UPI LINEMAN OF THE YEAR (COLLEGE)

The United Press International college football lineman of the year award was among the first and most recognized college football awards. With the demise of UPI in 1997 the award was discontinued. Offensive and defensive linemen were eligble, including offensive ends, with one, Howard Twilley, winning in 1965. Tommy Nobis was the runner-up that season. Unlike the Lombardi and Outland Trophies, it was never affiliated with a civic organization or named after a player (like the Ted Hendricks or Doak Walker Awards). Like all UPI college awards at the time, it was based on the votes of NCAA coaches. Ross Browner of Notre Dame was the only two-time winner.

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Yearly winners

Yearly winners

'1950'—Les Richter, California

'1951'—Bill McColl, Stanford

'1952'—Tom Catlin, Oklahoma

'1953'—J.D. Roberts, Oklahoma

'1954'—Jack Ellena, UCLA

'1955'—Bob Pellegrini, Maryland

'1956'—Jerry Tubbs, Oklahoma

'1957'—Alex Karras, Iowa

'1958'—Bob Harrison, Oklahoma

'1959'—Roger Davis, Syracuse

'1960'—Tom Brown, Minnesota

'1961'—Joe Romig, Colorado

'1962'—Bobby Bell, Minnesota

'1963'—Scott Appleton, Texas

'1964'—Dick Butkus, Illinois

'1965'—Howard Twilley, Tulsa

'1966'—Bubba Smith, Michigan State

'1967'—Granville Liggins, Oklahoma

'1968'—Ted Hendricks, Miami, (Fl)

'1969'—Mike McCoy, Notre Dame

'1970'—Jim Stillwagon, Ohio State

'1971'—Walt Patulski, Notre Dame

'1972'—Rich Glover, Nebraska

'1973'—John Hicks, Ohio State

'1974'—Randy White, Maryland

'1975'—Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma

'1976'—Ross Browner, Notre Dame

'1977'—Ross Browner, Notre Dame

'1978'—Greg Roberts, Oklahoma

'1979'—Brad Budde, USC

'1980'—Hugh Green, Pittsburgh

'1981'—Kenneth Sims, Texas

'1982'—Dave Rimington, Nebraska

'1983'—Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska

'1984'—Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh

'1985'—Tony Casillas, Oklahoma

'1986'—Jerome Brown, Miami (Fl)

'1987'—Chad Hennings, Air Force

'1988'—Tony Mandarich, Michigan State

'1989'—Chris Zordich, Notre Dame

'1990'—Russell Maryland, Miami (Fl)

'1991'—Steve Emtman, Washington

'1992'—Eric Curry, Alabama

'1993'—Rob Waldrop, Arizona

'1994'—Zach Wiegert, Nebraska

'1995'—Jonathan Ogden, UCLA

'1996'—Orlando Pace, Ohio State

Source: United Press International
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