Mr. Football Award (Ohio)
Encyclopedia
The Mr. Football Award has been given out annually since 1987 to the player voted by the Associated Press
to be the best high school football player in the state of Ohio
. Currently, there are two players who have won the award twice, Erick Howard and Robert Smith, two schools have had two different award winners, Kenton High School
and Euclid High School
, (Euclid High School
has three total awards), and Kenton High School
has the only brother pair to win, Maty and Ben Mauk
.
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
to be the best high school football player in the state of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. Currently, there are two players who have won the award twice, Erick Howard and Robert Smith, two schools have had two different award winners, Kenton High School
Kenton High School (Kenton, Ohio)
Kenton High School is a public high school in Kenton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Kenton City Schools district. Their nickname is the Wildcats. They are members of the Western Buckeye League.-OHSAA State Champions:* Football – 2001, 2002...
and Euclid High School
Euclid High School
The Euclid High School is a public high school located in Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio in the northeast corner of Cuyahoga County. Originally named Euclid Senior High School, it was constructed in 1949 to replace the Euclid Central High School and Shore High School facilities...
, (Euclid High School
Euclid High School
The Euclid High School is a public high school located in Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio in the northeast corner of Cuyahoga County. Originally named Euclid Senior High School, it was constructed in 1949 to replace the Euclid Central High School and Shore High School facilities...
has three total awards), and Kenton High School
Kenton High School (Kenton, Ohio)
Kenton High School is a public high school in Kenton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Kenton City Schools district. Their nickname is the Wildcats. They are members of the Western Buckeye League.-OHSAA State Champions:* Football – 2001, 2002...
has the only brother pair to win, Maty and Ben Mauk
Ben Mauk
Gary Benjamin "Ben" Mauk is an American football quarterback who was most recently the quarterback for the Cincinnati Commandos of the Continental Indoor Football League , and with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League . He completed his college football career in 2007 for...
.
Award winners by year
Year | Player | Position | High school |
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2011 | Maty Mauk | QB | Kenton High School Kenton High School (Kenton, Ohio) Kenton High School is a public high school in Kenton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Kenton City Schools district. Their nickname is the Wildcats. They are members of the Western Buckeye League.-OHSAA State Champions:* Football – 2001, 2002... |
2010 | Akise Teague | RB-DB-KR | Youngstown Ursuline |
2009 | Erick Howard | RB | North Canton Hoover High School |
2008 | Erick Howard | RB | North Canton Hoover High School |
2007 | Bart Tanski Bart Tanski Bart James Tanski is an American football player who is a wide receiver for the Bowling Green Falcons. He is from Mentor, Ohio and was the 2007 Ohio Mr. Football Award winner.-High school:... |
QB | Mentor High School |
2006 | Brandon Saine Brandon Saine Brandon Croft Saine is an American football running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Ohio State University. He played high school football and ran track for the Piqua Indians... |
RB | Piqua Piqua Piqua may refer to:*Pekowi, a band of the Shawnee Native American tribe and the origin of the word "Piqua"Communities in the United States:*Piqua, Kansas*Piqua, Kentucky*Piqua, OhioOther... |
2005 | Delone Carter Delone Carter Delone M. Carter is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Colts in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse.... |
RB | Copley High School Copley High School Copley High School is a public high school in Copley, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Copley-Fairlawn City Schools district.It is in the Suburban League, and located on Ridgewood Road.... |
2004 | Tyrell Sutton Tyrell Sutton Tyrell DelShawn Sutton, , is an American football running back who formerly played for the Carolina Panthers and Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2009... |
RB | Archbishop Hoban High School Archbishop Hoban High School Archbishop Hoban High School is a private, Catholic high school in Akron, Ohio, USA. It is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. In the early 1950s, Archbishop Edward F. Hoban invited the Brothers of Holy Cross to staff a new high school to be named in his honor. The Brothers had... |
2003 | Ray Williams | RB | Cleveland Benedictine |
2002 | Ben Mauk Ben Mauk Gary Benjamin "Ben" Mauk is an American football quarterback who was most recently the quarterback for the Cincinnati Commandos of the Continental Indoor Football League , and with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League . He completed his college football career in 2007 for... |
