Touchdown Club of Columbus#Jack Lambert Trophy

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The Touchdown Club of Columbus was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1956 by Sam B. Nicola at the request of state auditor James A. Rhodes, who later became governor of the state.{{cite web|url=http://www.tdccolumbus.com/#about|title=Touchdown Club of Columbus|website=www.tdccolumbus.com|access-date=2 April 2018}} Nicola served as the club's president until his death in 1993. More than a decade later, his son Sam Nicola Jr. took over the Touchdown Club. On January 22, 2020, the president of the Touchdown Club of Columbus, Curt Boster, announced on the club's Facebook page the cancellation of the awards, citing difficulty of maintaining the event without a title sponsor.

Awards

The Touchdown Club of Columbus gave several awards to recognize outstanding athletes.{{cite web|url=http://www.tdccolumbus.com/honorees.html|title=Past Honoreess :: Touchdown Club of Columbus|website=www.tdccolumbus.com|access-date=2 April 2018}}

=Sammy Baugh Trophy=

The Sammy Baugh Trophy was awarded annually to the nation's top collegiate passer. It is named after TCU quarterback Sammy Baugh.

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! Season

! Winner

! Team

1959

| Dick Norman

| Stanford

1960

| Hayseed Stephens

| Hardin–Simmons

1961

| Ron Miller

| Wisconsin

1962

| Don Trull

| Baylor

1963

| Don Trull (2)

| Baylor

1964

| Jerry Rhome

| Tulsa

1965

| Steve Sloan

| Alabama

1966

| Bob Griese

| Purdue

1967

| Terry Hanratty

| Notre Dame

1968

| Chuck Hixson

| SMU

1969

| Mike Phipps

| Purdue

1970

| Pat Sullivan

| Auburn

1971

| John Reaves

| Florida

1972

| Don Strock

| Virginia Tech

1973

| Jesse Freitas Jr.

| San Diego State

1974

| Gary Sheide

| BYU

1975

| Gene Swick

| Toledo

1976

| Tommy Kramer

| Rice

1977

| Guy Benjamin

| Stanford

1978

| Steve Dils

| Stanford

1979

| Marc Wilson

| BYU

1980

| Mark Herrmann

| Purdue

1981

| Jim McMahon

| BYU

1982

| John Elway

| Stanford

1983

| Steve Young

| BYU

1984

| Robbie Bosco

| BYU

1985

| Brian McClure

| Bowling Green

1986

| Vinny Testaverde

| Miami (FL)

1987

| Don McPherson

| Syracuse

1988

| Steve Walsh

| Miami (FL)

1989

| Jeff George

| Illinois

1990

| David Klingler

| Houston

1991

| Ty Detmer

| BYU

1992

| Elvis Grbac

| Michigan

1993

| Trent Dilfer

| Fresno State

1994

| Kerry Collins

| Penn State

1995

| Danny Wuerffel

| Florida

1996

| Steve Sarkisian

| BYU

1997

| Ryan Leaf

| Washington State

1998

| Daunte Culpepper

| UCF

1999

| Chad Pennington

| Marshall

2000

| Chris Weinke

| Florida State

2001

| David Carr

| Fresno State

2002

| Kliff Kingsbury

| Texas Tech

2003

| B. J. Symons

| Texas Tech

2004

| Stefan LeFors

| Louisville

2005

| Brady Quinn

| Notre Dame

2006

| Colt Brennan

| Hawaii

2007

| Graham Harrell

| Texas Tech

2008

| Sam Bradford

| Oklahoma

2009

| Case Keenum

| Houston

2010

| Landry Jones

| Oklahoma

2011

| Case Keenum (2)

| Houston

2012

| Colby Cameron

| Louisiana Tech

2013

| Derek Carr

| Fresno State

2014

| Brandon Doughty

| Western Kentucky

2015

| Matt Johnson

| Bowling Green

2016

| Patrick Mahomes

| Texas Tech

2017

| Mason Rudolph

| Oklahoma State

2018

| Dwayne Haskins

| Ohio State

=Jim Brown Trophy=

{{For|the award given to the NFL rushing champion|List of NFL annual rushing yards leaders}}

This honor went to the NCAA's top running back, named after Syracuse fullback Jim Brown.

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! Season

! Winner

! Team

1991

| Vaughn Dunbar

| Indiana

1992

| Marshall Faulk

| San Diego State

1993

| Brent Moss

| Wisconsin

1994

| Rashaan Salaam

| Colorado

1995

| Eddie George

| Ohio

1996

| Troy Davis

| Iowa State

1997

| Ricky Williams

| Texas

1998

| Ricky Williams (2)

| Texas

1999

| Ron Dayne

| Wisconsin

2000

| LaDainian Tomlinson

| TCU

2001

| Luke Staley

| BYU

2002

| Larry Johnson

| Penn State

2003

| Chris Perry

| Michigan

2004

| Adrian Peterson

| Oklahoma

2005

| Reggie Bush

| USC

2006

| Darren McFadden

| Arkansas

2007

| Darren McFadden (2)

| Arkansas

2008

| Shonn Greene

| Iowa

2009

| Toby Gerhart

| Stanford

2010

| LaMichael James

| Oregon

2011

| Montee Ball

| Wisconsin

2012

| Montee Ball (2)

| Wisconsin

2013

| Andre Williams

| Boston College

2014

| Melvin Gordon

| Wisconsin

2015

| Dalvin Cook

| Florida State

2016

| Donnel Pumphrey

| San Diego State

2017

| Bryce Love

| Stanford

2018

| Darrell Henderson

| Memphis

=Paul Warfield Trophy=

Named after Ohio State wide receiver Paul Warfield, this honor was given to the nation's top collegiate wide receiver.

