The Dick Howser Trophy is bestowed annually to the national

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player of the year. The award is named after former collegiate and

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(MLB) player and manager

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, who died of brain cancer in 1987 at the age of 51. In that same year, the award was established by friends of Howser and presented to Mike Fiore, the inaugural winner. It is considered to be the Heisman Trophy of college baseball. Six winners of the Dick Howser Trophy are members of the

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. Four winners—

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, David Price,

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, and Adley Rutschman—went on to become the first overall MLB draft pick. Jason Jennings,

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, and

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went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award several years after winning the Dick Howser Trophy.

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is the only award winner to pitch a no-hitter, while

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holds the record for most games with home runs from both sides of the plate. Furthermore, seventeen players won the

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alongside the Dick Howser Trophy.

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is the only player to win the trophy more than once. The winners from 1987 to 1998 were selected by the

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(ABCA). The

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(NCBWA) became the voting body in 1999, and now presents the award together with the

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Chamber of Commerce in

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. The most recent recipient of the award is

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External links

National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) official websiteCollege Baseball Foundation official websiteAmerican Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) official website
{{featured list College baseball player of the year awards in the United States Awards established in 1987

Winners

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