Dick Vermeil, St Louis Rams
* 2000 – Jim Haslett, New Orleans Saints
* 2001 – Dick Jauron, Chicago Bears
* 2002 – Andy Reid, Philadelphia Eagles
* 2003 – Bill Belichick, New England Patriots
Joe F. Carr Trophy
Named for Joseph Carr, this trophy was presented annually (from 1955–1978) to the National Football League, NFL Player of the Year. This award is not to be confused with the original Joe F. Carr Trophy which was the official National Football League MVP award from 1938–46. However, both trophies are named after Carr, a former NFL commissioner.
* 1955 – Fred "Curly" Morrison, Cleveland Browns
* 1956 – Rick Casares, Chicago Bears,
* 1957 – Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts
* 1958 –
Jim Brown
James Nathaniel Brown (born February 17, 1936) is a former American football player, sports analyst and actor. He played as a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 through 1965. Considered to be one ...
, Cleveland Browns
* 1959 – Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts
* 1960 – Norm Van Brocklin, Philadelphia Eagles
* 1961 – Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packers
* 1962 – Jim Taylor (fullback), Jim Taylor, Green Bay Packers
* 1963 – Y. A. Tittle, New York Giants
* 1964 – Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts
* 1965 – Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns
* 1966 – Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers
* 1967
** NFL – Johnny Unitas, History of the Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Colts
** AFL – Daryle Lamonica, Oakland Raiders
* 1968
** NFL – Leroy Kelly, Cleveland Browns
** AFL – Lance Alworth, San Diego Chargers
* 1969
** NFL – Roman Gabriel, Los Angeles Rams
** AFL – Daryle Lamonica, Oakland Raiders
* 1970 – George Blanda, Oakland Raiders
* 1971 –
Bob Griese
Robert Allen Griese (pronounced ; born February 3, 1945) is a former American football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the American Football League's Miami Dolphins. Gries ...
, Miami Dolphins
* 1972 – Larry Brown (running back), Larry Brown, Washington Redskins
* 1973 – O. J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills
* 1974 – Ken Stabler, Oakland Raiders
* 1975 – O. J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills
* 1976 – Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys
* 1977 – Walter Payton, Chicago Bears
* 1978 – Earl Campbell, Houston Oilers
* 1979 – Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers
* 1980 – Brian Sipe, Cleveland Browns
* 1981 – Ken Anderson (quarterback), Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals
Sam B. Nicola Trophy
Named for the club's founder, this trophy is presented annually to the National High School Player of the Year.
* 1981 – Kevin Wilhite, Cordova, CA
* 1982 – Robert Banks, Hampton, VA
* 1983 – Chris Spielman, Massilon, OH
* 1984 – Ned Bolcar, Phillipsburg, NJ
* 1985 –
Jeff George
Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey.
Music
* DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes
* ...
, Indianapolis, IN
* 1986 – Emmitt Smith, Pensacola, FL
* 1987 – Todd Marinovich, Mission Viejo, CA
* 1988 – Alonzo Spellman, Mt Holly, NJ
* 1989 – Robert Smith (running back), Robert Smith, Euclid, OH
* 1990 – Marquette Smith, Winter Park, FL
* 1991 – Chris Walsh (American football), Chris Walsh, Concord, CA
* 1992 – Ron Powlus, Berwick, PA
* 1993 – Lamont Green, Miami, FL
* 1994 – Dan Kendra III, Morgantown, WV
* 1995 – Andy Katzenmoyer, Westerville, OH
* 1996 – Grant Irons, Middleburg Heights, OH
* 1997 – Ronald Curry, Ron Curry, Hampton, VA
* 1998 – Mike Doss, Canton, OH
* 1999 – DJ Williams, Sacramento, CA
* 2000 – Joe Mauer, St. Paul, MN
* 2001 – Maurice Clarett, Youngstown, OH
* 2002 – Chris Leak, Charlotte, NC
* 2003 – Ted Ginn Jr., Cleveland, OH
* 2004 – Ryan Perrilloux, LaPlace, LA
* 2005 –
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, Columbus, OH
* 2006 – Myron Rolle, Princeton, NJ
* 2007 – Jimmy Clausen, Thousand Oaks, CA
* 2008 – Terrelle Pryor, Jeanette, PA
* 2009 – Lamarcus Joyner, Miami, FL
* 2010 – Malcolm Brown, Brenham, TX
* 2011 – Johnathan Gray, Aledo, TX
* 2012 – Max Browne, Sammamish, WA
* 2012 – Vernon Hargreaves III, Manchester, CO
* 2013 – Elijah Hood, Charlotte, NC
* 2014 – Josh Rosen, Bellflower, CA
* 2015 – Jacob Eason, Lake Stevens, WA
* 2016 – Alex Huston, Springfield, MO
* 2017 – Zamir White, Laurinburg, NC
* 2018 – Ryan Hilinski, Orange, CA
James A. Rhodes Trophy
The James A. Rhodes Trophy is awarded annually to the Ohio High School player of the year. It is named for former Governor of Ohio James A. Rhodes, who was state auditor when he made the suggestion that led to the founding of the Touchdown Club of Columbus.