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! Season

! Winner

! Team

1991

| Desmond Howard

| Michigan

1992

| O. J. McDuffie

| Penn State

1993

| David Palmer

| Alabama

1994

| Michael Westbrook

| Colorado

1995

| Keyshawn Johnson

| USC

1996

| Marcus Harris

| Wyoming

1997

| Randy Moss

| Marshall

1998

| Troy Edwards

| Louisiana Tech

1999

| Peter Warrick

| Florida State

2000

| Santana Moss

| Miami (FL)

2001

| Jabar Gaffney

| Florida

2002

| Charles Rogers

| Michigan State

2003

| Larry Fitzgerald

| Pittsburgh

2004

| Braylon Edwards

| Michigan

2005

| Dwayne Jarrett

| USC

2006

| Calvin Johnson

| Georgia Tech

2007

| Michael Crabtree

| Texas Tech

2008

| Michael Crabtree (2)

| Texas Tech

2009

| Jordan Shipley

| Texas

2010

| Justin Blackmon

| Oklahoma State

2011

| Justin Blackmon (2)

| Oklahoma State

2012

| Marqise Lee

| USC

2013

| Davante Adams

| Fresno State

2014

| Amari Cooper

| Alabama

2015

| Roger Lewis

| Bowling Green

2016

| Corey Davis

| Western Michigan

2017

| Anthony Miller

| Memphis

2018

| Rondale Moore

| Purdue

=Jim Parker Trophy=

Given yearly to the top collegiate offensive lineman. Named after Ohio State guard Jim Parker.

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! Season

! Winner

! Pos.

! Team

1991

| Greg Skrepenak

| OT

| Michigan

1992

| Lincoln Kennedy

| OT

| Washington

1993

| Aaron Taylor

| OT

| Notre Dame

1994

| Zach Wiegert

| OT

| Nebraska

1995

| Jonathan Ogden

| OT

| UCLA

1996

| Orlando Pace

| OT

| Ohio State

1997

| Aaron Taylor

| G

| Nebraska

1998

| Matt Stinchcomb

| OT

| Georgia

1999

| Chris McIntosh

| OT

| Wisconsin

2000

| Steve Hutchinson

| G

| Michigan

2001

| Bryant McKinnie

| OT

| Miami (FL)

2002

| Brett Romberg

| C

| Miami (FL)

2003

| Shawn Andrews

| OT

| Arkansas

2004

| Jammal Brown

| OT

| Oklahoma

2005

| Greg Eslinger

| C

| Minnesota

2006

| Joe Thomas

| OT

| Wisconsin

2007

| Jake Long

| OT

| Michigan

2008

| Andre Smith

| OT

| Alabama

2009

| Russell Okung

| OT

| Oklahoma State

2010

| Gabe Carimi

| OT

| Wisconsin

2011

| Barrett Jones

| C

| Alabama

2012

| Luke Joeckel

| OT

| Texas A&M

2013

| Cyril Richardson

| OT

| Baylor

2014

| Reese Dismukes

| C

| Auburn

2015

| Landon Turner

| G

| North Carolina

2016

| Pat Elflein

| C

| Ohio State

2017

| Billy Price

| C

| Ohio State

2018

| Jonah Williams

| OT

| Alabama

=Bill Willis Trophy=

Named after Ohio State middle guard Bill Willis, this award was given yearly to the top collegiate defensive lineman.

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! Season

! Winner

! Pos.

! Team

1991

| Steve Emtman

| DT

| Washington

1992

| Micheal Barrow

| DE

| Miami (FL)

1993

| Dan Wilkinson

| DT

| Ohio State

1994

| Warren Sapp

| DT

| Miami (FL)

1995

| Tedy Bruschi

| DE

| Arizona

1996

| Grant Wistrom

| DE

| Nebraska

1997

| Andre Wadsworth

| DE

| Florida State

1998

| Tom Burke

| DE

| Wisconsin

1999

| Corey Moore

| DE

| Virginia Tech

2000

| Jamal Reynolds

| DE

| Florida State

2001

| Julius Peppers

| DE

| North Carolina

2002

| Terrell Suggs

| DE

| Arizona State

2003

| Tommie Harris

| DT

| Oklahoma

2004

| Erasmus James

| DE

| Wisconsin

2005

| Elvis Dumervil

| DE

| Louisville

2006

| Quinn Pitcock

| DT

| Ohio State

2007

| George Selvie

| DE

| South Florida

2008

| Brian Orakpo

| DE

| Texas

2009

| Ndamukong Suh

| DT

| Nebraska

2010

| Ryan Kerrigan

| DE

| Purdue

2011

| Whitney Mercilus

| DE

| Illinois

2012

| John Simon

| DE

| Ohio State

2013

| Aaron Donald

| DT

| Pittsburgh

2014

| Joey Bosa

| DE

| Ohio State

2015

| Myles Garrett

| DE

| Texas A&M

2016

| Ed Oliver

| DT

| Houston

2017

| Christian Wilkins

| DT

| Clemson

2018

| Quinnen Williams

| DT

| Alabama

=Jack Lambert Trophy=

Named after Kent State linebacker Jack Lambert, this award was given yearly to the top collegiate linebacker.

