The Chicago Tribune Silver Football is awarded by the Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...

to the college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 player determined to be the best player from the Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...

. The award

Award

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 has been presented annually since 1924, when Red Grange

Red Grange

Harold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost", was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League...

 of Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...

 was the award's first recipient.

The winner of the Silver Football is determined by a vote of Big Ten head football coaches

Head coach

A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...

. Each coach submits a two-player ballot with a first and second choice, and coaches cannot vote for players on their own team. The first-place vote receives two points and the second-place vote receives one point.

Coaches and media of the Big Ten also make annual selections for additional individual honors

Big Ten Conference football individual honors

Coaches and media of the Big Ten Conference award the following individual honors at the end of each football season. In addition, the Chicago Tribune awards the Chicago Tribune Silver Football to the most valuable football player of the conference.-Player of the Year:Sanctioned by AP and UPI;...

.

Recipients

See footnote

• 1924: Red Grange
  Red Grange
  Harold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost", was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League...
  
  , Illinois
  Illinois Fighting Illini football
  The Illinois Fighting Illini are a major college football program, representing the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. They compete in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference.-Current staff:-All-time win/loss/tie record:*563-513-51...
  
  
• 1925: Tim Lowry
  Tim Lowry
  Timothy G. Lowry was an American football player and lawyer. He played center for the Northwestern University football team from 1923 to 1925. At the conclusion of the 1925 football season, he became the second person to receive the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable...
  
  , Northwestern
  Northwestern Wildcats football
  The Northwestern Wildcats football team, representing Northwestern University, is a NCAA Division I team and member of the Big Ten Conference, with evidence of organization in 1876...
  
  
• 1926: Benny Friedman
  Benny Friedman
  Benjamin "Benny" Friedman was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan , Cleveland Bulldogs , Detroit Wolverines , New York Giants , and Brooklyn Dodgers .He is generally considered the first great passer in professional football...
  
  , Michigan
  Michigan Wolverines football
  The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history...
  
  
• 1927: Ken Rouse, Chicago
  Chicago Maroons
  The Maroons are the intercollegiate sports teams of the University of Chicago. They are named after the color maroon, one of the school's colors. They compete in the NCAA's Division III. They are primarily members of the University Athletic Association and were co-founders of the Big Ten...
  
  
• 1928: Chuck Bennett
  Chuck Bennett
  Charles Henry "Chuck" Bennett was an American football player and coach. He played halfback for the Indiana University football team from 1926 to 1928 and won the 1928 Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference...
  
  , Indiana
  Indiana Hoosiers football
  The Indiana Hoosiers football program represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and in the Big Ten Conference.-Bowl games:...
  
  
• 1929: Bill Glassgow, Iowa
  Iowa Hawkeyes football
  The Iowa Hawkeyes football team is the interscholastic football team at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have competed in the Big Ten Conference since 1900, and are currently a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
  
  
• 1930: Wes Fesler
  Wes Fesler
  Wesley Eugene "Wes" Fesler was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football and basketball. He was three-sport athlete at Ohio State University and a consensus first-team selection to the College Football All-America Team three straight years...
  
  , Ohio State
  Ohio State Buckeyes football
  The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state...
  
  
• 1931: Clarence Munn
  Biggie Munn
  Clarence Lester "Biggie" Munn was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator in the United States. He was the head football coach at Albright College , Syracuse University , and most notably Michigan State College , where his 1952 squad won a national championship...
  
  , Minnesota
  Minnesota Golden Gophers football
  The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are one of the oldest programs in college football history. They compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. The Golden Gophers have claimed six national championships and have an all time record of 646–481–44 as...
  
  
• 1932: Harry Newman
  Harry Newman
  Harry Lawrence Newman was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines , the New York Giants , and the Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers .-College career:...
  
  , Michigan
• 1933: Joe Laws
  Joe Laws
  Joe Laws was an American football player. He played his entire career with the Green Bay Packers, winning three World Championships, and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1972. Prior to joining the Packers, Laws attended the University of Iowa where he was a member of the...
  
  , Iowa
• 1934: Pug Lund
  Pug Lund
  Pug Lund was an American football player. Francis L. "Pug" Lund was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin and attended Rice Lake High School. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1958.-External links:*...
  
