Dick Howser Trophy

The Dick Howser Trophy, considered to be the Heisman Trophy of college baseball,^[1] is an award presented annually to the national college baseball player of the year, presented by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).^[2]

The award is named after Dick Howser, a collegiate and major-league player and manager, who managed the Florida State Seminoles, New York Yankees and the World Series Champion Kansas City Royals. He died of cancer in 1987 at the age of 51.

The award was created in 1987. The winners from 1987 to 1998 were selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)^[3] In 1999, the NCBWA became the voting body and now presents the award together with the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce.

Winners

Year	Player	Position	College
1987	Fiore, MikeMike Fiore	Outfielder	Miami (FL)
1988	Ventura, RobinRobin Ventura	Third baseman	Oklahoma State
1989	Bryant, ScottScott Bryant	Outfielder	Texas
1990	Fernández, AlexAlex Fernández	Pitcher	Miami-Dade Community College
1991	Rodriguez, FrankFrank Rodriguez	Pitcher	Howard College
1992	Kieschnick, BrooksBrooks Kieschnick (1)	Utility player	Texas
1993	Kieschnick, BrooksBrooks Kieschnick (2)	Utility player	Texas
1994	Varitek, JasonJason Varitek	Catcher	Georgia Tech
1995	Helton, ToddTodd Helton	First baseman	Tennessee
1996	Benson, KrisKris Benson	Pitcher	Clemson
1997	Drew, J. D.J. D. Drew	Outfielder	Florida State
1998	Furniss, EddyEddy Furniss	First baseman	LSU
1999	Jennings, JasonJason Jennings	Pitcher	Baylor
2000	Teixeira, MarkMark Teixeira	Third baseman	Georgia Tech
2001	Prior, MarkMark Prior	Pitcher	Southern California
2002	Greene, KhalilKhalil Greene	Shortstop	Clemson
2003	Weeks, RickieRickie Weeks	Second baseman	Southern
2004	Weaver, JeredJered Weaver	Pitcher	Long Beach State
2005	Gordon, AlexAlex Gordon	Third baseman	Nebraska
2006	Lincoln, BradBrad Lincoln	Pitcher	Houston
2007	Price, DavidDavid Price	Pitcher	Vanderbilt
2008	Posey, BusterBuster Posey	Catcher	Florida State
2009	Strasburg, StephenStephen Strasburg	Pitcher	San Diego State
2010	Rendon, AnthonyAnthony Rendon	Third baseman	Rice
2011	Jungmann, TaylorTaylor Jungmann	Pitcher	Texas

See also

• List of college baseball awards
• Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball

References

1. ^ Dick Howser Trophy on Baseball Almanac
2. ^ 2009 Dick Howser Trophy. National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Retrieved 2009-08-31.
3. ^ American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) official website. Retrieved 2009-08-31.

External links

• Official Dick Howser Trophy site. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
• Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Year Award webpage (on NCBWA official website). Retrieved 2009-08-31.
• National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) official website. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
• 2009 College Baseball Foundation Awards Show MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
• College Baseball Foundation official website. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
• American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) official website. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
• St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce