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Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

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Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Awarded forTop upperclassman quarterback in college football
LocationBaltimore, Maryland
CountryUnited States
Presented byGolden Arm Foundation
History
First awardEstablished in 1987
Most recentShedeur Sanders, Colorado
Websitewww.goldenarmfoundation.com

The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's top upperclassman quarterback in college football. Candidates are judged on accomplishments on the field as well as on their character, scholastic achievement, and leadership qualities.[1] The award was established in 1987 and named after Johnny Unitas, who was nicknamed "The Golden Arm".[2] Unitas played his college career at the University of Louisville and set many records in the National Football League while playing for the Baltimore Colts.

Winners

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These are the award recipients since inception in 1987.[3]

Year Player School Refs
1987 Don McPherson Syracuse [3]
1988 Rodney Peete USC [3]
1989 Tony Rice Notre Dame [3]
1990 Craig Erickson Miami [3]
1991 Casey Weldon Florida State [3]
1992 Gino Torretta Miami (2) [3]
1993 Charlie Ward Florida State (2) [3]
1994 Jay Barker Alabama [3]
1995 Tommie Frazier Nebraska [3]
1996 Danny Wuerffel Florida [3]
1997 Peyton Manning Tennessee [3]
1998 Cade McNown UCLA [3]
1999 Chris Redman Louisville [3]
2000 Chris Weinke Florida State (3) [3]
2001 David Carr Fresno State [3]
2002 Carson Palmer USC (2) [3]
2003 Eli Manning Ole Miss [3]
2004 Jason White Oklahoma [3]
2005 Matt Leinart USC (3) [3]
2006 Brady Quinn Notre Dame (2) [3]
2007 Matt Ryan Boston College [3]
2008 Graham Harrell Texas Tech [3]
2009 Colt McCoy Texas [3]
2010 Scott Tolzien Wisconsin [4]
2011 Andrew Luck Stanford [5]
2012 Collin Klein Kansas State [6]
2013 A. J. McCarron Alabama (2) [7]
2014 Marcus Mariota Oregon [8]
2015 Connor Cook Michigan State [9]
2016 Deshaun Watson Clemson [1]
2017 Mason Rudolph Oklahoma State [10]
2018 Gardner Minshew Washington State [11]
2019 Joe Burrow LSU [12]
2020 Mac Jones Alabama (3) [13]
2021 Kenny Pickett Pittsburgh [14]
2022 Max Duggan TCU [15]
2023 Jayden Daniels LSU (2) [16]
2024 Shedeur Sanders Colorado [17]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hickey, Anna (December 6, 2016). "Watson wins Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "About The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Potrykus, Jeff (December 6, 2010). "Tolzien wins Unitas Award". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  5. ^ "Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck named Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner". The Baltimore Sun. December 5, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "Collin Klein named winner of Johnny Unitas award as top college QB". The Denver Post. December 3, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  7. ^ "AJ McCarron accepts 2013 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [Video]". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  8. ^ "Oregon QB Marcus Mariota wins Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award". Sports Illustrated. December 8, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  9. ^ Rexrode, Joe (December 8, 2015). "MSU's Connor Cook wins Unitas award as top QB". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  10. ^ "Oklahoma State University Mason Rudolph Wins The 2017 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award - Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award". Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. 2017-11-30. Archived from the original on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  11. ^ "Gardner Minshew, II Wins 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® Presented by A. O. Smith". Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  12. ^ "Joe Burrow becomes LSU's first winner of Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award for top college senior QB". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  13. ^ "Mac Jones wins the 2020 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award®".
  14. ^ "Pittsburgh quarterback wins the 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award".
  15. ^ "Max Duggan wins the 2022 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award".
  16. ^ "Jayden Daniels wins the 2023 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award".
  17. ^ "Shedeur Sanders wins the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award".
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