  , Minnesota
• 1935: Jay Berwanger
  Jay Berwanger
  John Jacob "Jay" Berwanger was an American football halfback born in Dubuque, Iowa. He was the first winner of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy in 1935 ; the trophy is awarded annually to the nation's most outstanding college football player...
  
  , Chicago
• 1936: Vern Huffman
  Vern Huffman
  Richard Vernon Huffman was an American football and basketball player. He was born in Mooreland, Indiana and was raised in and around New Castle, Indiana. He played basketball for the New Castle High School team that won the Indiana state basketball championship in 1932...
  
  , Indiana
• 1937: Corbett Davis
  Corbett Davis
  Richard Corbett "Corby" Davis was an American football fullback. He was the first overall pick in the 1938 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams....
  
  , Indiana
• 1938: Howard Weiss
  Howard Weiss
  Howard "Howie" Weiss was an American football fullback. He was drafted in the third round of the 1939 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and played two seasons with the team...
  
  , Wisconsin
  Wisconsin Badgers football
  The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football...
  
  
• 1939: Nile Kinnick
  Nile Kinnick
  Nile Clarke Kinnick, Jr. was a student and a college football player at the University of Iowa. He won the 1939 Heisman Trophy and was a consensus All-American. He died during a training flight while serving as a U.S Navy aviator in World War II...
  
  , Iowa
• 1940: Tom Harmon
  Tom Harmon
  Thomas Dudley Harmon was a star player in American college football, a sports broadcaster, and patriarch of a family of American actors...
  
  , Michigan
• 1941: Jack Graf
  Jack Graf
  Jack Graf is a former two-sport athlete at the Ohio State University. In football he was named Big Ten MVP in 1941 and in basketball he served as team captain in 1942....
  
  , Ohio State
• 1942: Dave Schreiner
  Dave Schreiner
  David Nathan "Dave" Schreiner was an American football player. He was a two-time All-American end at Wisconsin and a 1943 draft choice of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was killed in action as a Marine during the Battle of Okinawa. He was elected to the College Football Hall...
  
  , Wisconsin
• 1943: Otto Graham
  Otto Graham
  Otto Everett Graham, Jr. was a professional American football and basketball player who played for the Cleveland Browns in both the All-America Football Conference and National Football League, as well as the Rochester Royals in the National Basketball League.-Early life:Born in Waukegan,...
  
  , Northwestern
• 1944: Les Horvath
  Les Horvath
  Leslie "Les" Horvath was the 1944 Heisman Trophy winner, who played quarterback and halfback for the Ohio State University.- Early life :He was born in South Bend, Indiana, and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area....
  
  , Ohio State
• 1945: Ollie Cline
  Ollie Cline
  Oliver M. "Ollie" Cline was a college and professional American football player in the 1940s and '50s. He was nicknamed the Blond Bomber.-College career:...
  
  , Ohio State
• 1946: Alex Agase
  Alex Agase
  -External links:...
  
  , Illinois
• 1947: Chalmers Elliott
  Bump Elliott
  Chalmers W. "Bump" Elliott is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played halfback at Purdue University and the University of Michigan...
  
  , Michigan
• 1948: Art Murakowski
  Art Murakowski
  Arthur Raymond "Art" Murakowski was an American football player. He played fullback for the Northwestern University football team from 1946 to 1949. He was selected as a first-team All-American and won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy in 1948 as the most valuable player in the Big Ten...
  
  , Northwestern
• 1949: Red Wilson
  Red Wilson
  Robert James "Red" Wilson was a college football player and Major League Baseball catcher who played 10 seasons in the Major Leagues for the Chicago White Sox , Detroit Tigers , and Cleveland Indians ....
  
  , Wisconsin
• 1950: Vic Janowicz
  Vic Janowicz
  Victor Felix "Vic" Janowicz was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Ohio State University and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1952 NFL Draft...
  
  , Ohio State
• 1951: Bill Reichardt
  Bill Reichardt
  William John Reichardt was a fullback and placekicker in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Reichardt played collegiate ball for the University of Iowa before being drafted by Green Bay Packers in the 7th round of the 1952 NFL Draft...
  
