OUTLAND TROPHY

The 'Outland Trophy' is awarded to the best United States college football interior lineman. It is named after John H. Outland. Outland was one of only a few players in history ever to be named All-America at two positions, John Outland garnered consensus All-America honors in 1898 at tackle and consensus All-America honors at in 1899.
In the fall of 1895, John Outland entered the University of Kansas never having played football in his life, but while watching practice one afternoon, he was seen by the varsity captain, who induced him to put on a uniform. Three days later, he was playing on the varsity team. After a 6-1 season, he transferred to Pennsylvania where he found his home. From 1897-1899, Outland and Hall of Fame teammate Truxton Hare led Penn to a 35-4-3 record. Outland obtained his medical degree and was a surgeon during World War I, rising to the rank of major. He tried his hand at coaching at Franklin & Marshall College in 1900, Kansas in 1901, and Washburn 1904-05.
Outland had always contended that football tackles and guards deserved greater recognition and conceived the Outland Trophy as a means of providing this recognition. Today, the Outland Trophy is recognized as one of the nation's most prestigious awards, given to the nation's most outstanding interior lineman.

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Previous winners

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Previous winners

Year	Player	Position	School
1946	George Connor	T	Notre Dame
1947	Joe Steffy	G	Army
1948	Bill Fischer	G	Notre Dame
1949	Ed Bagdon	G	Michigan State
1950	Bob Gain	T	Kentucky
1951	Jim Weatherall	T	Oklahoma
1952	Dick Modzelewski	T	Maryland
1953	J.D. Roberts	G	Oklahoma
1954	William "Bud" Brooks	G	Arkansas
1955	Cal Jones	G	Iowa
1956	Jim Parker	G	Ohio State
1957	Alex Karras	T	Iowa
1958	Zeke Smith	G	Auburn
1959	Mike McGee	T	Duke
1960	Tom Brown	G	Minnesota
1961	Merlin Olsen	T	Utah State
1962	Bobby Bell	T	Minnesota
1963	Scott Appleton	T	Texas
1964	Steve DeLong	T	Tennessee
1965	Tommy Nobis	G	Texas
1966	Loyd Phillips	T	Arkansas
1967	Ron Yary	T	USC
1968	Bill Stanfill	T	Georgia
1969	Mike Reid	DT	Penn State
1970	Jim Stillwagon	MG	Ohio State
1971	Larry Jacobson	DT	Nebraska
1972	Rich Glover	MG	Nebraska
1973	John Hicks	OT	Ohio State
1974	Randy White	DT	Maryland
1975	Lee Roy Selmon	DT	Oklahoma
1976	Ross Browner	DE	Notre Dame
1977	Brad Shearer	DT	Texas
1978	Greg Roberts	C	Oklahoma
1979	Jim Ritcher	C	North Carolina State
1980	Mark May	OT	Pittsburgh
1981	Dave Rimington	C	Nebraska
1982	Dave Rimington	C	Nebraska
1983	Dean Steinkuhler	G	Nebraska
1984	Bruce Smith	DT	Virginia Tech
1985	Mike Ruth	NG	Boston College
1986	Jason Buck	DT	BYU
1987	Chad Hennings	DT	Air Force
1988	Tracy Rocker	DT	Auburn
1989	Mohammed Elewonibi	G	BYU
1990	Russell Maryland	NT	Miami
1991	Steve Emtman	DT	Washington
1992	Will Shields	G	Nebraska
1993	Rob Waldrop	NG	Arizona
1994	Zach Wiegert	OT	Nebraska
1995	Jonathan Ogden	OT	UCLA
1996	Orlando Pace	OT	Ohio State
1997	Aaron Taylor	G	Nebraska
1998	Kris Farris	OT	UCLA
1999	Chris Samuels	OT	Alabama
2000	John Henderson	DT	Tennessee
2001	Bryant McKinnie	OT	Miami
2002	Rien Long	DT	Washington State
2003	Robert Gallery	OT	Iowa
2004	Jammal Brown	OT	Oklahoma
2005	Greg Eslinger	C	Minnesota
2006	Joe Thomas	OT	Wisconsin

See also

★ Lombardi Award

★ Jim Parker Trophy

★ UPI Lineman of the Year (College)

External links

★ Outland Trophy