Touchdown Club of Columbus

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.^[1] 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Sammy Baugh Trophy

The Sammy Baugh Trophy was awarded annually to the nation's top collegiate passer.

1959 – Dick Norman, Stanford
1960 – Harold Stephens, Hardin-Simmons
1961 – Ron Miller, Wisconsin
1962 – Don Trull, Baylor
1963 – Don Trull, 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, San Diego State
1974 – Gary Scheide, Brigham Young
1975 – Gene Swick, Toledo
1976 – Tommy Kramer, Rice
1977 – Guy Benjamin, Stanford
1978 – Steve Dils, Stanford
1979 – Marc Wilson, Brigham Young
1980 – Mark Herrmann, Purdue
1981 – Jim McMahon, Brigham Young
1982 – John Elway, Stanford
1983 – Steve Young, Brigham Young
1984 – Robbie Bosco, Brigham Young
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, Brigham Young
1992 – Elvis Grbac, Michigan
1993 – Trent Dilfer, Fresno State
1994 – Kerry Collins, Penn State
1995 – Danny Wuerffel, Florida
1996 – Steve Sarkisian, Brigham Young
1997 – Ryan Leaf, Washington State
1998 – Daunte Culpepper, Central Florida (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, 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

This honor went to the NCAA's top running back, named for Hall of Famer Jim Brown.

1991 – Vaughn Dunbar, Indiana
1992 – Marshall Faulk, San Diego State
1993 – Brent Moss, Wisconsin
1994 – Rashaan Salaam, Colorado
1995 – Eddie George, Ohio State
1996 – Troy Davis, Iowa State
1997 – Ricky Williams, Texas
1998 – Ricky Williams, 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, Arkansas
2008 – Shonn Greene, Iowa
2009 – Toby Gerhart, Stanford
2010 – LaMichael James, Oregon
2011 – Montee Ball, Wisconsin
2012 – Montee Ball, 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 for Paul Warfield, this honor was given to the nation's top collegiate wide receiver.

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
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, Texas Tech
2009 – Jordan Shipley, Texas
2010 – Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
2011 – Justin Blackmon, 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 for Ohio State great and Hall of Famer Jim Parker.

1991 – Greg Skrepenak, Michigan
1992 – Lincoln Kennedy, Washington
1993 – Aaron Taylor, Notre Dame
1994 – Zach Wiegert, Nebraska
1995 – Jonathan Ogden, UCLA
1996 – Orlando Pace, Ohio State
1997 – Aaron Taylor, Nebraska
1998 – Matt Stinchcomb, Georgia
1999 – Chris McIntosh, Wisconsin
2000 – Steve Hutchinson, Michigan
2001 – Bryant McKinnie, Miami
2002 – Brett Romberg, Miami
2003 – Shawn Andrews, Arkansas
2004 – Jammal Brown, Oklahoma
2005 – Greg Eslinger, Minnesota
2006 – Joe Thomas, Wisconsin
2007 – Jake Long, Michigan
2008 – Andre Smith, Alabama
2009 – Russell Okung, Oklahoma State
2010 – Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
2011 – Barrett Jones, Alabama
2012 – Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
2013 – Cyril Richardson, Baylor
2014 – Reese Dismukes, Auburn
2015 – Landon Turner, North Carolina
2016 - Pat Elflein, Ohio State
2017 - Billy Price, Ohio State
2018 - Jonah Williams, Alabama

Bill Willis Trophy

Named for Bill Willis, this award was given yearly to the top collegiate defensive lineman.

1991 – Steve Emtman, Washington
1992 – Micheal Barrow, Miami
1993 – Dan Wilkinson, Ohio State
1994 – Warren Sapp, Miami
1995 – Tedy Bruschi, Arizona
1996 – Grant Wistrom, Nebraska
1997 – Andre Wadsworth, Florida State
1998 – Tom Burke, Wisconsin
1999 – Corey Moore, Virginia Tech
2000 – Jamal Reynolds, Florida State
2001 – Julius Peppers, North Carolina
2002 – Terrell Suggs, Arizona State
2003 – Tommie Harris, Oklahoma
2004 – Erasmus James, Wisconsin
2005 – Elvis Dumervil, Louisville
2006 – Quinn Pitcock, Ohio State
2007 – George Selvie, South Florida
2008 – Brian Orakpo, Texas
2009 – Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
2010 – Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
2011 – Whitney Mercilus, Illinois
2012 – John Simon, Ohio State
2013 – Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
2014 – Joey Bosa, Ohio State
2015 – Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
2016 – Ed Oliver, Houston
2017 – Christian Wilkins, Clemson
2018 – Quinnen Williams, Alabama

Jack Lambert Trophy

Named for Jack Lambert, this award was given yearly to the top collegiate linebacker.