  , Iowa
• 1952: Paul Giel
  Paul Giel
  Paul Robert Giel was a football and baseball player from Winona, Minnesota.Giel attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a star quarterback for the Gophers. His career totals were 2,188 yards rushing, 1,922 yards passing...
  
  , Minnesota
• 1953: Paul Giel, Minnesota
• 1954: Alan Ameche
  Alan Ameche
  Lino Dante "Alan" Ameche , nicknamed "The Horse", was an American football player who played six seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League after winning the Heisman Trophy in college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was elected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first...
  
  , Wisconsin
• 1955: Howard "Hopalong" Cassady, Ohio State
• 1956: Ken Ploen
  Ken Ploen
  Kenneth "Ken" Ploen [PLAYN], OM was a star quarterback in American college football and for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League .-College football:...
  
  , Iowa
• 1957: Jim Pace
  Jim Pace
  James Edward Pace was an American running back in the National Football League. He was also an All-American halfback who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines teams from 1955 to 1957.-Youth:...
  
  , Michigan
• 1958: Randy Duncan
  Randy Duncan
  Hearst Randolph "Randy" Duncan, Jr. is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback. He played college football at the University of Iowa. He played in two Rose Bowls and has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame...
  
  , Iowa
• 1959: Bill Burrell
  Bill Burrell
  William Burrell is a former American football player at the University of Illinois.A linebacker and guard, in 1959 Burrell won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the MVP of the Big Ten Conference...
  
  , Illinois
• 1960: Tom Brown, Minnesota
  Minnesota Golden Gophers football
  The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are one of the oldest programs in college football history. They compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. The Golden Gophers have claimed six national championships and have an all time record of 646–481–44 as...
  
  
• 1961: Sandy Stephens
  Sandy Stephens
  Sanford Emory Stephens II was an African-American football player and civic leader. Stephens was born and raised in the Pittsburgh area city of Uniontown, Pennsylvania and is best known for his career as a college football quarterback at the University of Minnesota...
  
  , Minnesota
• 1962: Ron Vander Kelen
  Ron Vander Kelen
  Ronald Vander Kelen is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is best-known for his MVP performance in the 1963 Rose Bowl, where he broke numerous Rose Bowl records, some of which still...
  
  , Wisconsin
• 1963: Dick Butkus
  Dick Butkus
  Richard Marvin "Dick" Butkus is a former American football player for the Chicago Bears. He was drafted in 1965 and he is also widely regarded as one of the best and most durable linebackers of all time. Butkus starred as a football player for the University of Illinois and the Chicago Bears. He...
  
  , Illinois
• 1964: Bob Timberlake, Michigan
• 1965: Jim Grabowski
  Jim Grabowski
  James S.Grabowski is a former American football player and broadcaster. Grabowski played collegiately at the University of Illinois and professionally for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears, and served as an analyst on University of Illinois football radio broadcasts for nearly 30 years,...
  
  , Illinois
• 1966: Bob Griese
  Bob Griese
  Robert Allen "Bob" Griese is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the American Football League's Miami Dolphins...
  
  , Purdue
  Purdue Boilermakers football
  The Purdue Boilermakers football team is the intercollegiate football program of the Purdue University Boilermakers. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big Ten Conference. The Boilermakers have an all-time record of...
  
  
• 1967: Leroy Keyes
  Leroy Keyes
  Marvin Leroy Keyes is a former American football running back and safety who played five seasons in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. He was drafted by the Eagles in the first round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue...
  
  , Purdue

• 1968: Ron Johnson, Michigan
• 1969: Mike Phipps
  Mike Phipps
  Michael Elston Phipps is a former professional American football quarterback who played collegiately for the Purdue University Boilermakers , and professionally for both the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears .-College career:After playing high school for Columbus High School in Columbus,...
  
  , Purdue
• 1970: Mike Adamle
  Mike Adamle
  Michael David "Mike" Adamle is a sports personality and former National Football League player. He is best known as the co-host of American Gladiators series for seven years....
  
  , Northwestern
• 1971: Eric Allen, Michigan State
  Michigan State Spartans football
  The Michigan State Spartans football program represents Michigan State University in college football as members of the Big Ten Conference at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level...
  
