Jacobs Blocking Trophy
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The Jacobs Blocking Trophy is the name of several similar annual college football awards bestowed by a conference upon their best blocker. The awards are named in honor of William P. Jacobs, son of the founder and president of Presbyterian College from 1935 to 1945. The trophies are awarded by his son, Hugh, and great-grandson, William P. Jacobs V (ACC Trophy), based upon voting of the respective leagues' coaches.[1][2] The award was originally presented to a player from the state of South Carolina from 1928 to 1932.[3] A duplicate award was created and given to a player in the Southern Conference (SoCon) beginning in 1933.[3] The Southeastern Conference (SEC) began the award in 1935.[4] The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) established its own version of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy in its first year of existence in 1953.[2] The Division II South Atlantic Conference also bestows a version of the award.[5][6]
Winners
[edit]- 1935: Riley Smith, Alabama
- 1936: Bill May, LSU
- 1937: Leroy Monsky, Alabama[7]
- 1938: Sam Bartholomew, Tennessee
- 1939: Sam Bartholomew, Tennessee
- 1940: Lloyd Cheatham, Auburn
- 1941: Jack Jenkins, Vanderbilt
- 1942: Jack Jenkins, Vanderbilt
- 1943: John Steber, Georgia Tech
- 1944: Billy Bevis, Tennessee
- 1945: Billy Bevis, Tennessee
- 1946: Hal Self, Alabama
- 1947: Buddy Bowen, Ole Miss
- 1948: Truitt Smith, Mississippi State
- 1949: Butch Avinger, Alabama
- 1950: Butch Avinger, Alabama
- 1951: Jimmy Hahn, Tennessee
- 1952: John Michels, Tennessee
- 1953: Crawford Mims, Ole Miss
- 1954: Charles Evans, Mississippi State
- 1955: Paige Cothren, Ole Miss
- 1956: Stockton Adkins, Tennessee
- 1957: Stockton Adkins, Tennessee
- 1958: Red Brodnax, LSU
- 1959: Jim Cartwright, Tennessee
- 1960: Jim Cartwright, Tennessee
- 1961: Billy Neighbors, Alabama
- 1962: Butch Wilson, Alabama
- 1963: Tucker Frederickson, Auburn
- 1964: Tucker Frederickson, Auburn
- 1965: Hal Wantland, Tennessee
- 1966: Cecil Dowdy, Alabama
- 1967: Bob Johnson, Tennessee
- 1968: Brad Johnson, Georgia
- 1969: Chip Kell, Tennessee
- 1970: Chip Kell, Tennessee
- 1971: Royce Smith, Georgia
- 1972: John Hannah, Alabama
- 1973: Buddy Brown, Alabama
- 1974: Sylvester Croom, Alabama
- 1975: Randy Johnson, Georgia[8]
- 1976: Warren Bryant, Kentucky
- 1977: Bob Cryder, Alabama
- 1978: Robert Dugas, LSU
- 1979: Dwight Stephenson, Alabama
- 1980: Nat Hudson, Georgia
- 1981: Wayne Harris, Mississippi State
- 1982: Wayne Harris, Mississippi State
- 1983: Guy McIntyre, Georgia
- 1984: Lomas Brown, Florida
- 1985: Peter Anderson, Georgia
- 1986: Wes Neighbors, Alabama
- 1987: Harry Galbreath, Tennessee
- 1988: Howard Cross, Alabama
- 1989: Eric Still, Tennessee
- 1990: Antone Davis, Tennessee
- 1991: Cal Dixon, Florida
- 1992: Everett Lindsay, Ole Miss
- 1993: Tobie Sheils, Alabama
- 1994: Jason Odom, Florida
- 1995: Jason Odom, Florida
- 1996: Donnie Young, Florida
- 1997: Alan Faneca, LSU
- 1998: Matt Stinchcomb, Georgia
- 1999: Chris Samuels, Alabama
- 2000: Kenyatta Walker, Florida
- 2001: Kendall Simmons, Auburn
- 2002: Shawn Andrews, Arkansas
- 2003: Shawn Andrews, Arkansas
- 2004: Wesley Britt, Alabama
- 2005: Marcus McNeill, Auburn
- 2006: Arron Sears, Tennessee
- 2007: Andre Smith, Alabama and Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
- 2008: Michael Oher, Ole Miss
- 2009: Ciron Black, LSU
- 2010: Lee Ziemba, Auburn
- 2011: Barrett Jones, Alabama
- 2012: Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
- 2013: Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
- 2014: La'el Collins, LSU
- 2015: Ryan Kelly, Alabama[9] & Sebastian Tretola, Arkansas
- 2016: Cam Robinson, Alabama
- 2017: Braden Smith, Auburn
- 2018: Jonah Williams, Alabama
- 2019: Andrew Thomas, Georgia
- 2020: Alex Leatherwood & Landon Dickerson, Alabama
- 2021: Darian Kinnard, Kentucky
- 2022: Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas
- 2023: Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, Georgia
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ACC HONORS (PDF), 2008 Virginia Football Media Guide, p. 119, 2008.
- ^ a b Virginia's Eugene Monroe named Jacobs Blocking Trophy Recipient, Atlantic Coast Conference, November 30, 2008.
- ^ a b SoCon Annual Award Winners, Southern Conference, April 5, 2010.
- ^ Alabama's Doway Named Blocking Winner, Rome News-Tribune, December 22, 1966.
- ^ Presbyterian, Carson-Newman Lead SAC All-Conference Football Team; Ellis, Robinson Named Players of Year Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, South Atlantic Conference, November 7, 2005.
- ^ Wins Blocking Trophy, St. Petersburg Times, December 28, 1945.
- ^ "Alabama Grid Star Gets Jacobs Award". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 3, 1937. p. 22. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "Randy Johnson, All-American". Rome News-Tribune. January 27, 1976. p. 4. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "Ryan Kelly splits 2015 Jacobs Blocking Trophy". Fox Sports. December 9, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2017.