Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's outstanding senior quarterback in college football. It was established in 1987 by a foundation named for Johnny Unitas (1933-2002), the Hall of Fame quarterback who played his college career at the University of Louisville, and set many records in the National Football League, mostly for the Baltimore Colts.

[edit] Previous winners

Year	Player	School
1987	Don McPherson	Syracuse
1988	Rodney Peete	USC
1989	Tony Rice	Notre Dame
1990	Craig Erickson	Miami
1991	Casey Weldon	Florida State
1992	Gino Torretta	Miami
1993	Charlie Ward	Florida State
1994	Jay Barker	Alabama
1995	Tommie Frazier	Nebraska
1996	Danny Wuerffel	Florida
1997	Peyton Manning	Tennessee
1998	Cade McNown	UCLA
1999	Chris Redman	Louisville
2000	Chris Weinke	Florida State
2001	David Carr	Fresno State
2002	Carson Palmer	USC
2003	Eli Manning	Ole Miss
2004	Jason White	Oklahoma
2005	Matt Leinart	USC
2006	Brady Quinn	Notre Dame
2007	Matt Ryan	Boston College

[edit] External links

1. Official Website

College football awards:
Best player awards: Heisman Memorial Trophy Maxwell Award | Walter Camp Award
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Best Defenseman) Chuck Bednarik Award (Best Defenseman) Dave Rimington Trophy (Best C) Davey O'Brien Award (Best QB) Dick Butkus Award (Best LB) Doak Walker Award (Best RB) Draddy Trophy (Academic Heisman) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Best WR) Jim Thorpe Award (Best DB) John Mackey Award (Best TE) Johnny Unitas Award (Best Senior QB)	Lombardi Award (Best Lineman or LB) Lott Trophy (Defensive impact) Lou Groza Award (Best PK) Manning Award (Best QB) Mosi Tatupu Award (Best spec. teams) Outland Trophy (Best IOL or DL) Ray Guy Award (Best P) Randy Moss Award (Best KR/PR) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Best QB) Ted Hendricks Award (Best DE) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-Athlete)
Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year | Home Depot Coach of the Year Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year | Walter Camp Coach of the Year Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year | Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year
Walter Payton Award (Best Div. I FCS Off.) | Buck Buchanan Award (Best Div. I FCS Def.) Eddie Robinson Award (Best Div. I FCS Coach)
Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) | Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) | Melberger Award (Div. III)

v • d • e Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winners 1987: D. McPherson  | 1988: R. Peete  | 1989: T. Rice  | 1990: C. Erickson  | 1991: C. Weldon  | 1992: G. Torretta  | 1993: C. Ward  | 1994: J. Barker  | 1995: T. Frazier  | 1996: D. Wuerffel  | 1997: P. Manning  | 1998: C. McNown  | 1999: C. Redman  | 2000: C. Weinke  | 2001: D. Carr  | 2002: C. Palmer  | 2003: E. Manning  | 2004: J. White  | 2005: M. Leinart  | 2006: B. Quinn  | 2007: M. Ryan