* 1969 – Steve Mauger, Massillon
* 1970 – Ted McNulty, Upper Arlington
* 1971 – Rick Middleton, Delaware Hayes
* 1972 – Archie Griffin, Eastmoor
* 1973 – Mike Gayles, Cincinnati Princeton
* 1974 – Ted Bell, Youngstown Mooney
* 1975 – John Ziepler, Warren Harding
* 1976 – Joe Portale, St Edward
* 1977 – Tim Koegel, Cincinnati Moeller
* 1978 – Art Schlichter, Miami Trace
* 1979 – Ken Roundtree, Cincinnati Moeller
* 1980 – Eric Ellington, Cincinnati Moeller
* 1981 – Mark Brooks, Cincinnati Moeller
* 1982 – Tony Grant, Fremont Ross
* 1983 – Hiawatha Francisco, Cincinnati Moeller
* 1984 – Chris Spielman, Massillon
* 1985 – Mark Kamphous, Cincinnati Moeller
* 1986 – Jeff Davidson, Westerville North
* 1987 – Carlos Snow, Cincinnati Academy
* 1988 – Ronald Howe, Zanesville
* 1989 – Roger Harper, Columbus Independence
* 1990 – Robert Smith (running back), Robert Smith, Euclid
* 1991 – Korey Stringer, Warren Harding
* 1992 – Mike Vrabel, Walsh Jesuit
* 1993 – Dee Miller, Springfield
* 1994 – Charles Woodson, Fremont Ross
* 1995 – Andy Katzenmoyer, Westerville South
* 1996 – Derek Combs, Grove City
* 1997 – Tony Fisher (American football), Tony Fisher, Euclid
* 1998 – Mike Doss, Canton McKinley
* 1999 – Bam Childress, Brandon Childress, Cleveland Chanel
* 2000 – Jeff Backes, Upper Arlington
* 2000 – Maurice Hall, Columbus Brookhaven
* 2001 – Justin Zwick, Massillon Washington
* 2001 – Maurice Clarett, Warren Harding
* 2002 – Donte Whitner, Cleveland Glenville
* 2003 – Ted Ginn Jr., Cleveland Glenville
* 2004 – Jamario O'Neal, Cleveland Glenville
* 2005 – Beanie Wells, Chris Wells, Akron Garfield
* 2006 – Brandon Saine, Piqua
* 2007 – Jake Stoneburner, Dublin Coffman
* 2008 – Zach Boren, Pickerington Central
* 2009 – Braxton Miller, Huber Heights Wayne
* 2010 – Braxton Miller, Huber Heights Wayne
* 2011 – Maty Mauk, Kenton
* 2012 – Mitchell Trubisky, Mitch Trubisky, Mentor
* 2013 – Grant Sherman, Kenton
* 2014 – Joe Burrow, Athens
* 2015
* 2016 – Daniel Bangura, Harvest Prep
* 2017 – Isaiah Bowser, Sidney
* 2018 – Mark Waid, Girard
Male Athlete of the Year
* 2007 – Dalton Carriker, Little League World Series
* 2008 – Myron Rolle, Florida State football
* 2009 – Jake Coffman, Northern Illinois
* 2010 – Owen Marecic, Stanford football
* 2011 – Chandler Harnish, Northern Illinois football
* 2012 – Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M football
* 2013 – Keenan Reynolds (American football), Keenan Reynolds, Navy football
* 2014 – Logan Stieber, Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling, Ohio State wrestling
* 2015 – Reggie Owens, South Carolina State
* 2016 – Andrew Beckwith, 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team, Coastal Carolina baseball
* 2017 – Shaquem Griffin, 2017 UCF Knights football team, UCF football
* 2018 – Antwan Dixon, 2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football team, Kent State football
Female Athlete of the Year
* 2007 – Courtney Kupets, Georgia
* 2008 – Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech
* 2009 – Megan Hodge, Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball, Penn State volleyball
* 2010 – Katie Spotz, adventurer
* 2011
* 2012 – Kayla Harrison, judo (Olympic gold medalist)
* 2013 – Micha Hancock, Penn State