1991 – Erick Anderson, Michigan
1992 – Marvin Jones, Florida State
1993 – Trev Alberts, Nebraska
1994 – Derrick Brooks, Florida State; Dana Howard, Illinois (tie)
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
2001 – Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma
2002 – E. J. Henderson, Maryland
2003 – Jonathan Vilma, Miami
2004 – Derrick Johnson, Texas
2005 – A. J. Hawk, Ohio State
2006 – Patrick Willis, Ole Miss
2007 – James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
2008 – James Laurinaitis, 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 III, 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. Named after the legendary Jack Tatum

1991 – Terrell Buckley, Florida State
1992 – Deon Figures, Colorado
1993 – Antonio Langham, Alabama
1994 – Bobby Taylor, Notre Dame
1995 – Lawyer Milloy, Washington
1996 – Chris Canty, Kansas State
1997 – Charles Woodson, Michigan
1998 – Antoine Winfield, Ohio State
1999 – Tyrone Carter, Minnesota
2000 – Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin
2001 – Roy Williams, Oklahoma
2002 – Mike Doss, Ohio State
2003 – Sean Taylor, Miami
2004 – Antrel Rolle, Miami
2005 – Jimmy Williams, Virginia Tech
2006 – Reggie Nelson, Florida
2007 – Aqib Talib, Kansas
2008 – Eric Berry, Tennessee
2009 – Eric Berry, Tennessee
2010 – Patrick Peterson, LSU
2011 – David Amerson, North Carolina State
2012 – Ed Reynolds, Stanford
2013 – Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State
2014 – Gerod Holliman, Louisville
2015 – Desmond King, Iowa
2016 – Tarvarus McFadden, Florida State
2017 – Josh Jackson, Iowa
2018 – Grant Delpit, LSU

Archie Griffin Award

The Archie Griffin Award signifies college football's most valuable player for the entire season.^[3]^[4] It was named in honor of the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner, Archie Griffin of Ohio State.

1999 – Michael Vick, Virginia Tech
2000 – Josh Heupel, Oklahoma
2001 – Ken Dorsey, Miami (FL)
2002 – Ken Dorsey, Miami (FL)
2003 – Matt Leinart, USC
2004 – Matt Leinart, USC
2005 – Vince Young, Texas
2006 – Troy Smith, Ohio State
2007 – Pat White, West Virginia
2008 – Colt McCoy, Texas
2009 – Toby Gerhart, Stanford
2010 – Andrew Luck, Stanford
2011 – Montee Ball, Wisconsin
2012 – Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
2013 – Jameis Winston, Florida State
2014 – Marcus Mariota, Oregon
2015 – Deshaun Watson, Clemson
2016 – Sam Darnold, USC
2017 – McKenzie Milton, UCF
2018 – Trevor Lawrence, Clemson

Chic Harley Award

Named for Chic Harley, this award was presented to the College Football Player of the Year.

1955 – Howard Cassady,^[5] Ohio State
1956 – Paul Hornung, Notre Dame
1957 – John David Crow, Texas A&M
1958 – Billy Cannon, LSU
1959 – Billy Cannon, LSU
1960 – Joe Bellino, Navy
1961 – Ernie Davis, Syracuse
1962 – Terry Baker, Oregon State
1963 – Roger Staubach, Navy
1964 – Bob Timberlake,^[6] Michigan
1965 – Mike Garrett, USC
1966 – Steve Spurrier, Florida
1967 – Gary Beban, UCLA
1968 – O. J. Simpson, USC
1969 – Steve Owens, Oklahoma
1970 – Jim Plunkett, Stanford
1971 – Pat Sullivan, Auburn
1972 – Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska
1973 – John Cappelletti, Penn State
1974 – Archie Griffin, Ohio State
1975 – Archie Griffin, Ohio State
1976 – Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh
1977 – Earl Campbell, Texas
1978 – Billy Sims,^[7] Oklahoma
1979 – Charles White, USC
1980 – George Rogers, South Carolina
1981 – Marcus Allen, USC
1982 – Herschel Walker, Georgia
1983 – Mike Rozier, Nebraska
1984 – Doug Flutie, Boston College
1985 – Bo Jackson, Auburn
1986 – Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
1987 – Chris Spielman, Ohio State
1988 – Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State
1989 – Anthony Thompson, Indiana
1990 – Greg Lewis, Washington
1991 – Desmond Howard, Michigan
1992 – Gino Torretta, Miami
1993 – Charlie Ward, Florida State
1994 – Rashaan Salaam, Colorado
1995 – Eddie George, Ohio State
1996 – Troy Davis, Iowa State
1997 – Charles Woodson, Michigan
1998 – Ricky Williams, Texas
1999 – Ron Dayne, Wisconsin
2000 – Josh Heupel, Oklahoma
2001 – Ken Dorsey, Miami
2002 – Ken Dorsey, Miami
2003 – Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh
2004 – Reggie Bush, USC
2005 – Reggie Bush, USC
2006 – Troy Smith, Ohio State
2007 – Tim Tebow, Florida
2008 – Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
2009 – Colt McCoy, Texas
2010 – Cam Newton, Auburn
2011 – Robert Griffin III, Baylor
2012 – Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
2013 – Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois
2014 – Marcus Mariota, Oregon
2015 – Christian McCaffrey, Stanford
2016 – Deshaun Watson,^[8] Clemson
2017 – Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
2018 – Dwayne Haskins, 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 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 at Boise State.

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
2002 – Ken Dorsey, Miami
2003 – Jason White, Oklahoma
2004 – Matt Leinart, USC
2005 – Matt Leinart, 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, Boise State
2012 – Collin Klein, Kansas State
2013 – A. J. McCarron, Alabama
2014 – Trevone Boykin, TCU
2015 – Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
2016 – Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
2017 – J. T. Barrett, Ohio State
2018 – Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State

Ozzie Newsome Award

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

2006 – Matt Spaeth, Minnesota
2007 – Travis Beckum, Wisconsin
2008 – Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma
2009 – Aaron Hernandez, Florida
2010 – Michael Egnew, Missouri
2011 – Tyler Eifer