Given to the number 1 quarterback in the nation by the
Davey O'Brien Educational and Charitable Trust of Fort Worth.
Year - player/school
2007 - Tim Tebowm Florida
2006 - Troy Smith, Ohio State
2005 - Vince Young, Texas
2004 - Jason White, Oklahoma
2003 - Jason White, Oklahoma
2002 - Brad Banks, Iowa
2001 - Eric Crouch, Nebraska
2000 - Chris Weinke, Florida State
1999 - Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech
1998 - Michael Bishop, Kansas State
1997 - Peyton Manning, Tennessee
1996 - Danny Wuerffel, Florida
1995 - Danny Wuerffel, Florida
1994 - Kerry Collins, Penn State
1993 - Charlie Ward, Florida State
1992 - Gino Toretta, Miami FL
1991 - Ty Detmer, Brigham Young
1990 - Ty Detmer, Brigham Young
1989 - Andre Ware, Houston
1988 - Troy Aikman, UCLA
1987 - Don McPherson, Syracuse
1986 - Vinny Testaverde, Miami FL
1985 - Chuck Long, Iowa
1984 - Doug Flutie, Boston College
1983 - Steve Young, Brigham Young
1982 - Todd Blackledge, Penn State
1981 - Jim McMahon, Brigham Young
Originally known as the Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy,
honoring the outstanding football player in the Southwest Conference
1980 - Mike Singletary (LB) Baylor
1979 - Mike Singletary (LB) Baylor
1978 - Billy Sims (RB) Oklahoma
1977 - Earl Campbell (RB) Texas