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! Season

! Winner

! Team

1991

| Erick Anderson

| Michigan

1992

| Marvin Jones

| Florida State

1993

| Trev Alberts

| Nebraska

rowspan="2" | 1994

| Derrick Brooks

| Florida State

Dana Howard

| Illinois

1995

| Simeon Rice

| Illinois

1996

| Pat Fitzgerald

| Northwestern

1997

| Andy Katzenmoyer

| Ohio State

1998

| Dat Nguyen

| Texas A&M

1999

| LaVar Arrington

| Penn State

2000

| Dan Morgan

| Miami (FL)

2001

| Rocky Calmus

| Oklahoma

2002

| E. J. Henderson

| Maryland

2003

| Jonathan Vilma

| Miami (FL)

2004

| Derrick Johnson

| Texas

2005

| A. J. Hawk

| Ohio State

2006

| Patrick Willis

| Ole Miss

2007

| James Laurinaitis

| Ohio State

2008

| James Laurinaitis (2)

| Ohio State

2009

| Rolando McClain

| Alabama

2010

| Von Miller

| Texas A&M

2011

| Luke Kuechly

| Boston College

2012

| Jarvis Jones

| Georgia

2013

| Khalil Mack

| Buffalo

2014

| Scooby Wright

| Arizona

2015

| Joe Schobert

| Wisconsin

2016

| Ben Boulware

| Clemson

2017

| Josey Jewell

| Iowa

2018

| Josh Allen

| Kentucky

=Jack Tatum Trophy=

Starting in 1991, the Jack Tatum Trophy was given yearly to the top collegiate defensive back. It is named after the legendary Ohio State safety Jack Tatum.

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Season

! Winner

! Pos.

! Team

1991

| Terrell Buckley

| CB

| Florida State

1992

| Deon Figures

| CB

| Colorado

1993

| Antonio Langham

| CB

| Alabama

1994

| Bobby Taylor

| CB

| Notre Dame

1995

| Lawyer Milloy

| S

| Washington

1996

| Chris Canty

| CB

| Kansas State

1997

| Charles Woodson

| CB

| Michigan

1998

| Antoine Winfield

| CB

| Ohio State

1999

| Tyrone Carter

| S

| Minnesota

2000

| Jamar Fletcher

| CB

| Wisconsin

2001

| Roy Williams

| S

| Oklahoma

2002

| Mike Doss

| S

| Ohio State

2003

| Sean Taylor

| S

| Miami (FL)

2004

| Antrel Rolle

| CB

| Miami (FL)

2005

| Jimmy Williams

| CB

| Virginia Tech

2006

| Reggie Nelson

| S

| Florida

2007

| Aqib Talib

| CB

| Kansas

2008

| Eric Berry

| S

| Tennessee

2009

| Eric Berry (2)

| S

| Tennessee

2010

| Patrick Peterson

| CB

| LSU

2011

| David Amerson

| CB

| NC State

2012

| Ed Reynolds

| S

| Stanford

2013

| Darqueze Dennard

| CB

| Michigan State

2014

| Gerod Holliman

| S

| Louisville

2015

| Desmond King

| CB

| Iowa

2016

| Tarvarus McFadden

| S

| Florida State

2017

| Josh Jackson

| CB

| Iowa

2018

| Grant Delpit

| S

| LSU

=Archie Griffin Award=

The Archie Griffin Award was given to college football's most valuable player for the entire season.{{cite news|last1=Chris|first1=Trevino|title=Darnold wins Archie Griffin Award|url=http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/darnold-wins-archie-griffin-award/|access-date=January 15, 2017|work=CBS Sports|date=January 4, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Scrivens|first1=Sarah|title=USC QB Sam Darnold wins 2016 Archie Griffin Award|url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/QTP_170104SamDarnoldwinsArchieGriffin/usc-qb-sam-darnold-wins-2016-archie-griffin-award|access-date=January 15, 2017|work=ESPN|date=January 4, 2017}} It was named after the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner, Ohio State running back Archie Griffin.

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! Season

! Winner

! Pos.

