The U.S. Army Player of the Year Award (also known as the Hall Trophy) has been awarded annually since 2000 to the most outstanding high school football player in the United States, comparable to the Heisman Trophy for collegiate football players.[1] The award is named after Ken “Sugarland Express” Hall, who was the all-time leading rusher in high school football history for 59 years (11,232 yards). The Trophy is cast in the likeness of Ken Hall in his 1950s uniform. The Trophy presentation takes place after the high school season at a formal dinner on the evening before the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Past winners
Season | Player | Position | High school | City | College |
NFL Team(s) |
2000 | Kevin Jones | RB | Cardinal O'Hara High School | Springfield, Pennsylvania | Virginia Tech |
Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears |
2001 | Lorenzo Booker | RB | St. Bonaventure High School | Ventura, California | Florida State |
Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears |
2002 | Chris Leak | QB | Independence High School | Charlotte, North Carolina | Florida |
Chicago Bears |
2003 | Adrian Peterson | RB | Palestine High School | Palestine, Texas | Oklahoma |
Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins |
2004 | Ryan Perrilloux | QB | East St. John High School | Reserve, Louisiana | LSU/Jacksonville State |
(none) |
2005 | Mitch Mustain | QB | Springdale High School | Springdale, Arkansas | Arkansas/USC |
(none) |
2006 | Jimmy Clausen | QB | Oaks Christian High School | Westlake Village, California | Notre Dame |
Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens |
2007 | Terrelle Pryor | QB | Jeannette Senior High School | Jeannette, Pennsylvania | Ohio State |
Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins |
2008 | Bryce Brown | RB | Wichita High School East | Wichita, Kansas | Tennessee/Kansas State |
Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks |
2009 | Dillon Baxter | RB | Mission Bay Senior High School | San Diego, California | USC/San Diego State/Baker |
(none) |
2010 | Demetrius Hart | RB | Dr. Phillips High School | Orlando, Florida | Alabama/Colorado State |
(none) |
2011 | Dorial Green-Beckham | WR | Hillcrest High School | Springfield, Missouri | Missouri |
Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles |
2012 | Max Browne | QB | Skyline High School | Sammamish, Washington | USC/Pittsburgh |
(none) |
2013 | Elijah Hood | RB | Charlotte Catholic High School | Charlotte, North Carolina | North Carolina |
Oakland Raiders |
2014 | Martez Ivey | OT | Apopka High School | Apopka, Florida | Florida |
n/a |
2015 | Jacob Eason | QB | Lake Stevens High School | Lake Stevens, Washington | Georgia/Washington |
n/a |
2016 | Cam Akers | RB | Clinton High School | Clinton, Mississippi | Florida State |
n/a |
2017 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | Cartersville High School | Cartersville, Georgia | Clemson |
n/a |
References
- ↑ Fournier, Annette M. (November 28, 2005), "Soldiers Can Get All-American Bowl Discounts", Army News Service, Archived from the original on September 4, 2009,
The trophy is the high-school equivalent of the Heisman Trophy and is named after high school’s all-time leading rusher Ken Hall of Sugarland, Texas.
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