Mr. Football Award (Kentucky)
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The Kentucky Mr. Football Award is an honor given to the top high school football player in the state of Kentucky and in the KHSAA. Awarded by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters from around the state's Associated Press, many past winners have proceeded to have successful college careers and even play in the National Football League (NFL).
Award winners
Professional teams listed are teams known.
| Year | Player | High School | College | Professional team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Frank Jacobs | Newport Central Catholic | Notre Dame | |
| 1987 | Kurt Barber | Paducah Tilghman[1] | Southern Cal (USC) | New York Jets (NFL) – 1992-95 |
| 1988 | Jeff Brohm | Trinity | Louisville | San Francisco 49ers (NFL) – 1996-97 |
| 1989 | Pookie Jones | Calloway County | Kentucky | British Columbia Lions (CFL) – 1997-? Louisville Fire (af2) – 2003-? |
| 1990 | Damon Hood | Warren Central | Kentucky | |
| 1991 | Scott Russell | Evarts | Lees-McRae Union |
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| 1992 | Billy Jack Haskins | Paducah Tilghman[1] | Kentucky Rhode Island |
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| 1993 | Jeremy Simpson | Lincoln County | Cumberland (KY) | |
| 1994 | Shaun Alexander | Boone County | Alabama | Seattle Seahawks (NFL) – 2000-07 Washington Redskins (NFL) – 2008 |
| 1995 | Tim Couch | Leslie County | Kentucky | Cleveland Browns (NFL) – 1999-2003 Green Bay Packers (NFL) – 2004 British Columbia Lions (CFL) – 2005-2006 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) – 2007 |
| 1996 | Derek Homer | Fort Knox | Kentucky | Baltimore Ravens (NFL) – 2001 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) 2001-02 Lexington Horsemen (UIF) – 2003- |
| 1997 | Dennis Johnson | Harrodsburg | Kentucky | Arizona Cardinals (NFL) – 2002-04 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) – 2004 Lexington Horsemen (UIF) – 2005- |
| 1998 | Jared Lorenzen[2] | Ft. Thomas Highlands | Kentucky | New York Giants (NFL) – 2004-07 Indianapolis Colts (NFL) – 2008 Kentucky Horsemen (af2)– 2009 Northern Kentucky River Monsters (UIFL) – 2011 Owensboro Rage (CIFL) – 2013 Northern Kentucky River Monsters (CIFL) – 2014 |
| 1999 | Travis Atwell | Hancock County | Toledo Kentucky |
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| 2000 | Montrell Jones | Male | Tennessee Louisville |
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| 2001 | Jeff Duggins | Boyle County | Alfred State | |
| 2002 | Michael Bush | Male | Louisville | Oakland Raiders (NFL) – 2007-2012 Chicago Bears (NFL) – 2012-Current |
| 2003 | Brian Brohm | Trinity | Louisville | Green Bay Packers (NFL) – 2008 Buffalo Bills (NFL) – 2009-2010 Las Vegas Locomotives (UFL) – 2011-2012 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) – 2013-present |
| 2004 | Curtis Pulley | Hopkinsville | Kentucky Florida A&M |
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| 2005 | Micah Johnson | Fort Campbell | Kentucky | Miami Dolphins (NFL) – 2010 Calgary Stampeders (CFL) – 2013-present |
| 2006 | Douglas Beaumont | Male | Louisville | |
| 2007 | Corey Robinson | Lone Oak[3] | Troy | Brooklyn Bolts (FXFL) – 2014 |
| 2008 | Rolandan "Deuce" Finch | St. Xavier | Boston College | |
| 2009 | Antonio Andrews | Fort Campbell | Western Kentucky | Tennessee Titans |
| 2010 | Lamar Dawson | Boyle County | USC | |
| 2011 | Patrick Towles | Highlands | Kentucky | |
| 2012 | James Quick | Trinity | Louisville | |
| 2013 | Nacarius Fant | Bowling Green | Western Kentucky | |
| 2014 | Elijah Sindelar[4] | Caldwell County | Purdue | |
| 2015 | Kash Daniel[5] | Paintsville | Kentucky |
See also List of Kentucky Mr. Basketball award winners
References
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