! Team

1999

| Michael Vick

| QB

| Virginia Tech

2000

| Josh Heupel

| QB

| Oklahoma

2001

| Ken Dorsey

| QB

| Miami (FL)

2002

| Ken Dorsey (2)

| QB

| Miami (FL)

2003

| Matt Leinart

| QB

| USC

2004

| Matt Leinart (2)

| QB

| USC

2005

| Vince Young

| QB

| Texas

2006

| Troy Smith

| QB

| Ohio State

2007

| Pat White

| QB

| West Virginia

2008

| Colt McCoy

| QB

| Texas

2009

| Toby Gerhart

| RB

| Stanford

2010

| Andrew Luck

| QB

| Stanford

2011

| Montee Ball

| RB

| Wisconsin

2012

| Johnny Manziel

| QB

| Texas A&M

2013

| Jameis Winston

| QB

| Florida State

2014

| Marcus Mariota

| QB

| Oregon

2015

| Deshaun Watson

| QB

| Clemson

2016

| Sam Darnold

| QB

| USC

2017

| McKenzie Milton

| QB

| UCF

2018

| Trevor Lawrence

| QB

| Clemson

=Chic Harley Award=

Named after Ohio State halfback Chic Harley, this award was presented to the College Football Player of the Year.

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Season

! Winner

! Pos.

! Team

1955

| Howard Cassady{{cite news|title=Cassady to Receive Harley Award Tonight|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8635877/cassady_to_receive_harley_award_tonight/|access-date=January 29, 2017|work=The Coshocton Democrat|agency=United Press|date=January 20, 1956|page=12}}

| HB

| Ohio State

1956

| Paul Hornung

| QB

| Notre Dame

1957

| John David Crow

| HB

| Texas A&M

1958

| Billy Cannon

| HB

| LSU

1959

| Billy Cannon (2)

| HB

| LSU

1960

| Joe Bellino

| HB

| Navy

1961

| Ernie Davis

| HB

| Syracuse

1962

| Terry Baker

| QB

| Oregon State

1963

| Roger Staubach

| QB

| Navy

1964

| Bob Timberlake{{cite news|last1=Howell|first1=Fritz|title=Columbus TD Club To Honor Sports Figures|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8635959/columbus_td_club_to_honor_sports_figures/|access-date=January 29, 2017|work=The Daily Reporter|agency=Associated Press|date=January 15, 1965|page=11}}

| QB

| Michigan

1965

| Mike Garrett

| RB

| USC

1966

| Steve Spurrier

| QB

| Florida

1967

| Gary Beban

| QB

| UCLA

1968

| O. J. Simpson

| RB

| USC

1969

| Steve Owens

| RB

| Oklahoma

1970

| Jim Plunkett

| QB

| Stanford

1971

| Pat Sullivan

| QB

| Auburn

1972

| Johnny Rodgers

| WR

| Nebraska

1973

| John Cappelletti

| RB

| Penn State

1974

| Archie Griffin

| RB

| Ohio State

1975

| Archie Griffin (2)

| RB

| Ohio State

1976

| Tony Dorsett

| RB

| Pittsburgh

1977

| Earl Campbell

| RB

| Texas

1978

| Billy Sims{{cite news|last1=Greiner|first1=John|title=Sims, Sooners Suit Up For Big Senate Shindig|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8636062/sims_sooners_suit_up_for_big_senate/|access-date=January 29, 2017|work=The Daily Oklahoman|date=May 3, 1979|page=5}}

| RB

| Oklahoma

1979

| Charles White

| RB

| USC

1980

| George Rogers

| RB

| South Carolina

1981

| Marcus Allen

| RB

| USC

1982

| Herschel Walker

| RB

| Georgia

1983

| Mike Rozier

| RB

| Nebraska

1984

| Doug Flutie

| QB

| Boston College

1985

| Bo Jackson

| RB

| Auburn

1986

| Jim Harbaugh

| QB

| Michigan

1987

| Chris Spielman

| LB

| Ohio State

1988

| Barry Sanders

| RB

| Oklahoma State

1989

| Anthony Thompson

| RB

| Indiana

1990

| Greg Lewis

| RB

| Washington

1991

| Desmond Howard

| WR

| Michigan

1992

| Gino Torretta

| QB

| Miami (FL)

1993

| Charlie Ward

| QB

| Florida State

1994

| Rashaan Salaam

| RB

| Colorado

1995

| Eddie George

| RB

| Ohio State

1996

| Troy Davis

| RB

| Iowa State

1997

| Charles Woodson

| CB

| Michigan

1998

| Ricky Williams

| RB

| Texas

1999

| Ron Dayne

| RB

| Wisconsin

2000

| Josh Heupel

| QB

| Oklahoma

2001

| Ken Dorsey

| QB

| Miami (FL)

2002

| Ken Dorsey (2)

| QB

| Miami (FL)

2003

| Larry Fitzgerald

| WR

| Pittsburgh

2004

| Reggie Bush

| RB

| USC

2005

| Reggie Bush (2)

| RB

| USC

2006

| Troy Smith

| QB

| Ohio State

2007

| Tim Tebow

| QB

| Florida

2008

| Sam Bradford

| QB

| Oklahoma

2009

| Colt McCoy

| QB

| Texas

2010

| Cam Newton

| QB

| Auburn

2011

| Robert Griffin III

| QB

| Baylor

2012

| Johnny Manziel

| QB

| Texas A&M

2013

| Jordan Lynch

| QB

| Northern Illinois

2014

| Marcus Mariota

| QB

| Oregon

2015

| Christian McCaffrey

| RB

| Stanford

2016

| Deshaun Watson{{cite news|last1=Fravel|first1=Cory|title=Watson to Receive Chic Harley National Player of the Year|url=http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/watson-to-receive-chic-harley-national-player-of-the-year/|access-date=January 15, 2017|work=CBS Sports|date=December 5, 2016}}

| QB

| Clemson

2017

| Baker Mayfield

| QB

| Oklahoma

2018

| Dwayne Haskins

| QB

| Ohio State

=Kellen Moore Award=

Previously called the Quarterback of the Year Award, this accolade differed from the Sammy Baugh Trophy in that it went to the top quarterback, rather than the top passer. Its name was changed to its current identity in 2012, honoring two-time winner Kellen Moore, who became the FBS all-time leader in wins by a quarterback after going 50–3 as the starter for the Boise State Broncos.

