Awarded to the best college player by the 
Downtown Athletic Club of New York City.
	
  
Year - player (pos.) school (yr.)
2007 - Tim Tebow (QB) Florida (Soph)
2006 - Troy Smith (QB) Ohio State (Sr.)
2005 - Reggie Bush (RB) Southern California (Jr.)
2004 - Matt Leinart (QB) Southern California (Jr.)
2003 - Jason White (QB) Oklahoma (Sr.)
2002 - Carson Palmer (QB) Southern California (Sr.)
2001 - Eric Crouch (QB) Nebraska (Sr.) 
2000 - Chris Weinke (QB) Florida State (Sr.) 
1999 - Ron Dayne (RB) Wisconsin (Sr.) 
1998 - Ricky Williams (RB) Texas (Sr.) 
1997 - Charles Woodson (CB) Michigan (Jr.) 
1996 - Danny Wuerffel (QB) Florida (Sr.) 
1995 - Eddie George (RB) Ohio State (Sr.) 
1994 - Rashaan Salaam (RB) Colorado (Jr.) 
1993 - Charlie Ward (QB) Florida State (Sr.) 
1992 - Gino Torretta (QB) Miami FL (Sr.) 
1991 - Desmond Howard (WR) Michigan (Jr.) 
1990 - Ty Detmer (QB) Brigham Young (Jr.) 
1989 - Andre Ware (QB) Houston (Jr.) 
1988 - Barry Sanders (RB) Oklahoma State (Jr.) 
1987 - Tim Brown (WR) Notre Dame (Sr.) 
1986 - Vinny Testaverde (QB) Miami FL (Sr.) 
1985 - Bo Jackson (HB) Auburn (Sr.) 
1984 - Doug Flutie (QB) Boston College (Sr.) 
1983 - Mike Rozier (RB) Nebraska (Sr.) 
1982 - Hershel Walker (RB) Georgia (Jr.) 
1981 - Marcus Allen (RB) Southern California (Sr.) 
1980 - George Rogers (HB) South Carolina (Sr.) 
1979 - Charles White (RB) Southern California (Sr.) 
1978 - Billy Sims (HB) Oklahoma (Jr.) 
1977 - Earl Campbell (FB) Texas (Sr.) 
1976 - Tony Dorsett (RB) Pittsburgh (Sr.) 
1975 - Archie Griffin (RB) Ohio State (Sr.) 
1974 - Archie Griffin (RB) Ohio State (Jr.) 
1973 - John Cappelletti (RB) Penn State (Sr.) 
1972 - Johnny Rodgers (FL) Nebraska (Sr.) 
1971 - Pat Sullivan (QB) Auburn (Sr.) 
1970 - Jim Plunkett (QB) Stanford (Sr.) 
1969 - Steve Owens (FB) Oklahoma (Sr.) 
1968 - O. J. Simpson (RB) Southern California (Sr.) 
1967 - Gary Beban (QB) UCLA (Sr.) 
1966 - Steve Spurrier (QB) Florida (Sr.) 
1965 - Mike Garrett (HB) Southern California (Sr.) 
1964 - John Huarte (QB) Notre Dame (Sr.) 
1963 - Roger Staubach (QB) Navy (Jr.) 
1962 - Terry Baker (QB) Oregon State (Sr.) 
1961 - Ernie Davis (HB) Syracuse (Sr.) 
1960 - Joe Bellino (HB) Navy (Sr.) 
1959 - Billy Cannon (HB) Louisiana State (Sr.) 
1958 - Pete Dawkins (HB) Army (Sr.) 
1957 - John David Crow (HB) Texas A&M (Sr.) 
1956 - Paul Hornung (QB) Notre Dame (Sr.) 
1955 - Howard Cassady (HB) Ohio State (Sr.) 
1954 - Alan Ameche (FB) Wisconsin (Sr.) 
1953 - John Lattner (HB) Notre Dame (Sr.) 
1952 - Billy Vessels (HB) Oklahoma (Sr.) 
1951 - Dick Kazmaier (HB) Princeton (Sr.) 
1950 - Vic Janowicz (HB) Ohio State (Jr.) 
1949 - Leon Hart (E) Notre Dame (Sr.) 
1948 - Doak Walker (HB) Southern Methodist (Jr.) 
1947 - John Lujack (QB) Notre Dame (Sr.) 
1946 - Glenn Davis (HB) Army (Sr.) 
1945 - Doc Blanchard (FB) Army (Jr.) 
1944 - Les Horvath (QB) Ohio State (Sr.) 
1943 - Angelo Bartelli (QB) Notre Dame (Sr.) 
1942 - Frank Sinkwich (HB) Georgia (Sr.) 
1941 - Bruce Smith (HB) Minnesota (Sr.) 
1940 - Tom Harmon (HB) Michigan (Sr.) 
1939 - Nile Kinnick (HB) Iowa (Sr.) 
1938 - Davey O'Brien (QB) Texas Christian (Sr.) 
1937 - Clint Frank (HB) Yale (Sr.) 
1936 - Larry Kelley (E) Yale (Sr.) 
1935 - Jay Berwanger (HB) Chicago (Sr.)