The United Press International

United Press International

United Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century...

 college football lineman of the year award was among the first and most recognized college football awards. With the demise of UPI in 1997 the award was discontinued. Offensive and defensive linemen were eligible, including offensive ends, with one, Howard Twilley, winning in 1965. Tommy Nobis

Tommy Nobis

Thomas Henry Nobis, Jr. is a former American football player. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School where he was an all-state offensive end and middle linebacker...

 was the runner-up that season. Unlike the Lombardi and Outland Trophies, it was never affiliated with a civic organization or named after a player (like the Ted Hendricks or Doak Walker Awards). Like all UPI college awards at the time, it was based on the votes of NCAA coaches. Ross Browner of Notre Dame was the only two-time winner.

Yearly winners

1950—Les Richter, California

1951—Bill McColl, Stanford

1952—Tom Catlin, Oklahoma

1953—J.D. Roberts, Oklahoma

1954—Jack Ellena

Jack Ellena

Jack Duane Ellena is a former American football player.Ellena played offensive tackle for coach Red Sanders at UCLA from 1952 to 1954. He was a member of the Bruins team that won the 1954 Rose Bowl and was named that year's FWAA & UPI national champions...

, UCLA

1955—Bob Pellegrini, Maryland

1956—Jerry Tubbs, Oklahoma

1957—Alex Karras

Alex Karras

Alexander George "Alex" Karras , nicknamed "The Mad Duck", is a former football player, professional wrestler, and actor, best known for his stint with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from 1958–1962 and 1964-1970 and for his role as Mongo in the film Blazing Saddles...

, Iowa

1958—Bob Harrison, Oklahoma

1959—Roger Davis, Syracuse

1960—Tom Brown, Minnesota

1961—Joe Romig, Colorado

1962—Bobby Bell

Bobby Bell

Bobby Lee Bell, Sr is a former professional American football linebacker/defensive end. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, and was a member of the Chiefs' team that won Super Bowl IV against the Minnesota Vikings.- High school career :He excelled in...

, Minnesota

1963—Scott Appleton

Scott Appleton

Gordon Scott Appleton was an American football defensive lineman in the American Football League. He played college football at the University of Texas, which won the national championship in 1963...

, Texas

1964—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

1965—Howard Twilley

Howard Twilley

Galena Park Senior High SchoolHoward James Twilley, Galena Park Senior High SchoolHoward James Twilley, Galena Park Senior High SchoolHoward James Twilley, (born December 25, 1943 in Houston, Texas, was the 1965 Heisman Trophy runner-up at the University of Tulsa and a former American professional...

, Tulsa

1966—Bubba Smith

Bubba Smith

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, Michigan State

1967—Granville Liggins

Granville Liggins

Granville 'Granny' Liggins was an American football and a Canadian Football League player.-College:At the University of Oklahoma, Liggins was not only a football player, but also a wrestler...

, Oklahoma

1968—Ted Hendricks

Ted Hendricks

Theodore Paul Hendricks is a Hall of Fame former American football linebacker who logged 15 seasons for the Baltimore Colts , the Green Bay Packers and the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders in the National Football League...

, Miami, (Fl)

1969—Mike McCoy

Mike McCoy (defensive tackle)

Michael Patrick McCoy played for the Green Bay Packers, the Oakland Raiders, the New York Giants, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame, where he was a unanimous first-team All-American and Heisman Trophy candidate in 1969...

, Notre Dame

1970—Jim Stillwagon

Jim Stillwagon

Jim Stillwagon is a former all star American college football player and Canadian Football League player.Stillwagon was a three-year starter with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He was a consensus All-America selection as a junior and senior, and won the Outland Trophy and was the first-ever winner of...

, Ohio State

1971—Walt Patulski

Walt Patulski

Walter George Patulski is a former American football defensive end at the University of Notre Dame and the National Football League.-High school:...

, Notre Dame

1972—Rich Glover

Rich Glover

Richard Edward "Richie" Glover is a former professional football player, a defensive tackle for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. He played college football at Nebraska under head coach Bob Devaney. Glover played his high school football at Snyder High School in Jersey City, NJ...