  
• 1972: Otis Armstrong
  Otis Armstrong
  Otis Armstrong was a running back in the NFL. He played for the Denver Broncos for his entire career from 1973-1980. Before his NFL career, Armstrong played for Purdue University becoming the school's all-time leading rusher...
  
  , Purdue
• 1973: Archie Griffin
  Archie Griffin
  Archie Mason Griffin is a former American football running back. Griffin played seven seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals. He is college football's only two-time Heisman Trophy winner...
  
  , Ohio State
• 1974: Archie Griffin, Ohio State
• 1975: Cornelius Greene
  Cornelius Greene
  Cornelius Greene is a former American football quarterback who played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and professionally in the Canadian Football League. He played under legendary coach Woody Hayes. He was the first African American quarterback to start at Ohio State.-References:...
  
  , Ohio State
• 1976: Rob Lytle
  Rob Lytle
  Rob Lytle was an American football running back who played for the Denver Broncos of NFL. He attended the University of Michigan . Lytle was drafted in the second round of the 1977 NFL Draft by Denver with the 45th overall pick.Lytle was born in Fremont, Ohio...
  
  , Michigan
• 1977: Larry Bethea
  Larry Bethea
  Larry Bethea was an American football defensive lineman who played six years in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He later played for the Michigan Panthers, Oakland Invaders and Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League...
  
  , Michigan State
• 1978: Rick Leach
  Rick Leach (baseball player)
  Richard Max "Rick" Leach is a former college football player and professional baseball player. He played quarterback at the University of Michigan from 1975 to 1978...
  
  , Michigan
• 1979: Tim Clifford, Indiana
• 1980: Mark Herrmann
  Mark Herrmann
  Mark James Herrmann is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the NFL. He was Associate Director of Educational Programs for the NCAA, before budget cutbacks. However, he is best known for his college career with the Purdue Boilermakers...
  
  , Purdue
• 1981: Art Schlichter
  Art Schlichter
  Arthur Ernest Schlichter is a retired college and professional American football quarterback, sometimes known for his compulsive gambling and the legal problems especially gambling that arose from it...
  
  , Ohio State
• 1982: Anthony Carter
  Anthony Carter (football)
  Anthony Carter is a former American football wide receiver. He finished his college career as the University of Michigan's all-time leading receiver, and played professionally for thirteen years in the United States Football League and the National Football League...
  
  , Michigan
• 1983: Don Thorp, Illinois
• 1984: Keith Byars
  Keith Byars
  Keith Alan Byars is an American sports broadcaster and former American football player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and New York Jets.-Early life:...
  
  , Ohio State
• 1985: Chuck Long
  Chuck Long
  Chuck Long is an American football coach. He played quarterback in college at Iowa for Hayden Fry and professionally with the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams. He is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame. In the January 2008 issue of San Diego Magazine he was chosen as one of...
  
  , Iowa
• 1986: Jim Harbaugh
  Jim Harbaugh
  James Joseph "Jim" Harbaugh is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Harbaugh agreed to a five-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers on January 7, 2011. Previously, he was the head coach at...
  
  , Michigan
• 1987: Lorenzo White
  Lorenzo White
  Lorenzo Maurice White , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Houston Oilers in the 1st round of the 1988 NFL Draft. He attended Dillard High School in Ft. Lauderdale in Florida. A 5 ft 11 in running back from Michigan State University, White played in 8...
  
  , Michigan State
• 1988: Anthony Thompson
  Anthony Thompson (football)
  Anthony Thompson is a former professional American football running back and a current pastor at the Lighthouse Community Church in Bloomington, Indiana.-College career:...
  
  , Indiana
• 1989: Anthony Thompson, Indiana
• 1990: Nick Bell, Iowa
• 1991: Desmond Howard
  Desmond Howard
  Desmond Kevin Howard is a former NFL wide receiver, punt returner, and kickoff returner.He played football for the University of Michigan from 1989–1991 and won the Heisman Trophy in 1991...
  
  , Michigan
• 1992: Lee Gissendaner, Northwestern
• 1993: Brent Moss
  Brent Moss
  Brent Moss is a former American football running back for the Wisconsin Badgers from 1991–1994. Moss also spent some time in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins and St...
  