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! Season

! Winner

! Team

1991

| Casey Weldon

| Florida State

1992

| Rick Mirer

| Notre Dame

1993

| Charlie Ward

| Florida State

1994

| Kerry Collins

| Penn State

1995

| Tommie Frazier

| Nebraska

1996

| Danny Wuerffel

| Florida

1997

| Peyton Manning

| Tennessee

1998

| Tim Couch

| Kentucky

1999

| Joe Hamilton

| Georgia Tech

2000

| Josh Heupel

| Oklahoma

2001

| Ken Dorsey

| Miami (FL)

2002

| Ken Dorsey (2)

| Miami (FL)

2003

| Jason White

| Oklahoma

2004

| Matt Leinart

| USC

2005

| Matt Leinart (2)

| USC

2006

| Troy Smith

| Ohio State

2007

| Tim Tebow

| Florida

2008

| Sam Bradford

| Oklahoma

2009

| Colt McCoy

| Texas

2010

| Kellen Moore

| Boise State

2011

| Kellen Moore (2)

| Boise State

colspan="3" {{NA|Award renamed}}
2012

| Collin Klein

| Kansas State

2013

| A. J. McCarron

| Alabama

2014

| Trevone Boykin

| TCU

2015

| Baker Mayfield

| Oklahoma

2016

| Baker Mayfield (2)

| Oklahoma

2017

| J. T. Barrett

| Ohio State

2018

| Dwayne Haskins

| Ohio State

=Ozzie Newsome Award=

Named after Alabama tight end Ozzie Newsome, this award was presented annually to the top collegiate tight end.

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! Season

! Winner

! Team

2006

| Matt Spaeth

| Minnesota

2007

| Travis Beckum

| Wisconsin

2008

| Jermaine Gresham

| Oklahoma

2009

| Aaron Hernandez

| Florida

2010

| Michael Egnew

| Missouri

2011

| Tyler Eifert

| Notre Dame

2012

| Zach Ertz

| Stanford

2013

| Jace Amaro

| Texas Tech

2014

| Nick O'Leary

| Florida State

2015

| Jake Butt

| Michigan

2016

| Evan Engram

| Ole Miss

2017

| Mark Andrews

| Oklahoma

2018

| T. J. Hockenson

| Iowa

=Woody Hayes Trophy=

{{see also|Category:College football coach of the year awards in the United States}}

Named after long-time Ohio State head football coach Woody Hayes, this award recognized the top collegiate coach.

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! Season

! Winner

! Team

1977

| Lou Holtz

| Arkansas

1978

| Joe Paterno

| Penn State

1979

| Earle Bruce

| Ohio State

1980

| Vince Dooley

| Georgia

1981

| Danny Ford

| Clemson

1982

| Joe Paterno (2)

| Penn State

1983

| Tom Osborne

| Nebraska

1984

| Don James

| Washington

1985

| Bo Schembechler

| Michigan

1986

| Joe Paterno (3)

| Penn State

1987

| Dick MacPherson

| Syracuse

1988

| Lou Holtz (2)

| Notre Dame

1989

| colspan="2" {{NA|Not awarded}}

1990

| Bobby Ross

| Georgia Tech

1991

| Don James (2)

| Washington

1992

| Dennis Erickson

| Miami (FL)

1993

| Don Nehlen

| West Virginia

1994

| Tom Osborne (2)

| Nebraska

1995

| Gary Barnett

| Northwestern

1996

| Bruce Snyder

| Arizona State

1997

| Lloyd Carr

| Michigan

1998

| Phillip Fulmer

| Tennessee

1999

| Frank Beamer

| Virginia Tech

2000

| Bob Stoops

| Oklahoma

2001

| Ralph Friedgen

| Maryland

2002

| Jim Tressel

| Ohio State

2003

| Bob Stoops (2)

| Oklahoma

2004

| Urban Meyer

| Utah

2005

| Joe Paterno (4)

| Penn State

2006

| Jim Tressel (2)

| Ohio State

2007

| Mark Mangino

| Kansas

2008

| Mike Leach

| Texas Tech

2009

| Gary Patterson

| TCU

2010

| Jim Harbaugh

| Stanford

2011

| Bill Snyder

| Kansas State

2012

| Urban Meyer (2)

| Ohio State

2013

| Gus Malzahn

| Auburn

2014

| Gary Patterson (2)

| TCU

2015

| Kirk Ferentz

| Iowa

2016

| James Franklin

| Penn State

2017

| Scott Frost

| UCF

2018

| Dabo Swinney

| Clemson

=Zuppke Award=

{{see also| College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS}}

Named after Illinois head coach Robert Zuppke, the Zuppke Award trophy was given to the Touchdown Club of Columbus's selection for national champion college football team.

