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NCAA Division 1A Football Awards - Butkus Award

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