Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's outstanding senior or fourth-year quarterback in college football. Candidates are judged on accomplishments on the field as well as on their character, scholastic achievement, and leadership qualities.[1] The award was established in 1987 and named after Johnny Unitas, who was nicknamed "The Golden Arm".[2] Unitas played his college career at the University of Louisville and set many records in the National Football League while playing for the Baltimore Colts.

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Logo
Given foroutstanding senior or fourth-year quarterback in college football
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Golden Arm Foundation
History
First award1987
Most recentJoe Burrow, LSU
Websitehttp://www.goldenarmfoundation.com/

Winners
YearPlayerSchoolRefs
1987Don McPhersonSyracuse
1988Rodney PeeteUSC
1989Tony RiceNotre Dame
1990Craig EricksonMiami
1991Casey WeldonFlorida State
1992Gino TorrettaMiami
1993Charlie WardFlorida State
1994Jay BarkerAlabama
1995Tommie FrazierNebraska
1996Danny WuerffelFlorida
1997Peyton ManningTennessee
1998Cade McNownUCLA
1999Chris RedmanLouisville
2000Chris WeinkeFlorida State
2001David CarrFresno State
2002Carson PalmerUSC
2003Eli ManningOle Miss
2004Jason WhiteOklahoma
2005Matt LeinartUSC
2006Brady QuinnNotre Dame
2007Matt RyanBoston College
2008Graham HarrellTexas Tech
2009Colt McCoyTexas
2010Scott TolzienWisconsin[3]
2011Andrew LuckStanford[4]
2012Collin KleinKansas State[5]
2013AJ McCarronAlabama[6]
2014Marcus MariotaOregon[7]
2015Connor CookMichigan State[8]
2016Deshaun WatsonClemson[1]
2017 Mason RudolphOklahoma State[9]
2018 Gardner Minshew, IIWashington State[10]
2019 Joe BurrowLSU[11]

References
General
  • "Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
Footnotes
  1. Hickey, Anna (December 6, 2016). "Watson wins Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. "About The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  3. Potrykus, Jeff (December 6, 2010). "Tolzien wins Unitas Award". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  4. "Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck named Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner". The Baltimore Sun. December 5, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  5. "Collin Klein named winner of Johnny Unitas award as top college QB". The Denver Post. December 3, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  6. "AJ McCarron accepts 2013 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [Video]". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  7. "Oregon QB Marcus Mariota wins Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award". Sports Illustrated. December 8, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  8. Rexrode, Joe (December 8, 2015). "MSU's Connor Cook wins Unitas award as top QB". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  9. "Oklahoma State University Mason Rudolph Wins The 2017 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award - Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award". Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  10. "Gardner Minshew, II Wins 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® Presented by A. O. Smith". Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  11. "Joe Burrow becomes LSU's first winner of Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award for top college senior QB". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
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