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! Season

! Winner team

! Ref.

1957

| Ohio State Buckeyes

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1988

| Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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2017

| UCF Knights

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=Freshman of the Year=

This award was given yearly to the top college football newcomer.

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! Season

! Winner

! Pos.

! Team

2001

| Anthony Davis

| RB

| Wisconsin

2002

| Maurice Clarett

| RB

| Ohio State

2003

| Chris Leak

| QB

| Florida

2004

| Adrian Peterson

| RB

| Oklahoma

2005

| Tyrell Sutton

| RB

| Northwestern

2006

| Colt McCoy

| QB

| Texas

2007

| Michael Crabtree

| WR

| Texas Tech

2008

| Julio Jones

| WR

| Alabama

2009

| Dion Lewis

| RB

| Pittsburgh

2010

| Marcus Lattimore

| RB

| South Carolina

2011

| Sammy Watkins

| WR

| Clemson

2012

| Todd Gurley

| RB

| Georgia

2013

| Christian Hackenberg

| QB

| Penn State

2014

| Samaje Perine

| RB

| Oklahoma

2015

| Tanner Mangum

| QB

| BYU

2016

| Jalen Hurts

| QB

| Alabama

2017

| J. K. Dobbins

| RB

| Ohio State

2018

| Trevor Lawrence

| QB

| Clemson

=Vlade Award=

Named in honor of Vlade Janakievski, one of the most accurate placekickers in Ohio State football history, this award was given yearly to the most accurate college football placekicker.

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! Season

! Winner

! Team

2010

| Alex Henery

| Nebraska

2011

| Brett Maher

| Nebraska

2012

| Jeremy Shelley

| Alabama

2013

| Roberto Aguayo

| Florida State

2014

| Roberto Aguayo (2)

| Florida State

2015

| Aidan Schneider

| Oregon

2016

| Tyler Davis

| Penn State

2017

| Matt Gay

| Utah

2018

| Andre Szmyt

| Syracuse

=Paul Brown Trophy=

Named after founder/head coach of both the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown, this trophy was presented annually to the NFL Coach of the Year.

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! Season

! Winner

! Team

1971

| George Allen

| Washington Redskins

1972

| Don Shula

| Miami Dolphins

1973

| colspan="3" rowspan="4" {{NA|Not awarded}}

1974
1975
1976
1977

| Red Miller

| Denver Broncos

1978

| Dick Vermeil

| Philadelphia Eagles

1979

| Chuck Noll

| Pittsburgh Steelers

1980

| Leeman Bennett

| Atlanta Falcons

1981

| Sam Rutigliano

| Cleveland Browns

1982

| Forrest Gregg

| Cincinnati Bengals

1983

| Joe Gibbs

| Washington Redskins

1984

| colspan="2" {{NA|Not awarded}}

1985

| Mike Ditka

| Chicago Bears

1986

| Marty Schottenheimer

| Cleveland Browns

1987

| Tom Landry

| Dallas Cowboys

1988

| Marv Levy

| Buffalo Bills

1989

| Bill Walsh

| San Francisco 49ers

1990

| Lindy Infante

| Green Bay Packers

1991

| Wayne Fontes

| Detroit Lions

1992

| Bill Cowher

| Pittsburgh Steelers

1993

| Dan Reeves

| New York Giants

1994

| Bill Parcells

| New England Patriots

1995

| Dom Capers

| Carolina Panthers

1996

| Mike Shanahan

| Denver Broncos

1997

| Marty Schottenheimer (2)

| Kansas City Chiefs

1998

| Dan Reeves (2)

| Atlanta Falcons

1999

| Dick Vermeil (2)

| St. Louis Rams

2000

| Jim Haslett

| New Orleans Saints

2001

| Dick Jauron

| Chicago Bears

2002

| Andy Reid

| Philadelphia Eagles

2003

| Bill Belichick

| New England Patriots

= Joe F. Carr Trophy =

{{For|the original NFL Most Valuable Player award, which existed from 1938 to 1946|Joe F. Carr Trophy}}

Named after National Football League (NFL) commissioner Joseph Carr, this trophy was presented annually (from 1955 to 1981) to the NFL Player of the Year. During a three-year span (1967–1969), there were an award for both the NFL and the American Football League (AFL).

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! Season

! Winner

! Pos.

