Mr. Football Award (Kentucky)
The Mr. Kentucky Football Award is an award given to the best high school football player in the state of Kentucky and in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA). The award is given out based on the recommendations of sports writers and broadcasters from all across the state. Many of the past winners have gone on to play football in college and become professional football players.
List of winners
Professional teams listed are teams known.
| Year | Player | High School | College | Professional team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Frank Jacobs | Newport Central Catholic | Notre Dame | |
| 1987 | Kurt Barber | Paducah Tilghman[1] | Southern Cal (USC) | New York Jets (NFL) – 1992–95 |
| 1988 | Jeff Brohm | Trinity | Louisville | San Francisco 49ers (NFL) – 1996–97 |
| 1989 | Pookie Jones | Calloway County | Kentucky | BC Lions (CFL) – 1997-? Louisville Fire (af2) – 2003-? |
| 1990 | Damon Hood | Warren Central | Kentucky | |
| 1991 | Scott Russell | Evarts | Lees-McRae Union |
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| 1992 | Billy Jack Haskins | Paducah Tilghman[1] | Kentucky Rhode Island |
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| 1993 | Jeremy Simpson | Lincoln County | Cumberland (KY) | |
| 1994 | Shaun Alexander | Boone County | Alabama | Seattle Seahawks (NFL) – 2000-07 Washington Redskins (NFL) – 2008 |
| 1995 | Tim Couch | Leslie County | Kentucky | Cleveland Browns (NFL) – 1999-2003 Green Bay Packers (NFL) – 2004 BC Lions (CFL) – 2005-2006 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) – 2007 |
| 1996 | Derek Homer | Fort Knox | Kentucky | Baltimore Ravens (NFL) – 2001 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) 2001-02 Lexington Horsemen (UIF) – 2003- |
| 1997 | Dennis Johnson | Harrodsburg | Kentucky | Arizona Cardinals (NFL) – 2002-04 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) – 2004 Lexington Horsemen (UIF) – 2005- |
| 1998 | Jared Lorenzen[2] | Ft. Thomas Highlands | Kentucky | New York Giants (NFL) – 2004-07 Indianapolis Colts (NFL) – 2008 Kentucky Horsemen (af2)– 2009 Northern Kentucky River Monsters (UIFL) – 2011 Owensboro Rage (CIFL) – 2013 Northern Kentucky River Monsters (CIFL) – 2014 |
| 1999 | Travis Atwell | Hancock County | Toledo Kentucky |
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| 2000 | Montrell Jones | Male | Tennessee Louisville |
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| 2001 | James McCoy | Fort Campbell | Murray State | |
| 2002 | Michael Bush | Male | Louisville | Oakland Raiders (NFL) – 2007-2012 Chicago Bears (NFL) – 2012-Current |
| 2003 | Brian Brohm | Trinity | Louisville | Green Bay Packers (NFL) – 2008 Buffalo Bills (NFL) – 2009-2010 Las Vegas Locomotives (UFL) – 2011-2012 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) – 2013–present |
| 2004 | Curtis Pulley | Hopkinsville | Kentucky Florida A&M |
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| 2005 | Micah Johnson | Fort Campbell | Kentucky | Miami Dolphins (NFL) – 2010 Calgary Stampeders (CFL) – 2013–present |
| 2006 | Douglas Beaumont | Male | Louisville | |
| 2007 | Corey Robinson | Lone Oak[3] | Troy | Brooklyn Bolts (FXFL) – 2014 |
| 2008 | Rolandan "Deuce" Finch | St. Xavier | Boston College | |
| 2009 | Antonio Andrews | Fort Campbell | Western Kentucky | Tennessee Titans |
| 2010 | Lamar Dawson | Boyle County | USC | |
| 2011 | Patrick Towles | Highlands | Kentucky | |
| 2012 | James Quick | Trinity | Louisville | |
| 2013 | Nacarius Fant | Bowling Green | Western Kentucky | |
| 2014 | Elijah Sindelar[4] | Caldwell County | Purdue | |
| 2015 | Kash Daniel[5] | Paintsville | Kentucky | |
| 2016 | Jamale Carothers[6] | Bowling Green | Navy |
Mr. Football Award (Kentucky) Media
Shaun Alexander was 1994's Mr. Football from Boone County.
Tim Couch was 1995's Mr. Football from Leslie County.
Michael Bush was 2002's Mr. Football from Male.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tilghman did not participate in the 2013 McCracken County consolidation, as it is operated by a separate school district.
- ↑ Neil Schmidt (December 23, 1998). "Lorenzen is Mr. Football". www.enquirer.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ↑ Consolidated into 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. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ↑ "UK commitment Kash Daniel of Paintsville named Kentucky's Mr. Football". www.kentucky.com. Lexington Herald-Leader. January 1, 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. Retrieved January 26, 2017.