|
Lombardi Award
|
Year
|
Player
|
School
|
|
1970
|
Jim Stillwagon
|
Ohio State
|
|
1971
|
Walt Patulski
|
Notre Dame
|
|
1972
|
Rich Glover
|
Nebraska
|
|
1973
|
John Hicks
|
Ohio State
|
|
1974
|
Randy White
|
Maryland
|
|
1975
|
Lee Roy Selmon
|
Oklahoma
|
|
1976
|
Wilson Whitley
|
Houston
|
|
1977
|
Ross Browner
|
Notre Dame
|
|
1978
|
Bruce Clark
|
Penn State
|
|
1979
|
Brad Budde
|
USC
|
|
1980
|
Hugh Green
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
1981
|
Kenneth Sims
|
Texas
|
|
1982
|
Dave Rimington
|
Nebraska
|
|
1983
|
Dean Steinkuhler
|
Nebraska
|
|
1984
|
Tony Degrate
|
Texas
|
|
1985
|
Tony Casillas
|
Oklahoma
|
|
1986
|
Cornelius Bennett
|
Alabama
|
|
1987
|
Chris Spielman
|
Ohio State
|
|
1988
|
Tracy Rocker
|
Auburn
|
|
1989
|
Percy Snow
|
Michigan State
|
|
1990
|
Chris Zorich
|
Notre Dame
|
|
1991
|
Steve Emtman
|
Washington
|
|
1992
|
Marvin Jones
|
Florida State
|
|
1993
|
Aaron Taylor
|
Notre Dame
|
|
1994
|
Warren Sapp
|
Miami
|
|
1995
|
Orlando Pace
|
Ohio State
|
|
1996
|
Orlando Pace
|
Ohio State
|
|
1997
|
Grant Winstrom
|
Nebraska
|
|
1998
|
Dat Nyugen
|
Texas A&M
|
|
1999
|
Corey Moore
|
Virginia Tech
|
|
2000
|
Jamal Reynolds
|
Florida State
|
|
2001
|
Julius Peppers
|
North Carolina
|
Butkus Award
|
Year
|
Player
|
School
|
|
1985
|
Brian Bosworth
|
Oklahoma
|
|
1986
|
Brian Bosworth
|
Oklahoma
|
|
1987
|
Paul McGowan
|
Florida State
|
|
1988
|
Derrick Thomas
|
Alabama
|
|
1989
|
Percy Snow
|
Michigan State
|
|
1990
|
Alfred Williams
|
Colorado
|
|
1991
|
Erick Anderson
|
Michigan
|
|
1992
|
Marvin Jones
|
Florida State
|
|
1993
|
Trev Alberts
|
Nebraska
|
|
1994
|
Dana Howard
|
Illinois
|
|
1995
|
Kevin Hardy
|
Illinois
|
|
1996
|
Matt Russell
|
Colorado
|
|
1997
|
Andy Katzenmoyer
|
Ohio State
|
|
1998
|
Chris Claiborne
|
Southern Cal
|
|
1999
|
LaVar Arrington
|
Penn State
|
|
2000
|
Dan Morgan
|
Miami
|
Jim Thorpe Award
The Jim Thorpe Trophy for the nation's best defensive back, presented by the College Football Writers Association of America:
|
Year
|
Player
|
School
|
|
1986
|
Thomas Everett
|
Baylor
|
|
1987
|
Bennie Blades
Rickey Dixon
|
Miami
Oklahoma
|
|
1988
|
Deion Sanders
|
Florida State
|
|
1989
|
Mark Carrier
|
Southern California
|
|
1990
|
Darryll Lewis
|
Arizona
|
|
1991
|
Terrell Buckley
|
Florida State
|
|
1992
|
Deon Figures
|
Colorado
|
|
1993
|
Antonio Langham
|
Alabama
|
|
1994
|
Chris Hudson
|
Colorado
|
|
1995
|
Greg Myers
|
Colorado State
|
|
1996
|
Lawrence Wright
|
Florida
|
|
1997
|
Charles Woodson
|
Michigan
|
|
1998
|
Antoine Winfield
|
Ohio State
|
|
1999
|
Tyrone Carter
|
Minnesota
|
|
2000
|
Jamar Fletcher
|
Wisconsin
|
|
2001
|
Roy Williams
|
Oklahoma
|
Chuck Bednarik Award
Winners of the Chuck Bednarik Award for the outstanding collegiate defensive player:
|
Year
|
Player
|
School
|
|
1995
|
Pat Fitzgerald
|
Northwestern
|
|
1996
|
Pat Fitzgerald
|
Northwestern
|
|
1997
|
Charles Woodson
|
Michigan
|
|
1998
|
Dat Nguyen
|
Texas A&M
|
|
1999
|
LaVar Arrington
|
Penn State
|
|
2000
|
Dan Morgan
|
Miami
|
Ray Guy Award
Presented to the nation's outstanding punter:
|
Year
|
Player
|
School
|
|
2001
|
Julius Peppers
|
North Carolina
|
|
|
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