Chicago Tribune Silver Football

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Chicago Tribune Silver Football
Tim Lowry receiving the Chicago Tribune Silver Football (1).jpg
Tim Lowry receiving the 1925 season's trophy
Awarded for Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference
Country United States
Presented by Chicago Tribune
History
First award1924
Most recent Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
Website http://www.chicagotribune.com

The Chicago Tribune Silver Football is awarded by the Chicago Tribune to the college football player determined to be the best player from the Big Ten Conference. [1] The award has been presented annually since 1924, when Red Grange of Illinois was the award's first recipient. [1] In 2022, the Chicago Tribune announced a new partnership with the Union League Club of Chicago, where it is currently housed. [2]

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A vote of Big Ten head football coaches determines the winner of the Silver Football. [1] Each coach submits a two-player ballot with a first and second choice, and coaches cannot vote for players on their own team. [1] The first-place vote receives two points and the second-place vote receives one point. [1]

Coaches and media of the Big Ten also make annual selections for additional individual honors.

Recipients

The Silver Football award has been presented annually since 1924. [3] [1]

YearPlayerTeamPositionNotes
1924 Red Grange Illinois HB
1925 Tim Lowry Northwestern C
1926 Benny Friedman Michigan QB
1927 Ken Rouse ChicagoC
1928 Chuck Bennett IndianaHB
1929 Bill Glassgow IowaHB
1930 Wes Fesler Ohio State TE Ohio State head coach (1947-1950)
1931 Clarence Munn Minnesota G/FB Michigan State head coach (1947-1953)
1932 Harry Newman MichiganQB
1933 Joe Laws IowaQB
1934 Pug Lund MinnesotaHB
1935 Jay Berwanger ChicagoHBHeisman Trophy winner
1936 Vern Huffman IndianaHB/QBAll-American in football and basketball
1937 Corbett Davis IndianaFB
1938 Howard Weiss WisconsinFB
1939 Nile Kinnick IowaHB Heisman Trophy winner
1940 Tom Harmon MichiganHBHeisman Trophy winner
1941 Jack Graf Ohio StateQB/FB
1942 Dave Schreiner WisconsinTE Killed in action during World War II
1943 Otto Graham NorthwesternQB Washington Redskins head coach (1966-1968), NFL MVP (1951, 1953, 1955)
1944 Les Horvath Ohio StateHB/QBHeisman Trophy winner
1945 Ollie Cline Ohio StateFB
1946 Alex Agase IllinoisG Northwestern head coach (1964-1972), Purdue head coach (1973-1976)
1947 Bump Elliott MichiganHB Michigan head coach (1959–1968)
1948 Art Murakowski NorthwesternFB
1949 Red Wilson WisconsinTE
1950 Vic Janowicz Ohio StateHBHeisman Trophy winner
1951 Bill Reichardt IowaFB
1952 Paul Giel MinnesotaHB
1953First two-time winner, UPI Player of the Year
1954 Alan Ameche WisconsinFBHeisman Trophy winner, UPI Player of the Year
1955 Howard Cassady Ohio StateHBHeisman Trophy winner, UPI Player of the Year, AP Male Athlete of the Year
1956 Ken Ploen IowaQB
1957 Jim Pace MichiganHB
1958 Randy Duncan IowaQB
1959 Bill Burrell IllinoisG
1960 Tom Brown MinnesotaG/DL
1961 Sandy Stephens MinnesotaQB
1962 Ron Vander Kelen WisconsinQB
1963 Dick Butkus Illinois LB Two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year
1964 Bob Timberlake MichiganQB
1965 Jim Grabowski Illinois RB
1966 Bob Griese PurdueQB NFL MVP (1971)
1967 Leroy Keyes PurdueRB
1968 Ron Johnson MichiganRB
1969 Mike Phipps PurdueQB
1970 Mike Adamle NorthwesternRB
1971 Eric Allen Michigan StateRB
1972 Otis Armstrong PurdueRB
1973 Archie Griffin Ohio StateRB
1974Heisman Trophy winner, UPI Player of the Year, Sporting News Player of the Year
1975 Cornelius Greene Ohio StateQB
1976 Rob Lytle MichiganRB
1977 Larry Bethea Michigan State DE
1978 Rick Leach MichiganQB
1979 Tim Clifford IndianaQB
1980 Mark Herrmann PurdueQB
1981 Art Schlichter Ohio StateQB AFL MVP (1990)
1982 Anthony Carter Michigan WR First wide receiver to win the award
1983 Don Thorp Illinois DL
1984 Keith Byars Ohio StateRB
1985 Chuck Long IowaQB San Diego State head coach (2006-2008)
1986 Jim Harbaugh MichiganQB NFL Coach of the Year (2011), Michigan head coach (2015–2023)
1987 Lorenzo White Michigan StateRB
1988 Anthony Thompson IndianaRB
1989
1990 Nick Bell IowaRB
1991 Desmond Howard MichiganWRHeisman Trophy winner, UPI Player of the Year, Sporting News Player of the Year, Super Bowl MVP (XXXI)
1992 Lee Gissendaner NorthwesternWR
1993 Brent Moss WisconsinRB
1994 Kerry Collins Penn StateQB
1995 Eddie George Ohio StateRBHeisman Trophy winner
1996 Orlando Pace Ohio State OT
1997 Charles Woodson Michigan CB Heisman Trophy winner, NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2009)
1998 Joe Germaine Ohio StateQB
1999 Ron Dayne WisconsinRBHeisman Trophy winner, NCAA all-time leading rusher, AP Player of the Year, Sporting News Player of the Year
2000 Drew Brees PurdueQBSuper Bowl MVP (XLVI), NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2008, 2011), AP Male Athlete of the Year (2010), Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (2010), Walter Payton Man of the Year (2006)
2001 Antwaan Randle El IndianaQB
2002 Brad Banks IowaQBAP Player of the Year
2003 Chris Perry MichiganRB
2004 Braylon Edwards MichiganWR
2005 Michael Robinson Penn StateQB
2006 Troy Smith Ohio StateQBHeisman Trophy winner, AP Player of the Year, Sporting News Player of the Year
2007 Rashard Mendenhall IllinoisRB
2008 Shonn Greene IowaRB
2009 Daryll Clark Penn StateQB
Brandon Graham MichiganDE
2010 Denard Robinson MichiganQB
2011 Montee Ball WisconsinRB
2012 Braxton Miller Ohio StateQB
2013
2014 Melvin Gordon WisconsinRB
2015 Ezekiel Elliott Ohio StateRB
2016 J. T. Barrett Ohio StateQB
Saquon Barkley Penn StateRB
2017Saquon BarkleyPenn StateRB
2018 Dwayne Haskins Ohio StateQB
2019 Chase Young Ohio StateDE Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year (2020), NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2020)
2020 Justin Fields Ohio StateQB
2021 Aidan Hutchinson MichiganDE
2022 Blake Corum MichiganRB
2023 Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio StateWR