  , Wisconsin
• 1994: Kerry Collins
  Kerry Collins
  Kerry Michael Collins is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers with the fifth overall pick of the 1995 NFL Draft, the first choice in the franchise's history...
  
  , Penn State
  Penn State Nittany Lions football
  The Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the...
  
  
• 1995: Eddie George
  Eddie George
  Edward Nathan "Eddie" George, Jr. is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He played for the Tennessee Titans both in Tennessee and in Houston when the franchise was known as the Houston Oilers, and spent his final season with the Dallas Cowboys...
  
  , Ohio State
• 1996: Orlando Pace
  Orlando Pace
  Orlando Lamar Pace is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams first overall in the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State. Pace has started all 16 games eight times and blocked for three straight NFL MVPs...
  
  , Ohio State
• 1997: Charles Woodson
  Charles Woodson
  Charles C. Woodson is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Michigan for the Michigan Wolverines. In 1997, Woodson led the Wolverines to a national championship...
  
  , Michigan
• 1998: Joe Germaine
  Joe Germaine
  -St. Louis Rams:Germaine was selected in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He won a Super Bowl ring as a backup to Kurt Warner as a rookie. Germaine appeared in only three games, completing nine passes, and was cut at the end of the 2000 season.-Kansas City...
  
  , Ohio State
• 1999: Ron Dayne
  Ron Dayne
  Ron Dayne is a former American football running back who is currently a free agent. He holds the NCAA record for career rushing yards, and he won the 1999 Heisman Trophy.-Early life:...
  
  , Wisconsin
• 2000: Drew Brees
  Drew Brees
  Drew Christopher Brees is a quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue....
  
  , Purdue
• 2001: Antwaan Randle El
  Antwaan Randle El
  Antwaan Randle El is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He attended Indiana University, after turning down a Major League Baseball draft selection by the Chicago Cubs in 1997...
  
  , Indiana
• 2002: Brad Banks
  Brad Banks
  Brad Banks is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the Washington Redskins...
  
  , Iowa
• 2003: Chris Perry, Michigan
• 2004: Braylon Edwards
  Braylon Edwards
  -Cleveland Browns:-2005:Edwards began his rookie season as Cleveland's third wide receiver – he would have started higher, but a hold-out caused him to miss the beginning of training camp. Early in the season Edwards revealed that he had a staph infection, and missed a few weeks as a result of it....
  
  , Michigan
• 2005: Michael Robinson
  Michael Robinson (American football)
  Burton Michael Robinson is an American football running back for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted in the 4th round by the 49ers in the 2006 NFL Draft...
  
  , Penn State
• 2006: Troy Smith
  Troy Smith
  Troy James Smith is an American football quarterback for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State.Smith has also played for the San Francisco 49ers. He...
  
  , Ohio State
• 2007: Rashard Mendenhall
  Rashard Mendenhall
  Rashard Jamal Mendenhall is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers 23rd overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Illinois....
  
  , Illinois
• 2008: Shonn Greene
  Shonn Greene
  -New York Jets:On April 26, 2009 the New York Jets traded up 12 spots to select Greene in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. On August 30 Greene made an appearance in the Jets preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. He rushed twice for six yards as well as catching an 85-yard pass...
  
  , Iowa
• 2009: Daryll Clark
  Daryll Clark
  Daryll Lawrence Clark is a football quarterback who is currently a member of the Chicago Rush. He was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League as an free agent in 2010. He played collegiately for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He is the Nittany Lions' all-time leader in...
  
  , Penn State and Brandon Graham
  Brandon Graham (American football)
  Brandon Lee Graham is an American football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Eagles in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft with the thirteenth selection in the draft and the first from the Big Ten Conference...
  
  , Michigan
• 2010: Denard Robinson
  Denard Robinson
  Denard Xavier Robinson , nicknamed Shoelace, is an American football player who is playing his junior season for the 2011 Michigan Wolverines football team. He started at quarterback in all 13 games for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 2010...
  
  , Michigan

Winners by school

School	Winners
Michigan	17
Ohio State	15
Iowa	10
Illinois	7
Indiana	7
Wisconsin	7
Minnesota	6
Purdue	6
Northwestern	5
Michigan State	3
Penn State	3
Chicago	2