The Harrison H. Kennedy Award (often known simply as the Kennedy Award) is a high school sports award named for the late Wheeling, WV native Harry H. Kennedy and given annually to the West Virginia High School Football Player of the Year as voted on by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. It is awarded every spring at the annual Victory Awards Dinner. It's the second oldest statewide award, second only to the Hardman Award which is presented to the Amateur Athlete of the Year.

Winners

Year	Winner	Class	School	Position
1947	Darrell Patrick Shires	Jr.	Hinton	RB
1948	Randy Broyles	Sr.	Woodrow Wilson	RB
1949	Henry (Hoppy) Shores	Sr.	Stonewall Jackson	RB-DB
1950	Jim Early	Sr.	Parkersburg	RB
1951	Dale Boyd	Sr.	Huntington Vinson	QB
1952	Don Griffith	Sr.	Stonewall Jackson	RB
1953	Bob Barrett	Sr.	Barboursville	RB
1954	Noel Whipkey	Sr.	Charleston	RB-LB
1955	Ronald (Tags) Meredith	Sr.	St. Albans	QB
1956	Johnny Frye	Sr.	Huntington East	QB
1957	Jim Bargeloh	Sr.	Parkersburg	RB
1958	Larry Drake	Sr.	Fairmont Senior	RB
1959	Fred Colvard	Sr.	Logan	QB
1960	Bob Kelley	Sr.	Weir	RB-DB
1961	Paul Allen	Sr.	Huntington	RB
1962	Joe White	Sr.	Charleston Catholic	RB
1963	Jim Smithberger	Sr.	Welch	DB-RB
1964	Frank Criniti	Sr.	Charleston Catholic	RB
1965	Melvin Walker	Sr.	Dunbar	QB
1966	No Award
1967	No Award
1968	David Morris	Sr.	Wayne	DB-RB
1969	Kerry Marbury	Sr.	Monongah	RB-DB
1970	Rick Hurt	Sr.	Charleston	QB
1971	Rick Petty	Sr.	Williamstown	RB-DB
1972	Danny Williams	Jr.	DuPont	QB
1973	Danny Williams	Sr.	DuPont	QB
1974	Robin Lyons	Sr.	Herbert Hoover	RB-LB
1975	Robert Alexander Robert Alexander (football player) Robert Alan Alexander is a former American football running back who played collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers.-Collegiate career:...	Jr.	South Charleston	RB
1976	Robert Alexander Robert Alexander (football player) Robert Alan Alexander is a former American football running back who played collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers.-Collegiate career:...	Sr.	South Charleston	RB
1977	Mike Estes	Sr.	George Washington	QB
1978	Curt Warner Curt Warner Curtis Edward Warner is a former professional American football running back. A two-time All-American at Penn State University, Warner was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft...	Sr.	Pineville	RB-DB
1979	Tim Stephens	Sr.	Parkersburg South	QB
1980	David Bayer	Sr.	George Washington	RB
1981	John Koontz	Sr.	Petersburg	RB-DB
1982	Brad King	Sr.	North Marion	RB
1983	Tony Johnson	Sr.	Morgantown	RB
1984	Joel Wilson	Sr.	Sistersville	RB-LB
1985	Ted Kester	Sr.	Winfield	LB-RB
1986	Jeff Swisher	Sr.	Sistersville	RB
1987	Jed Drenning	Sr.	Tucker County	QB
1988	Keith Jeter	Sr.	Weir	RB-DB
1989	David Mayfield	Sr.	Morgantown	DB-RB
1990	Eric McGhee	Sr.	Wheeling Central	RB-DB
1991	Darryl Johnson	Sr.	Wheeling Park	RB
1992	Mark Cisar	Jr.	Magnolia	QB-DB
1993	Mark Cisar	Sr.	Magnolia	QB-DB
1994	Randy Moss Randy Moss Randy Gene Moss is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft...	Sr.	DuPont	WR-DB
1995	Frank Aliveto	Sr.	Hedgesville	RB-LB
1996	J. R. House J. R. House James Rodger "J. R." House is a catcher in Major League Baseball with the independent Long Island Ducks. House was drafted in the 5th round. He later gave up baseball, focusing instead on his love of football...	Soph.	Nitro	QB
1997	Chris Yura	Jr.	Morgantown	RB-DB
1998 (tie)	J. R. House J. R. House James Rodger "J. R." House is a catcher in Major League Baseball with the independent Long Island Ducks. House was drafted in the 5th round. He later gave up baseball, focusing instead on his love of football...	Sr.	Nitro	QB
1998 (tie)	Quincy Wilson Quincy Wilson Quincy Wilson is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Virginia....	Sr.	Weir	RB-DB
1999	Todd Mosby	Sr.	Musselman	QB-LB-DB
2000	Mark Wigal	Sr.	Morgantown	RB-DB
2001	Marc Kimes	Sr.	Parkersburg	QB-DB
2002	Brandon Barrett	Jr.	Martinsburg	WR-DB
2003	Brandon Barrett	Sr.	Martinsburg	WR-DB
2004	Nate Sowers	Sr.	Martinsburg	QB-DB
2005	Josh Culbertson	Sr.	Nitro	RB-DB
2006	Kyle Allard	Sr.	Fairmont Senior	QB
2007	Jordan Roberts	Sr.	Scott	RB
2008	Will Cole	Sr.	Bluefield	QB
2009	Tyler Harris	Jr.	South Charleston	QB-LB
2010	Justin Fox	Sr.	Magnolia	QB-DB