! Team

1955

| Fred Morrison

| HB

| Cleveland Browns

1956

| Rick Casares

| FB

| Chicago Bears

1957

| Johnny Unitas

| QB

| Baltimore Colts

1958

| Jim Brown

| FB

| Cleveland Browns

1959

| Johnny Unitas (2)

| QB

| Baltimore Colts

1960

| Norm Van Brocklin

| QB

| Philadelphia Eagles

1961

| Paul Hornung

| HB

| Green Bay Packers

1962

| Jim Taylor

| FB

| Green Bay Packers

1963

| Y. A. Tittle

| QB

| New York Giants

1964

| Johnny Unitas (3)

| QB

| Baltimore Colts

1965

| Jim Brown (2)

| FB

| Cleveland Browns

1966

| Bart Starr

| QB

| Green Bay Packers

rowspan="2" | 1967

| Johnny Unitas (4)

| QB

| Baltimore Colts (NFL)

Daryle Lamonica

| QB

| Oakland Raiders (AFL)

rowspan="2" | 1968

| Leroy Kelly

| RB

| Cleveland Browns (NFL)

Lance Alworth

| WR

| San Diego Chargers (AFL)

rowspan="2" | 1969

| Roman Gabriel

| QB

| Los Angeles Rams (NFL)

Daryle Lamonica (2)

| QB

| Oakland Raiders

1970

| George Blanda

| QB/K

| Oakland Raiders

1971

| Bob Griese

| QB

| Miami Dolphins

1972

| Larry Brown

| RB

| Washington Redskins

1973

| O. J. Simpson

| RB

| Buffalo Bills

1974

| Ken Stabler

| QB

| Oakland Raiders

1975

| O. J. Simpson (2)

| RB

| Buffalo Bills

1976

| Roger Staubach

| QB

| Dallas Cowboys

1977

| Walter Payton

| RB

| Chicago Bears

1978

| Earl Campbell

| RB

| Houston Oilers

1979

| Dan Fouts

| QB

| San Diego Chargers

1980

| Brian Sipe

| QB

| Cleveland Browns

1981

| Ken Anderson

| QB

| Cincinnati Bengals

=Sam B. Nicola Trophy=

Named for the club's founder, this trophy was presented annually to the National High School Player of the Year.

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! Year

! Winner

! Team

1981

| Kevin Willhite

| Cordova (CA) Lancers

1982

| Robert Banks

| Hampton (VA) Crabbers

1983

| Chris Spielman

| Massillon (OH) Tigers

1984

| Ned Bolcar

| Phillipsburg (NJ) Stateliners

1985

| Jeff George

| Warren Central (IN) Warriors

1986

| Emmitt Smith

| Escambia (FL) Gators

1987

| Todd Marinovich

| Capistrano Valley (CA) Cougars

1988

| Alonzo Spellman

| Rancocas Valley (NJ) Red Devils

1989

| Robert Smith

| Euclid (OH) Panthers

1990

| Marquette Smith

| Lake Howell (FL) Silver Hawks

1991

| Chris Walsh

| Ygnacio Valley (CA) Wolves

1992

| Ron Powlus

| Berwick (PA) Bulldogs

1993

| Lamont Green

| Miami Southridge (FL) Spartans

1994

| Dan Kendra

| Bethlehem Catholic (PA) Golden Hawks

1995

| Andy Katzenmoyer

| Westerville South (OH) Wildcats

1996

| Grant Irons

| The Woodlands (TX) Highlanders

1997

| Ronald Curry

| Hampton (VA) Crabbers

1998

| Mike Doss

| McKinley (OH) Bulldogs

1999

| D. J. Williams

| De La Salle (CA) Spartans

2000

| Joe Mauer

| Cretin-Derham Hall (MN) Raiders

2001

| Maurice Clarett

| Warren G. Harding (OH) Raiders

2002

| Chris Leak

| Independence (NC) Patriots

2003

| Ted Ginn Jr.

| Glenville (OH) Tarblooders

2004

| Ryan Perrilloux

| East St. John (LA) Wildcats

2005

| Brady Quinn

| Dublin Coffman (OH) Shamrocks

2006

| Myron Rolle

| Hun (NJ) Raiders

2007

| Jimmy Clausen

| Oaks Christian (CA) Lions

2008

| Terrelle Pryor

| Jeannette (PA) Jayhawks

2009

| Lamarcus Joyner

| St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) Raiders

2010

| Malcom Brown

| Brenham (TX) Cubs

2011

| Johnathan Gray

| Aledo (TX) Bearcats

rowspan="2" | 2012

| Max Browne

| Skyline (WA) Spartans

Vernon Hargreaves

| Wharton (FL) Wildcats

2013

| Elijah Hood

| Charlotte Catholic (NC) Cougars

2014

| Josh Rosen

| St. John Bosco (CA) Braves

2015

| Jacob Eason

| Lake Stevens (WA) Vikings

2016

| Alex Huston

| Glendale (MO) Falcons

2017

| Zamir White

| Scotland (NC) Fighting Scots

2018

| Ryan Hilinski

| Orange Lutheran (CA) Lancers

=James A. Rhodes Trophy=

The James A. Rhodes Trophy was awarded annually to the Ohio High School player of the year. It was named for former Governor of Ohio James A. Rhodes, who was state auditor when he made the suggestion that led to the founding of the Touchdown Club of Columbus.

