Harrison H. Kennedy Award

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The Harrison H. Kennedy Award, often known simply as the Kennedy Award, is a high school sports award named for the late Wheeling, West Virginia native Harry H. Kennedy. It is given annually to the West Virginia High School Football Player of the Year as voted on by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. It is awarded every spring at the annual Victory Awards Dinner. It is the second oldest statewide award, second only to the Hardman Award, which is presented to the Amateur Athlete of the Year. [1]

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Winners

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YearWinnerClassSchoolPosition
1947Darrell Patrick ShiresJr.HintonRB
1948Randy BroylesSr.Woodrow WilsonRB
1949Henry (Hoppy) ShoresSr.Stonewall JacksonRB-DB
1950Jim EarlySr.ParkersburgRB
1951Dale BoydSr.Huntington VinsonQB
1952Don GriffithSr.Stonewall JacksonQB
1953Bob BarrettSr.BarboursvilleRB
1954Noel WhipkeySr.CharlestonRB-LB
1955Ronald (Tags) MeredithSr.St. AlbansQB
1956Johnny FryeSr.Huntington EastQB
1957Jim BargelohSr.ParkersburgRB
1958Larry DrakeSr.Fairmont SeniorRB
1959Fred ColvardSr.LoganQB
1960Bob KelleySr.WeirRB-DB
1961Paul AllenSr.HuntingtonRB
1962Joe WhiteSr.Charleston CatholicRB
1963Jim SmithbergerSr.WelchDB-RB
1964Frank CrinitiSr.Charleston CatholicRB
1965Melvin WalkerSr.DunbarQB
1966No Award
1967No Award
1968David MorrisSr.WayneDB-RB
1969Kerry MarburySr.MonongahRB-DB
1970Rick HurtSr.CharlestonQB
1971Rick PettySr.WilliamstownRB-DB
1972Danny WilliamsJr.DuPontQB
1973Danny WilliamsSr.DuPontQB
1974Robin LyonsSr.Herbert HooverRB-LB
1975 Robert Alexander Jr.South CharlestonRB
1976 Robert Alexander Sr.South CharlestonRB
1977Mike EstesSr.George WashingtonQB
1978 Curt Warner Sr.PinevilleRB-DB
1979Tim StephensSr.Parkersburg SouthQB
1980David BayerSr.George WashingtonRB
1981John KoontzSr.PetersburgRB-DB
1982Brad KingSr.North MarionRB
1983Tony JohnsonSr.MorgantownRB
1984Joel WilsonSr.SistersvilleRB-LB
1985Ted KesterSr.WinfieldLB-RB
1986Jeff SwisherSr.SistersvilleRB
1987Jed DrenningSr.Tucker CountyQB
1988Keith JeterSr.WeirRB-DB
1989David MayfieldSr.MorgantownDB-RB
1990Eric McGheeSr.Wheeling CentralRB-DB
1991Darryl JohnsonSr.Wheeling ParkRB
1992Mark CisarJr.MagnoliaQB-DB
1993Mark CisarSr.MagnoliaQB-DB
1994 Randy Moss Sr.DuPontWR-DB
1995Frank AlivetoSr.HedgesvilleRB-LB
1996 J. R. House Soph.NitroQB
1997Chris YuraJr.MorgantownRB-DB
1998 (tie) J. R. House Sr.NitroQB
1998 (tie) Quincy Wilson Sr.WeirRB-DB
1999Todd MosbySr.MusselmanQB-LB-DB
2000Mark WigalSr.MorgantownRB-DB
2001Marc KimesSr.ParkersburgQB-DB
2002Brandon BarrettJr.MartinsburgWR-DB
2003Brandon BarrettSr.MartinsburgWR-DB
2004Nate SowersSr.MartinsburgQB-DB
2005Josh CulbertsonSr.NitroRB-DB
2006Kyle AllardSr.Fairmont SeniorQB
2007Jordan RobertsSr.ScottRB
2008Will ColeSr.BluefieldQB
2009Tyler HarrisJr.South CharlestonQB-LB
2010Justin Fox [3] Sr.MagnoliaQB-DB
2011 Ryan Switzer Jr.George WashingtonRB-DB
2012 Ryan Switzer Sr.George WashingtonRB-DB
2013Chazzy ThomasSr.MorgantownRB
2014Kashuan HaleySr.CapitalRB
2015Tyrhee PrattSr.CapitalQB
2016Jeremy DillonJr.Mingo CentralQB-S
2017Latrell “Mookie” CollierSr.BluefieldRB-DB
2018Connor NealSr.Fairmont SeniorQB
2019Ethan PayneJr.PocaRB
2020Blake HartmanSr.MusselmanRB
2021 Atticus Goodson Sr.IndependenceRB
2022 Judah Price [4] Sr.IndependenceRB
2023 Dom Collins [5] Sr.PrincetonWR
2024 Koi Fagan [6] Sr. Martinsburg QB

Awards won by school

This is a list of the schools who have had a player win a Kennedy Award once or more. In total, players from 44 different schools have won a Kennedy Award.

SchoolAwards
won
Morgantown 5
George Washington 4
Martinsburg 4
Dupont 3
Magnolia 3
Nitro 3
Parkersburg 3
South Charleston 3
Weir 3
Fairmont Senior 3
Charleston 2
Charleston Catholic 2
Bluefield 2
Musselman 2
Sistersville2
Stonewall Jackson 2
Capital 2
Independence 2
Barboursville1
Dunbar1
Hedgesville 1
Herbert Hoover 1
Hinton1
Huntington 1
Huntington East1
Huntington Vinson1
Logan 1
Monongah1
Mingo Central 1
North Marion 1
Parkersburg South 1
Petersburg1
Pineville 1
Poca 1
Princeton 1
Scott 1
St. Albans 1
Tucker County 1
Wayne 1
Welch1
Wheeling Central 1
Wheeling Park 1
Williamstown 1
Winfield 1
Woodrow Wilson 1

References

  1. Wheeling News-Register. November 24, 2007, Kennedy Award is Full of Quality Candidates
  2. "Past Winners" . Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  3. "Fox Wins Kennedy Award". Wetzel Chronicle. December 30, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  4. "Independence's Judah Price named 2022 Kennedy Award winner". wvnstv.com. December 26, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  5. Jackson, Tyler (December 23, 2023). "Princeton wideout Dom Collins wins Kennedy Award". Parkersburg News and Sentinel. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  6. Colbert, Ellie (January 4, 2025). "Fagan adds Kennedy Award to his long list of accolades". The Journal. Retrieved April 15, 2025.