Awards won by school

This is a list of the schools who have had a player win a Kennedy Award once or more. In total, players from 40 different schools have won a Kennedy Award.

School	Awards won
Morgantown	4
Dupont	3
Magnolia Magnolia High School (West Virginia) Magnolia High School is a public secondary school in New Martinsville, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wetzel County Schools district and is located at 601 Maple Avenue. As of the 2009-2010 school year, enrollment is 463 students. The feeder school for Magnolia is New...	3
Nitro	3
Parkersburg Parkersburg High School Parkersburg High School is a secondary school located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States, that serves grades nine through twelve and is part of the Wood County School District...	3
South Charleston South Charleston High School South Charleston High School is a public high school grades 9 through 12 located on the southern half of the Kanawha River, west of the city of Charleston, in the city of South Charleston's Spring Hill neighborhood. The School mascot is the Black Eagle and the enrollment is approximately 1,200...	3
Weir	3
Charleston	2
Charleston Catholic	2
Fairmont Senior	2
George Washington George Washington High School (Charleston, West Virginia) George Washington High School is a public high school in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. GWHS opened in 1965 to accommodate students in South Hills and Loudendale ostensibly because Charleston High School was overcrowded. Prior to this time students in Charleston were divided between Charleston...	2
Martinsburg Martinsburg High School Martinsburg High School is a public high school located in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The school is an active member of the WVSSAC. The principal of the school is Regina Phillips....	3
Parkersburg South Parkersburg South High School Parkersburg South High School in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States serves grades 9 through 12, and is part of the Wood County School District....	2
Sistersville	2
Stonewall Jackson	2
Barboursville	1
Bluefield Bluefield High School Bluefied High School is a public secondary school in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. It is part of Mercer County Public Schools and is located on 535 West Cumberland Road...	1
Dunbar	1
Hedgesville	1
Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover High School (West Virginia) Herbert Hoover High School is a public high school in Falling Rock, West Virginia. The current principal is Mr. Mike Kelley.Herbert Hoover High School claims to be a "magnet school for technology" , but in 2006 Herbert Hoover lost this status...	1
Hinton	1
Huntington Huntington High School (West Virginia) Huntington High School is a four year high school located on top of a hill just outside of Huntington, West Virginia. It was established in 1996 through the consolidation of the old Huntington and Huntington East High Schools. The school has a student body of approximately 1600 students. Huntington...	1
Huntington East	1
Huntington Vinson	1
Logan	1
Monongah	1
Musselman	1
North Marion	1
Petersburg	1
Pineville	1
Scott	1
St. Albans	1
Tucker County	1
Wayne Wayne High School (West Virginia) Wayne High School is located in Wayne, West Virginia on a woodland property. The campus of thirteen single-story masonry buildings is shared with Wayne Middle School. A vocational wing was opened in the 1998-99 school year to expand curriculum offerings...	1
Welch	1
Wheeling Central Wheeling Central Catholic High School Wheeling Central Catholic High School is a parochial, Roman Catholic high school in Wheeling, West Virginia. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.-Graduation Requirements:*English - 4 credits*Social Science - 4 credits...	1
Wheeling Park Wheeling Park High School Wheeling Park High School is a high school in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States, and is the only public high school serving Ohio County, West Virginia. Park, as it is sometimes called, is home to roughly 2,000 students in grades 9-12....	1
Williamstown Williamstown High School (West Virginia) Williamstown High School is a public high school in Williamstown, West Virginia, United States.-Description:Williamstown High School accommodates grades 7-12 and has an enrollment of about 630 students.- Academics :...	1
Winfield Winfield High School (West Virginia) Winfield High School is a high school located on the banks of the Kanawha River in Winfield, West Virginia. The community is a rural town, located halfway between Huntington and Charleston. Winfield High School is the newest of the four high schools in Putnam County. The school mascot is The...	1
Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson High School (West Virginia) Woodrow Wilson High School is a secondary school located in Beckley, West Virginia, , teaching grades nine through twelve. In 1967, it moved from its original location to its current location at 400 Stanaford Road....	1