NCAA Division 1A Football Awards - Butkus Award
NCAA Division 1A Football Awards - Butkus Award
Given to the top collegiate linebacker, the award was established by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando and named for college Hall of Famer Dick Butkus of Illinois.
Year |
Player, College |
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, USC |
1999 |
LaVar Arrington, Penn State |
2000 |
Dan Morgan, Miami (FL) |
2001 |
Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma |
2002 |
E.J. Henderson, Maryland |
2003 |
Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma |
2004 |
Derrick Johnson, Texas |
2005 |
Paul Posluszny, Penn State |
2006 |
Patrick Willis, Mississippi |
2007 |
James Laurinaitis, Ohio State |
2008 |
Aaron Curry, W Forest |