Florida State Seminoles football annual team awards

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These are the Florida State Seminoles football annual team award recipients.

Bob Crenshaw and Monk Bonasorte awards

The Biletnikoff Award is named after FSU alum Fred Biletnikoff. Fred Biletnikoff.jpg
The Biletnikoff Award is named after FSU alum Fred Biletnikoff.

The Tallahassee Quarterback Club [1] sponsors an award, known as the Bob Crenshaw Award that is given in memory of a special Seminole football player whose courage and fighting spirit was an inspiration to others.

The award is given in the memory of Robert E. (Bob) Crenshaw who played football from 1952 to 1955. The 175 pounds offensive lineman was the captain of the team in 1954 and a student leader. He was killed in a jet crash in 1958. [2] The plaque's inscription reads: "To the football player with the Biggest Heart." The recipient is chosen by his teammates as the man who best exemplifies the qualities that made Bob Crenshaw an outstanding football player and person. Following the 2016 season, the award is given to offensive players.

YearNamePosition
1958Al Ulmer G
1959Ramon Rogers C
1960Abner Bigbie FB
1961Paul Andrews FB
1962Jim Sims T
1964Larry Brinkley FB
1964Dick Hermann LB
1965Howard Ehler DB
1966Ed Pope G
1967Kim Hammond QB
1968Billy Gunter RB
1969Stan Walker G
1970Bill Lohse LB
1971Bill Henson DT
1972David Snell DB
1973Steve Bratton DE
1974Jeff Gardner OG
1975Lee Nelson DB
1976Joe Camps DB
1977Aaron Carter LB
1978Scott Warren DE
1979Greg Futch OT
1980Monk Bonasorte DB
1981Barry Voltapetti OT
1982Blair Williams QB
1983Ken Roe LB
1984 Todd Stroud NG
1985Pete Panton TE
1986Greg Newell FS
1987Mark Salva C
1988Jason Kuipers OG
1989Tony Yeomans OG
1990 Lawrence Dawsey WR
1991 Dan Footman DE
1992Robbie Baker C
1993Jon Nance NG
1994Steve Gilmer S
Enzo Armella NG
1995Todd Rebol LB
1996Connell Spain DT
1997 Greg Spires DE
1998Troy Saunders CB
1999Reggie Durden CB
2000Patrick Newton LB
2001Bradley Jennings LB
2002 Anquan Boldin WR
2003David Castillo C
2004 Bryant McFadden CB
2005 Andre Fluellen DT
2006Darius McClure S
2007Anthony Houllis S
2008Ryan McMahon C
2009Ryan McMahon C
Markus White DE
2010 Andrew Datko OT
2011 EJ Manuel QB
Lamarcus Joyner S
2012Telvin Smith LB
Devonta Freeman RB
2013Devonta Freeman RB
Lamarcus Joyner DB
2014 Josue Matias OG
Eddie Goldman DT
2015Kareem Are OG
Reggie Northrup LB
2016 Deondre Francois QB
2017Derrick Kelley OG
2018Derrick Kelley OG
2019 James Blackman QB
2021Jordan Wilson TE
2022Mycah Pittman WR
Camren McDonald TE

Beginning in 2017, The Tallahassee Quarterback Club [1] began sponsoring another award, known as the Monk Bonasorte Award. The award is given in the memory of Monk Bonasorte who played football from 1977 to 1980. He would later return to the university to work in the athletic department before dying of cancer. The award is given to defensive players and the recipient is also chosen by his teammates as the man who best exemplifies the qualities that made Monk Bonasorte an outstanding football player as well as person.

YearNamePosition
2017 Josh Sweat DE
2018Dontavious Jackson LB
2019 Marvin Wilson DT
2021Keir Thomas DE
2022Kalen DeLoach LB
Tatum Bethune LB

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References

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