QB | Kenton High School Kenton High School (Kenton, Ohio) Kenton High School is a public high school in Kenton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Kenton City Schools district. Their nickname is the Wildcats. They are members of the Western Buckeye League.-OHSAA State Champions:* Football – 2001, 2002... |
2001 | Maurice Clarett Maurice Clarett Maurice Edward Clarett is an American football running back for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. During his freshman year at Ohio State University in 2002, he helped lead the Buckeyes to a national championship... |
RB | Warren G. Harding High School Warren G. Harding High School Warren G. Harding High School is a public high school located in Warren, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Warren City Schools district... |
2000 | Jeff Backes | RB-DB | Upper Arlington High School Upper Arlington High School (Ohio) Upper Arlington High School is the sole high school in the Upper Arlington City School District in Upper Arlington, Ohio, a northwest suburb of Columbus, Ohio. It receives students from Jones Middle School and Hastings Middle School. The principal of the high school is Mr. Kip Greenhill... |
1999 | Brandon "Bam" Childress | DB-WR-KR | St. Peter Chanel High School St. Peter Chanel High School Saint Peter Chanel High School is located in Bedford, Ohio, a southeast suburb of Cleveland. It is run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland.-Building:... |
1998 | Ryan Brewer | RB | Troy High School Troy High School (Troy, Ohio) Troy High School is a public high school located in Troy, Ohio and is part of the Troy City School District. The current location was built in 1958, it is with enrollment of 1,504 students. The school's mascot is the Trojan.-1969-1971 Trojans football:... |
1997 | Tony Fisher | RB | Euclid High School Euclid High School The Euclid High School is a public high school located in Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio in the northeast corner of Cuyahoga County. Originally named Euclid Senior High School, it was constructed in 1949 to replace the Euclid Central High School and Shore High School facilities... |
1996 | Derek Combs Derek Combs Derek Alan Combs is a former American football defensive back who played in the National Football League.... |
RB-DB-KR | Grove City High School Grove City High School (Ohio) Grove City High School is a high school in Grove City, Ohio, United States. It is one of the four high schools in the South-Western City Schools district. It houses about 1,900 students in grades 9-12. Formerly Jackson High School, Grove City High School moved from the former Park Street building... |
1995 | Andy Katzenmoyer Andy Katzenmoyer Andrew Warren Katzenmoyer is a former professional American football player and the first Butkus Award-winning middle linebacker to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes... |
LB | Westerville South High School |
1994 | 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... |
DB-RB | Fremont Ross High School Fremont Ross High School Fremont Ross High School is a public high school in Fremont, Ohio, USA. It is the only high school in the Fremont City School District, and one of two high schools in Fremont, the other being Saint Joseph Central Catholic High School... |
1993 | Curtis Enis Curtis Enis Curtis D. Enis is a former professional American football player. For three seasons he played running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League... |
RB-LB | Mississinawa Valley High School Mississinawa Valley High School Mississinawa Valley High School is a public high school in Union City, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Mississinawa Valley Schools district.... |
1992 | Marc Edwards | RB-LB | Norwood High School |
1991 | Derek Kidwell | QB-DE | Fostoria High School Fostoria High School Fostoria High School is a public high school in Fostoria, Ohio. It is the largest high school in the Fostoria Community Schools district. Their nickname is the Redmen. They are currently members of the Northern Buckeye Conference.... |
1990 | Bobby Hoying | QB | St. Henry High School St. Henry High School St. Henry High School is a public high school located in St. Henry, Ohio. It is part of the St. Henry Consolidated Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Redskins... |
1989 | Robert Smith | RB | Euclid High School Euclid High School The Euclid High School is a public high school located in Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio in the northeast corner of Cuyahoga County. Originally named Euclid Senior High School, it was constructed in 1949 to replace the Euclid Central High School and Shore High School facilities... |
1988 | Robert Smith | RB | Euclid High School Euclid High School The Euclid High School is a public high school located in Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio in the northeast corner of Cuyahoga County. Originally named Euclid Senior High School, it was constructed in 1949 to replace the Euclid Central High School and Shore High School facilities... |
1987 | Buster Howe | RB-DB-K-P | Zanesville High School Zanesville High School Zanesville High School is a public high school in Zanesville, Ohio. Zanesville High School is the only public high school in the Zanesville City School District. The mascot is the Blue Devil and the school colors are blue and white.-History:... |