Winners by school

SchoolWinnersFirstMost recent
Ohio State 23 Wes Fesler, 1930 Marvin Harrison Jr., 2023
Michigan 19 Benny Friedman, 1926 Blake Corum, 2022
Iowa 10 Bill Glassgow, 1929 Shonn Greene, 2008
Wisconsin 9 Howard Weiss, 1938 Melvin Gordon, 2014
Illinois 7 Red Grange, 1924 Rashard Mendenhall, 2007
Indiana 7 Chuck Bennett, 1928 Antwaan Randle El, 2001
Minnesota 6 Clarence Munn, 1931 Sandy Stephens, 1961
Purdue 6 Bob Griese, 1966 Drew Brees, 2000
Northwestern 5 Tim Lowry, 1925 Lee Gissendaner, 1992
Penn State 5 Kerry Collins, 1994 Saquon Barkley, 2017
Michigan State 3 Eric Allen, 1971 Lorenzo White, 1987
Chicago 2 Ken Rouse, 1927 Jay Berwanger, 1935
Maryland 0none
Nebraska
Rutgers

Winners by position

OffenseDefense
PositionTotalLastPositionTotalLast
Running back (HB, RB) 40 Blake Corum, Mich., 2022 Defensive line (DL, DE, DT) 6 Aidan Hutchinson, Mich., 2021
Quarterback (QB) 35 Justin Fields, OSU, 2020 Defensive back (DB, S, CB) 1 Charles Woodson, Mich., 1997
Offensive line (OT, G, C) 7 Orlando Pace, OSU, 1996 Linebacker (LB) 1 Dick Butkus, Ill.,1963
Fullback (FB) 8 Alan Ameche, Wisc., 1954
Wide receiver (WR) 5 Marvin Harrison Jr., OSU, 2023
Tight end (TE) 3 Red Wilson, Wisc., 1949

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rosenthal, Phil (December 3, 2009). "Chicago Tribune Silver Football, the Big Ten's MVP award, is headed to TV". Tower Ticker. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Chicago Tribune Announces Silver Football Awardee and New Partnership With Union League Club of Chicago". www.newswire.com. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  3. ↑ "Past Silver Football winners - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune .
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