| Davey O'Brien National Quaterback Award | Phil Steele is very proud to be a participant on the voting committee for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award. |
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| 2015 DAVEY O'BRIEN AWARD CANDIDATES | ||
| Trevone Boykin, TCU | Kevin Hogan, Stanford | Paxton Lynch, Memphis |
| Connor Cook, Michigan State | Jeremy Johnson, Auburn | Dak Prescott, Mississippi State |
| Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee | Cardale Jones, Ohio State | Keenan Reynolds, Navy |
| Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky | Brad Kaaya, Miami | Anu Solomon, Arizona |
| Blake Frohnapfel, Massachusetts | Chuckie Keeton, Utah State | Zach Terrell, Western Michigan |
| Jared Goff, California | Cody Kessler, USC | Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech |
| Christian Hackenberg, Penn State | Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati | Deshaun Watson, Clemson |
| Taysom Hill, BYU | Fredi Knighten, Arkansas State | Marquise Williams, North Carolina |
| 2014 Davey O'Brien Winner: | ||
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| Marcus MAriota, Oregon |
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AND A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS Trevone Boykin, TCU |
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| ABOUT THE DAVEY O'BRIEN COMMITTEE | ||
The Davey O’Brien Foundation believes that leadership on the football field is a powerful force that inspires leadership in the other areas of life. Davey O’Brien translated his prowess as a high school, college and professional quarterback into a life of service and success. In his honor and memory, the Foundation recognizes champions on the field through its national awards program and encourages promising athletes’ academic and career success through scholarships and support. The Foundation believes that the teamwork and camaraderie of athletics build character and leadership. Its programs encourage those qualities in honor of a man who was a true leader on and off the field. The award recipients exemplify O’Brien’s enduring character while exhibiting teamwork, sportsmanship, leadership and character in both the athletic and academic arenas. |
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| THE DAVEY O'BRIEN AWARD |
MISSION WHAT WE DO • The Davey O’Brien is awarded to the nation’s best collegiate quarterback, evaluating each candidate on the criteria of quarterback skills/athletic ability, academics, reputation as a team player, character, leadership and sportsmanship. • The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award is overseen by the Davey O’Brien Foundation, which is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and provides scholarships and university grants to help high school and college athletes transform leadership on the field into leadership in life. • Finalists must exemplify Davey O’Brien’s enduring character while exhibiting teamwork, sportsmanship, leadership and character in both the athletic and academic arenas. VOTING PROCESS • The watch list is refined into semi-finalists and finalists before the Davey O’Brien winner is announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN in December. • 2007 marked the inaugural year for the inclusion of the Fan Vote. Fans will have the ability to vote for their favorite quarterback throughout the season, and unlike any other award in college football, their vote will count as 5% during each round. |
| PAST O’BRIEN WINNERS | ||
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1977 Earl Campbell, Texas 1978 Billy Sims, Oklahoma 1979 Mike Singletary, Baylor 1980 Mike Singletary, Baylor 1981 Jim McMahon, BYU 1982 Todd Blackledge, Penn State 1983 Steve Young, BYU 1984 Doug Flutie, Boston College 1985 Chuck Long, Iowa 1986 Vinny Testaverde, Miami 1987 Don McPherson, Syracuse 1988 Troy Aikman, UCLA |
1989 Andre Ware, Houston 1990 Ty Detmer, BYU 1991 Ty Detmer, BYU 1992 Gino Torretta, Miami 1993 Charlie Ward, Florida St 1994 Kerry Collins, Penn State 1995 Danny Wuerffel, Florida 1996 Danny Wuerffel, Florida 1997 Peyton Manning, Tennessee 1998 Michael Bishop, Kansas St 1999 Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech 2000 Chris Weinke, Florida St |
2001 Eric Crouch, Nebraska |