, Nebraska

1973—John Hicks

John Hicks

Sir John Richard Hicks was a British economist and one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economics were his statement of consumer demand theory in microeconomics, and the IS/LM model , which...

, Ohio State

1974—Randy White

Randy White (American football)

Randall Lee "Randy" White is a former American football defensive lineman and linebacker. He attended the University of Maryland from 1971 to 1974, and played professionally for the Dallas Cowboys from 1975 to 1988. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, the Pro Football Hall of Fame...

, Maryland

1975—Lee Roy Selmon

Lee Roy Selmon

Lee Roy Selmon was a Hall of Fame NFL football defensive lineman.-Early life:Selmon was the youngest of nine children of Lucious and Jessie Selmon, raised on a farm near Eufaula, Oklahoma...

, Oklahoma

1976—Ross Browner, Notre Dame

1977—Ross Browner

Ross Browner

Ross Browner is a former American football defensive end who played ten seasons in the NFL, mainly for the Cincinnati Bengals. He is the father of current Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Max Starks, and brother of Joey Browner and Keith Browner...

, Notre Dame

1978—Greg Roberts, Oklahoma

1979—Brad Budde, USC

1980—Hugh Green, Pittsburgh

1981—Kenneth Sims

Kenneth Sims

Kenneth Wayne Sims is a former American professional football player who was selected by the New England Patriots as the first overall pick in the 1982 NFL Draft. A 6'5", 272 lbs. defensive end from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a two-time All-American...

, Texas

1982—Dave Rimington

Dave Rimington

Dave Brian Rimington is a former American football center. He is considered by many to be the greatest center in the history of college football.-College career:...

, Nebraska

1983—Dean Steinkuhler

Dean Steinkuhler

-College career:Steinkuhler attended the University of Nebraska, where he won the Outland Trophy, given to the nation's top offensive lineman, in 1983. This marked the third consecutive time a Cornhusker had won the award as Dave Rimington had won back to back Outland Trophies in 1981 and 1982...

, Nebraska

1984—Bill Fralic

Bill Fralic

William P. Fralic, Jr. is a former professional American football offensive guard in the NFL.-Early years:...

, Pittsburgh

1985—Tony Casillas

Tony Casillas

Tony Steven Casillas is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League from 1986 through 1997. While at the University of Oklahoma he helped win the 1985 NCAA National Championship. He also won the Lombardi Award in 1985 and was the 1985 UPI Lineman of the Year...

, Oklahoma

1986—Jerome Brown, Miami (Fl)

1987—Chad Hennings

Chad Hennings

Chad William Hennings is a former American football defensive lineman for the Air Force Academy Falcons and Dallas Cowboys. He won the Outland Trophy in his senior year of college...

, Air Force

1989—Chris Zorich

Chris Zorich

Christopher Robert Zorich is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins.-Early life:...

, Notre Dame

1990—Russell Maryland

Russell Maryland

Russell James Maryland is a former professional American football player. He played defensive tackle for ten seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Cowboys first overall in the 1991 NFL Draft...

, Miami (Fl)

1991—Steve Emtman

Steve Emtman

Steven Charles "Steve" Emtman is a former professional American football player. He played defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts, the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Redskins of the National Football League...

, Washington

1992—Eric Curry

Eric Curry

Eric Felece Curry is a former professional American football defensive end who played seven seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1993 to 1999 in the National Football League...

, Alabama

1993—Rob Waldrop

Rob Waldrop

Robert F. Waldrop is a former professional gridiron football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League and the Canadian Football League. He played college football with the Arizona Wildcats....

, Arizona

1994—Zach Wiegert

Zach Wiegert

Zach Wiegert was an American football offensive tackle. He started 37 consecutive games at right tackle for the Cornhuskers, helping the University of Nebraska to a national championship as a senior.- College career :...

, Nebraska

1995—Jonathan Ogden

Jonathan Ogden

Jonathan Phillip Ogden is a former American football offensive tackle who played for the Baltimore Ravens.-College:He received his education at St. Albans School, excelling not only in football but also in track and field...

, UCLA

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

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