Mr. Football Award (Kentucky)
The Kentucky Mr. Football Award is an honor given to the top high school football player in the state of Kentucky and in the KHSAA. Awarded by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters from around the state's Associated Press, many past winners have proceeded to have successful college careers and even play in the National Football League (NFL).[1]
Award winners
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Schools with multiple winners
[edit]School | Number of Awards | Years |
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Trinity | 3 | 1988, 2003, 2012 |
Male | 3 | 2000, 2002, 2006 |
Bowling Green | 2 | 2013, 2016 |
Highlands | 2 | 1998, 2011 |
Boyle County | 2 | 2001, 2010 |
Fort Campbell | 2 | 2005, 2009 |
Paducah Tilghman | 2 | 1987, 1992 |
Colleges with multiple winners
[edit]College | Number of Awards | Years |
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Kentucky | 15 | 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021 |
Louisville | 7 | 1988, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2022 |
Notre Dame | 2 | 1986, 2019 |
Western Kentucky | 2 | 2009, 2013 |
Boston College | 2 | 2008, 2011 |
USC | 2 | 1987, 2010 |
References
[edit]- ^ "KFCA | Mr. Football".
- ^ Evarts was consolidated with two other schools into Harlan County High School in 2008.
- ^ Neil Schmidt (December 23, 1998). "Lorenzen is Mr. Football". www.enquirer.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ Consolidated into today's McCracken County High School as Mustangs on August 9, 2013.
- ^ "Purdue recruit Elijah Sindelar honored as Kentucky's Mr. Football". www.indystar.com. Indianapolis Star. January 3, 2015. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "UK commitment Kash Daniel of Paintsville named Kentucky's Mr. Football". www.kentucky.com. Lexington Herald-Leader. January 1, 2016. Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "UK commitment Bowling Green's Jamale Carothers named Kentucky's Mr. Football". www.kentucky.com. Lexington Herald-Leader. January 26, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Danville's VanCleave named Kentucky Mr. Football". www.wkyt.com. WKYT. January 25, 2018. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^ "UK signee WanDale Robinson wins inaugural coaches' Mr. Football award". www.kentucky.com. Lexington Herald-Leader. December 2, 2018. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ "Coaches name their Mr. Football and Coach of the Year for 2019". www.kentucky.com. Lexington Herald-Leader. December 12, 2019. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "Douglass' Burton, Beechwood's Hergott share Mr. Football honor in a first for media award". www.kentucky.com. Lexington Herald Leader. April 16, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "Douglass' Burton, Beechwood's Hergott share Mr. Football honor in a first for media award". www.kentucky.com. Lexington Herald Leader. April 16, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ Frakes, Jason (December 14, 2022). "Bullitt East quarterback Travis Egan named Kentucky Mr. Football by KFCA". Courier Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ Frakes, Jason (December 9, 2023). "Daniel Thomas, record-setting Bell County High School RB, named Kentucky's Mr. Football". Courier Journal.
See also
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