UPI Lineman of the Year

UPI Lineman of the Year
Awarded formost outstanding college football lineman
CountryUnited States
Presented byUnited Press International
History
First award1950
Final award1996

The United Press International Lineman of the Year award was given annually by United Press International (UPI) to the lineman of the year in college football. With the demise of UPI in 1997, the award was discontinued. Offensive and defensive linemen were eligible, including offensive ends, with one, Howard Twilley, winning in 1965. Like all UPI college awards at the time, it was based on the votes of NCAA coaches. Ross Browner of Notre Dame was the only two-time winner.

Winners

Season Player School Ref.
1950 Les Richter California
1951 Bill McColl Stanford
1952 Tom Catlin Oklahoma
1953 J.D. Roberts Oklahoma
1954 Jack Ellena UCLA [1]
1955 Bob Pellegrini Maryland [1]
1956 Jerry Tubbs Oklahoma [1]
1957 Alex Karras Iowa [1]
1958 Bob Harrison Oklahoma [1]
1959 Roger Davis Syracuse [1]
1960 Tom Brown Minnesota [1]
1961 Joe Romig Colorado [1]
1962 Bobby Bell Minnesota [1]
1963 Scott Appleton Texas [1]
1964 Dick Butkus Illinois [1][2]
1965 Howard Twilley Tulsa [1]
1966 Bubba Smith Michigan State [1]
1967 Granville Liggins Oklahoma [1]
1968 Ted Hendricks Miami (FL) [1]
1969 Mike McCoy Notre Dame [1]
1970 Jim Stillwagon Ohio State [1]
1971 Walt Patulski Notre Dame [1]
1972 Rich Glover Nebraska [1]
1973 John Hicks Ohio State [1][3]
1974 Randy White Maryland [1]
1975 Lee Roy Selmon Oklahoma [1]
1976 Ross Browner Notre Dame [1]
1977 Ross Browner Notre Dame [1]
1978 Greg Roberts Oklahoma [1]
1979 Brad Budde USC [1]
1980 Hugh Green Pittsburgh [1]
1981 Kenneth Sims Texas [1]
1982 Dave Rimington Nebraska [1]
1983 Dean Steinkuhler Nebraska [1]
1984 Bill Fralic Pittsburgh
1985 Tony Casillas Oklahoma
1986 Jerome Brown Miami (FL)
1987 Chad Hennings Air Force
1988 Tony Mandarich Michigan State
1989 Chris Zorich Notre Dame
1990 Russell Maryland Miami (FL) [4]
1991 Steve Emtman Washington [5]
1992 Eric Curry Alabama
1993 Rob Waldrop Arizona
1994 Zach Wiegert Nebraska
1995 Jonathan Ogden UCLA
1996 Orlando Pace Ohio State

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Winners of the United Press International college football lineman of the year award". UPI.com. December 6, 1983. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Dick Butkus Top Lineman". Valley Morning Star. United Press International. December 10, 1964. p. 10. Retrieved June 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hicks is UPI Lineman of Year". Chicago Tribune. December 11, 1973. p. 4. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Kjos, Les (December 12, 1990). "Russell Maryland: UPI Lineman of the Year". United Press International. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  5. ^ Shain, Jeff (December 14, 1991). "Huskies' Emtman Named UPI Lineman of Year". Deseret News. United Press International. Retrieved June 23, 2017.