Lou Groza Award

The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top college football placekicker in the United States by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The award is named after former Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns player Lou Groza. It has been presented since 1992, with Joe Allison of Memphis receiving the inaugural award. The incumbent award holder is Andre Szmyt of Syracuse. The award is part of the National College Football Awards Association coalition.

Lou Groza Award
The Lou Groza Award logo
Given forthe top college football placekicker in the United States
LocationPalm Beach County, Florida
CountryUnited States
Presented byPalm Beach County Sports Commission
History
First award1992
Most recentRodrigo Blankenship, Georgia (2019)
Websitehttp://www.lougrozaaward.com

Winners
2015 winner Ka'imi Fairbairn of UCLA
YearWinnerSchoolRef.
1992Joe AllisonMemphis[1]
1993Judd DavisFlorida[2]
1994Steve McLaughlinArizona[3]
1995Michael ReederTCU[3]
1996Marc PrimantiNC State[3]
1997Martín GramáticaKansas State[3]
1998Sebastian JanikowskiFlorida State[3]
1999Sebastian Janikowski (2)Florida State (2)[4]
2000Jonathan RuffinCincinnati[5]
2001Seth MarlerTulane[6]
2002Nate KaedingIowa[3]
2003Jonathan NicholsOle Miss[7]
2004Mike NugentOhio State[3]
2005Alexis SernaOregon State[3]
2006Art CarmodyLouisville[8]
2007Thomas WeberArizona State[9]
2008Graham GanoFlorida State (3)[10]
2009Kai ForbathUCLA[11]
2010Dan BaileyOklahoma State[12]
2011Randy BullockTexas A&M[13]
2012Cairo SantosTulane (2)[14]
2013Roberto AguayoFlorida State (4)[15]
2014Brad CraddockMaryland[16]
2015Ka'imi FairbairnUCLA (2)[17]
2016Zane GonzalezArizona State (2)[18]
2017Matt GayUtah[19]
2018Andre SzmytSyracuse[20]
2019Rodrigo BlankenshipGeorgia[21]

References
General
  • "Lou Groza Award Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
Footnotes
  1. "Davey Allison's cousin honored". The Index-Journal. Associated Press. December 4, 1992. p. 18. Retrieved February 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Dame, Mike (December 3, 1993). "Florida Kicker Judd Davis Wins Lou Groza Award". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  3. "Lou Groza Award Winners". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. December 10, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  4. "Janikowski wins second Groza award". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  5. Mallozzi, Vincent M. (December 31, 2000). "Champions 2000; From Sydney To the Bronx, the Winners". The New York Times. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  6. Fred, Bierman; Gustines, Elena Aida (December 30, 2001). "2001: Looking Back; A Year of Champions: The Fastest, the Strongest, the Best". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  7. "Jonathat Nichols wins Groza Award". United Press International. December 10, 2003. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  8. "Carmody wins Groza Award as top kicker". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 7, 2006. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  9. "College: 2007 Award Winners". Indiana Gazette. December 7, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  10. "Graham Gano Wins Lou Groza Award For Nation's Top Placekicker". seminoles.com. Florida State University. December 11, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  11. "UCLA's Kai Forbath wins Lou Groza Award". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. December 10, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  12. Owens, Shannon J. (December 9, 2010). "Oklahoma State's Dan Bailey wins Lou Groza Award". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  13. "A&M's Randy Bullock wins Lou Groza Award as nation's top kicker". The Dallas Morning News. Associated Press. December 8, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  14. Nunez, Tammy (December 6, 2012). "Tulane kicker Cairo Santos wins the Lou Groza Award". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  15. Nohe, Patrik (December 12, 2013). "Roberto Aguayo Wins the Lou Groza Award". Miami Herald. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  16. Boyer, Zach (December 11, 2014). "Maryland's Brad Craddock wins Lou Groza Award as nation's best kicker". The Washington Times. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  17. Helfand, Zach (December 10, 2015). "UCLA's Ka'imi Fairbairn wins Lou Groza Award as the nation's top kicker". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  18. "ASU's Zane Gonzalez wins Groza Award as nation's top kicker". Fox Sports. December 14, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  19. "Utah's Matt Gay, with memory of his best friend on his mind, wins Lou Groza Award". Salt Lake Tribune. December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  20. Bailey, Stephen (December 6, 2018). "From walk-on to nation's best, Syracuse football K Andre Szmyt wins Lou Groza Award". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, NY. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  21. Weiszer, Marc. "Blankenship wins Groza Award as country's top kicker". Athens Banner-Herald.
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