| Chic Harley Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | College Football Player of the Year |
| Presented by | Touchdown Club of Columbus |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio |
| First awarded | 1955 |
| Currently held by | Sam Bradford |
| Official website | |
The Chic Harley Award is presented by the Touchdown Club of Columbus to the College Football Player of the Year. The winner is selected by a committee of college football coaches, and is named after Ohio State All-America football legend, Chic Harley. It was first presented to Ohio State's Howard "Hopalong" Cassady in 1955. It is longest-standing award of the Touchdown Club of Columbus, which also awards the Sammy Baugh Trophy and the Archie Griffin Award.
Past winners
| Year | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Howard Cassady | 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 | 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 | John 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 | 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 | Shaun Maloy | Phillipsburg |
| 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 |
See also
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