Glenn Davis Award

Last updated

The Glenn Davis Award is given annually since 1987 by the Los Angeles Times to the best high school football player in the Los Angeles area. It is named after Glenn Davis, the 1946 Heisman Trophy winner, who prepped at Bonita High School in La Verne, California and Cal Poly Pomona in Pomona, California. Davis led the Bonita Bearcats to a 39-6 win over Newport Harbor in the 1942 CIF Southern Section final by scoring five touchdowns.

Contents

1989 winner Kevin Copeland died of heart failure during a game on October 6, 1989, and won the Award posthumously. [1]

Past winners

SeasonPlayerPositionHigh schoolCollege
1987 Russell White RB Crespi Carmelite California
1988 Derek Brown RB Servite Nebraska
1989Kevin Copeland WR Dorsey
1990 John Walsh QB Carson BYU
1991Billy BlantonQB Mater Dei San Diego State
1992 Travis Kirschke DT Esperanza UCLA
1993Glenn ThompkinsQB Eisenhower UCLA
1994 Daylon McCutcheon RB/DB Bishop Amat Memorial USC
1995 Chris Claiborne LB/RB John W. North USC
1996 Antoine Harris TE/DE Loyola USC
1997 DeShaun Foster RB/DB Tustin UCLA
1998 Chris Lewis QB Long Beach Polytechnic Stanford
1999 Matt Grootegoed RB/LBMater DeiUSC
2000 Tyler Ebell RB Ventura UCLA
2001 Hershel Dennis RBLong Beach PolytechnicUSC
2002 Whitney Lewis WR St. Bonaventure USC
2003Brigham Harwell DL/FB Los Altos UCLA
2004 DeSean Jackson WRLong Beach PolytechnicCalifornia
2005 Toby Gerhart RB Norco Stanford
2006 Aaron Corp QB Lutheran USC
2007 Matt Barkley QBMater DeiUSC
2008 Taylor Martinez QB Centennial Nebraska
2009 Cody Fajardo QBServite Nevada
2010 De'Anthony Thomas RB/CB Crenshaw Oregon
2011 Su'a Cravens RB/WR/LB Vista Murrieta USC
2012 Thomas Duarte WR/LBMater DeiUCLA
2013Jaleel Wadood S St. John Bosco UCLA
2014 Josh Rosen QBSt. John BoscoUCLA
2015Mique JuarezLB North High [2] UCLA
2016Wyatt DavisOLSt. John BoscoOhio State [3]
2017 J. T. Daniels QBMater DeiUSC/Georgia/West Virginia/Rice [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Occidental College</span> Liberal arts college in Los Angeles, California, United States

Occidental College is a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887 as a coeducational college by clergy and members of the Presbyterian Church, it became non-sectarian in 1910. It is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast of the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Claremont, California</span> City on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, California, United States

Claremont is a suburban city on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, California, United States, 30 miles (48 km) east of downtown Los Angeles. It is in the Pomona Valley, at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 34,926, and in 2019 the estimated population was 36,266.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">La Verne, California</span> City in California, United States

La Verne is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 31,334 at the 2020 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pomona, California</span> City in California, United States

Pomona is a city in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. Pomona is located in the Pomona Valley, between the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 151,713. The main campus of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, also known as Cal Poly Pomona, lies partially within Pomona's city limits, with the rest being located in the neighboring unincorporated community of Ramona.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hacienda Heights, California</span> Place in California, United States

Hacienda Heights is an unincorporated suburban community in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the community had a total population of 54,191, up from 54,038 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the Census Bureau has defined Hacienda Heights as a census designated place (CDP). It is the second largest CDP in Los Angeles County by area, behind Topanga, and the county's fourth largest CDP by population.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glenn Davis (halfback)</span> American football player (1924–2005)

Glenn Woodward Davis was an American professional football halfback who played for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He is best known for his college football career for the Army Cadets from 1943 to 1946, where he was known as "Mr. Outside". He was named a consensus All-American once, named unanimous All-American twice, and in 1946 won the Heisman Trophy and was named Sporting News Player of the Year and Associated Press Athlete of the Year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Polytechnic School (California)</span> Private K–12 school in Pasadena, California, United States

Polytechnic School, often referred to simply as Poly, is a college preparatory private day school located in Pasadena, California with approximately 850 students enrolled in grades Kindergarten through 12.

The E.W. Copeland Trophy is an Australian rules football award given by the Collingwood Football Club to the player adjudged best and fairest for Collingwood during the year.

Matthew Arthur Grootegoed is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the University of Southern California, and was recognized as an All-American. He was signed by the NFL's Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2005, and also played for the CFL's Calgary Stampeders in 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John David Booty</span> American football player (born 1985)

John David Booty is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at USC and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Damien High School</span> Private, all-boys school in La Verne, , California, USA

Damien High School is an all-boys Roman Catholic high school in La Verne, in the U.S. state of California, named for Saint Damien of Molokai. It is located in and operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, part of the tri-school community including St. Lucy's Priory High School and Pomona Catholic High School.

Pomona Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic, co-ed middle school and all-girls high school in Pomona, California, established in 1898. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It is a part of the tri-school community existing between St. Lucy's Priory High School and Damien High School.

Bonita High School is a high school located in the city of La Verne, California in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Opened in 1903, it was the first high school in the Bonita Unified School District. It moved to its current campus in 1959. The majority of its students come from Ramona Middle School, which is also located in La Verne. The Bearcat athletic teams compete in the Palomares League of the CIF Southern Section.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fontana High School</span> Public school in Fontana, California , United States

Fontana High School (FOHI) is a secondary public school in Fontana, California in the Fontana Unified School District. Fontana High serves grades 9 through 12.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fili Moala</span> American football player (born 1985)

Siaosi Toutoupau'u "Fili" Moala is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Southern California, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Misty Copeland</span> American ballet dancer (born 1982)

Misty Danielle Copeland is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. On June 30, 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morphosis Architects</span> American architectural firm

Morphosis Architects is an interdisciplinary architectural and design practice based in Los Angeles and New York City.

Wayne Allen Carter is a former American football running back. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots in 1975 and 1976 after playing college football for the USC Trojans.

The 1982 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented California State Polytechnic University, Pomona as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Roman Gabriel, Cal Poly Pomona compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 322 to 138 for the season. The Broncos played home games at Kellogg Field in Pomona, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bryce Young</span> American football player (born 2001)

Bryce Christopher Young is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, setting the school record for most passing yards in a single game (559) and winning several player of the year awards in 2021, including the Heisman Trophy. Young was selected first overall by the Panthers in the 2023 NFL Draft.

References