  • 1969 – Steve Mauger, Massillon
  • 1970 – Ted McNulty, Upper Arlington
  • 1971 – Rick Middleton, Delaware Hayes
  • 1972 – Archie Griffin, Eastmoor
  • 1973 – Mike Gayles, Cincinnati Princeton
  • 1974 – Ted Bell, Youngstown Mooney
  • 1975 – John Ziepler, Warren Harding
  • 1976 – Joe Portale, St Edward
  • 1977 – Tim Koegel, Cincinnati Moeller
  • 1978 – Art Schlichter, Miami Trace
  • 1979 – Ken Roundtree, Cincinnati Moeller
  • 1980 – Eric Ellington, Cincinnati Moeller
  • 1981 – Mark Brooks, Cincinnati Moeller
  • 1982 – Tony Grant, Fremont Ross
  • 1983 – Hiawatha Francisco, Cincinnati Moeller
  • 1984 – Chris Spielman, Massillon
  • 1985 – Mark Kamphous, Cincinnati Moeller
  • 1986 – Jeff Davidson, Westerville North
  • 1987 – Carlos Snow, Cincinnati Academy
  • 1988 – Ronald Howe, Zanesville
  • 1989 – Roger Harper, Columbus Independence
  • 1990 – Robert Smith, Euclid
  • 1991 – Korey Stringer, Warren Harding
  • 1992 – Mike Vrabel, Walsh Jesuit
  • 1993 – Dee Miller, Springfield
  • 1994 – Charles Woodson, Fremont Ross
  • 1995 – Andy Katzenmoyer, Westerville South
  • 1996 – Derek Combs, Grove City
  • 1997 – Tony Fisher, Euclid
  • 1998 – Mike Doss, Canton McKinley
  • 1999 – Brandon Childress, Cleveland Chanel
  • 2000 – Jeff Backes, Upper Arlington
  • 2000 – Maurice Hall, Columbus Brookhaven
  • 2001 – Justin Zwick, Massillon Washington
  • 2001 – Maurice Clarett, Warren Harding
  • 2002 – Donte Whitner, Cleveland Glenville
  • 2003 – Ted Ginn Jr., Cleveland Glenville
  • 2004 – Jamario O'Neal, Cleveland Glenville
  • 2005 – Chris Wells, Akron Garfield
  • 2006 – Brandon Saine, Piqua
  • 2007 – Jake Stoneburner, Dublin Coffman
  • 2008 – Zach Boren, Pickerington Central
  • 2009 – Braxton Miller, Huber Heights Wayne
  • 2010 – Braxton Miller, Huber Heights Wayne
  • 2011 – Maty Mauk, Kenton
  • 2012 – Mitch Trubisky, Mentor
  • 2013 – Grant Sherman, Kenton
  • 2014 – Joe Burrow, Athens
  • 2015
  • 2016 – Daniel Bangura, Harvest Prep
  • 2017 – Isaiah Bowser, Sidney
  • 2018 – Mark Waid, Girard

=Male Athlete of the Year=

=Female Athlete of the Year=

= President's Award=

  • 2011 – Jordan White, Western Michigan University
  • 2011 – Ross Franklin, Johnstown High School
  • 2012 – Zac Dysert, Miami University
  • 2013 – Ryan Switzer, North Carolina
  • 2013 – Cartel Brooks, Heidelberg College
  • 2014 – Cardale Jones, Ohio State University
  • 2015 – Kody Kasey, Georgetown College
  • 2016 – Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee
  • 2018 – Jeff Monken, Army West Point

=TDC Lifetime Achievement Award=

The Touchdown Club also gave the annual TDC Lifetime Achievement Award to a selected athlete.

  • 1991 – Olga Korbut, Olympic Gymnastics
  • 1992 – Nadia Comăneci, Olympic Gymnastics
  • 1993 – Evander Holyfield, Boxing
  • 1994 – Jerry Lucas, Basketball Hall of Fame
  • 1995 – Sparky Anderson, Baseball Hall of Fame
  • 1996 – Bobby Hull, Hockey Hall of Fame
  • 1997 – Jim Brown, Football Hall of Fame
  • 1998 – George Steinbrenner, New York Yankees
  • 1999
  • 2000 – Lamar Hunt, American Football League
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003 – Hopalong Cassady, College Football Hall of Fame
  • 2004 – Joe Nuxhall, Baseball
  • 2005
  • 2006 – John Havlicek, Basketball Hall of Fame
  • 2006 – Bevo Francis, Basketball
  • 2007
  • 2008 – Chuck Ealey, Football
  • 2009 – Archie Griffin, College Football Hall of Fame
  • 2010 – Coach Chris Ault, College Football Hall of Fame
  • 2011 – Coach Chuck Kyle, Football
  • 2012 – Coach Tom Osborne, College Football Hall of Fame
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015 – Coach Don Donoher, Football
  • 2016 – Peter Hanson, Ohio State volleyball
  • 2017 – Larry Kehres, Mount Union football
  • 2018 – Katie Smith, Naismith and Women's Basketball Halls of Fame

=FCS Player of the Year=

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! Season

! Winner

! Pos.

! Team

2011

| Timothy Flanders

| RB

| Sam Houston State

2012

| Taylor Heinicke

| QB

| Old Dominion

2013

| Terrance West

| RB

| Towson

2014

| Marshaun Coprich

| RB

| Illinois State

2015

| Eli Jenkins

| QB

| Jacksonville State

2016

| Gage Gubrud

| QB

| Eastern Washington

2017

| Jeremiah Briscoe

| QB

| Sam Houston State

2018

| Devlin Hodges

| QB

| Samford

See also

References

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