* 2014 – Lauren Hill (basketball), Lauren Hill, 2014 Hiram vs. Mount St. Joseph women's basketball game, Mount St. Joseph basketball
* 2015 – Margo Greer, Arizona
* 2016
* 2017 – Sabrina Anderson, Slippery Rock
President's Award
* 2011 – Jordan White, Western Michigan University
* 2011 – Ross Franklin, Johnstown High School
* 2012 – Zac Dysert, Miami University
* 2013 – Ryan Switzer, North Carolina
* 2013 – Cartel Brooks, Heidelberg College
* 2014 – Cardale Jones, Ohio State University
* 2015 – Kody Kasey, Georgetown College
* 2016 – Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee
* 2018 – Jeff Monken, Army West Point
TDC Lifetime Achievement Award
The Touchdown Club also gives the annual TDC Lifetime Achievement Award to a selected athlete.
* 1991 – Olga Korbut, Olympic Gymnastics
* 1992 – Nadia Comăneci, Olympic Gymnastics
* 1993 – Evander Holyfield, Boxing
* 1994 – Jerry Lucas, Basketball Hall of Fame
* 1995 – Sparky Anderson, Baseball Hall of Fame
* 1996 – Bobby Hull, Hockey Hall of Fame
* 1997 – Jim Brown, Football Hall of Fame
* 1998 – George Steinbrenner, New York Yankees
* 1999
* 2000 – Lamar Hunt, American Football League
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003 – Hopalong Cassady, College Football Hall of Fame
* 2004 – Joe Nuxhall, Baseball
* 2005
* 2006 – John Havlicek, Basketball Hall of Fame
* 2006 – Bevo Francis, Basketball
* 2007
* 2008 – Chuck Ealey, Football
* 2009 – Archie Griffin, College Football Hall of Fame
* 2010 – Coach Chris Ault, College Football Hall of Fame
* 2011 – Coach Chuck Kyle, Football
* 2012 – Coach Tom Osborne, College Football Hall of Fame
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015 – Coach Don Donoher, Football
* 2016 – Peter Hanson, Ohio State volleyball
* 2017 – Larry Kehres, Mount Union Purple Raiders football, Mount Union football
* 2018 – Katie Smith, List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Naismith and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Women's Basketball Halls of Fame
FCS Player of the Year
* 2011 – Timothy Flanders, 2011 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Sam Houston State
* 2012 – Taylor Heinicke, 2012 Old Dominion Monarchs football team, Old Dominion
* 2013 – Terrance West, 2013 Towson Tigers football team, Towson
* 2014 – Marshaun Coprich, 2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team, Illinois State
* 2015 – Eli Jenkins, 2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team, Jacksonville State
* 2016 – Gage Gubrud, 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Eastern Washington
* 2017 – Jeremiah Briscoe, 2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Sam Houston State
* 2018 – Devlin Hodges, 2018 Samford Bulldogs football team, Samford
See also
*Bert Bell Award
*Maxwell Football Club
*Washington D.C. Touchdown Club
*Kansas City Committee of 101 Awards
*National Football League Most Valuable Player Award
*NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award
*NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award
*UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year
*UPI NFC Player of the Year
References
External links
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{{NFL awards
College football awards organizations
1956 establishments in Ohio