The Dick Howser Trophy is bestowed annually to the national college baseball player of the year.[1] The award is named after former collegiate and Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager Dick Howser, who died as the result of brain cancer on June 17, 1987, at the age of 51.[1] In that same year, the award was established by friends of Howser[2] and presented to Mike Fiore, the inaugural winner.[3][2] It is considered to be the Heisman Trophy of college baseball.[4][5][6]
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Awarded for | College baseball's best player |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association |
History | |
First award | 1987 |
Most recent | Charlie Condon, Georgia |
Website | Dick Howser Trophy |
Six winners of the Dick Howser Trophy are members of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.[7] Five winners—Kris Benson, David Price, Stephen Strasburg, Adley Rutschman, and Paul Skenes—went on to become the first overall MLB draft pick.[8] Jason Jennings, Buster Posey, and Kris Bryant went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award several years after winning the Dick Howser Trophy.[9] Jered Weaver is the only award winner to pitch a no-hitter,[10] while Mark Teixeira holds the record for most games with home runs from both sides of the plate.[11] Furthermore, seventeen players won the Golden Spikes Award alongside the Dick Howser Trophy.[12] Brooks Kieschnick is the only player to win the trophy more than once.[13]
The winners from 1987 to 1998 were selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).[14] The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) became the voting body in 1999, and now presents the award together with the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce in Florida.[4] The most recent recipient of the award is Charlie Condon of Georgia.
Winners
editYear | Links to the article about the corresponding baseball year |
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Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point |
Position | The player's position at the time he won the award |
School | The player's college when he won the award |
Italics | Denotes player was the first overall MLB draft pick in the same year |
^ | Player won the Rookie of the Year Award[a] |
§ | Denotes player also won the Golden Spikes Award in the same year |
* | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame |
† | Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame |
‡ | Player is active |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Won either in the same year or several years later.
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic
References
editGeneral
- "Dick Howser Trophy Winners". San Francisco Chronicle. SFGate.com. Associated Press. June 15, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- "Dick Howser Trophy". Baseball-Almanac.com. Baseball Almanac. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
Specific
- ^ a b English, Antonya (June 16, 2012). "Florida Gators catcher Mike Zunino wins Dick Howser Trophy for college baseball player of the year". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ a b "Baseball's Adams Named A Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist" (Press release). Creighton University. May 21, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ 2009 Dick Howser Trophy Archived 2004-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Retrieved August 31, 2009.
- ^ a b "Dick Howser Trophy". Baseball-Almanac.com. Baseball Almanac. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ a b "Houston pitcher Lincoln wins Howser Trophy". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. June 17, 2006. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ a b Martin, Jeffrey (July 2, 2010). "Rice's Rendon claims prestigious Dick Howser Trophy". The Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame – Hall of Famers". CollegeBaseballHall.com. College Baseball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^ "1st Picks Overall in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ "Rookie of the Year Awards & Rolaids Relief Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 30, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ "MLB No-Hitters". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ Noble, Marty (June 25, 2012). "Switch-hit homers: Channeling The Mick". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ "Golden Spikes Award by USA Baseball". Baseball-Almanac.com. Baseball Almanac. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Mann, Jonathan (March 27, 2009). "Baseball set to retire Brooks Kieschnick's No. 23 on Saturday". TexasSports.com. Texas Longhorns. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
- ^ "This is the ABCA" (Press release). American Baseball Coaches Association. July 17, 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ Salguero, Armando (March 4, 1988). "Howser Award gives U-M's Fiore some long-overdue recognition". The Miami News. p. 4B. Retrieved October 1, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f "Florida State's Posey named player of the year". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. June 14, 2008. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^ "Sports People: Baseball; Longhorn Is Honored". The New York Times. June 2, 1989. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- ^ "Alex Fernandez Wins College Award". Miami Herald. March 1, 1991. p. 6D. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ "Kieschnick awarded Howser Trophy". St. Petersburg Times. March 27, 1993. p. 9.C. Retrieved August 15, 2012.[dead link] (subscription required)
- ^ "Varitek receives Howser award". McCook Daily Gazette. Associated Press. June 8, 1994. p. 12. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ "Helton wins Howser Trophy Series: College Baseball". St. Petersburg Times. June 7, 1995. p. 3.C. Retrieved October 1, 2012.[dead link] (subscription required)
- ^ "Howser Winner". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. June 3, 1997. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ "Coaches pick Louisiana State first baseman as best player". Associated Press. June 2, 1998. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ "Baylor's Jennings is top national player". Austin American-Statesman. June 13, 1999. p. C8. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ "Georgia Tech's Teixeira receives Dick Howser Trophy". Associated Press. June 10, 2000. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ "Prior claims Howser Trophy". Wilmington Morning Star. Associated Press. June 9, 2001. p. 4C. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ "Greene named winner of Dick Howser Trophy". Lodi News-Sentinel. Associated Press. June 15, 2002. p. 16. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ "Howser Award goes to Southern's Weeks". USA Today. June 13, 2003. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^ "College baseball". Associated Press. June 19, 2004. p. C2. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ "Former Vanderbilt star Price named nation's top amateur player". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. June 30, 2007. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
Price also won the Dick Howser Trophy for athletic and scholastic achievements.
- ^ "Strasburg named 2009 Howser winner". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. July 2, 2009. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ Falkoff, Robert (June 21, 2011). "Jungmann humbled as Howser winner". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ "Mike Zunino wins Howser Trophy". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. June 15, 2012. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ Kruth, Cash (June 15, 2013). "No. 2 pick Bryant awarded Dick Howser Trophy". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ Kruth, Cash (June 14, 2014). "Astros draftee Reed wins Howser Trophy". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ Kruth, Cash (June 12, 2015). "Red Sox pick Benintendi wins Howser Trophy". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Clemson's Beer wins Howser Trophy as national player of year". USA Today. Associated Press. June 17, 2016. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ Trezza, Joe (June 16, 2017). "McKay, Rays' Draft pick, wins Howser Trophy". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ Thornburg, Chad (June 15, 2018). "KC's No. 1 pick Singer wins Howser Trophy". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ Nick Daschel (June 14, 2019). "Oregon State's Adley Rutschman claims the 2019 Golden Spikes Award, nation's top individual honor for amateur baseball". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ Jones, Matt (June 18, 2021). "Kevin Kopps wins Dick Howser Trophy as national player of the year". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Texas' Ivan Melendez captures 35th Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. June 17, 2022. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "LSU's Skenes wins 2023 Dick Howser Trophy". sportswriters.net. NCBWA. June 16, 2023. Archived from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ Meyer, Craig (13 June 2024). "Georgia's Charlie Condon wins 2024 Dick Howser Trophy as top player in college baseball". Athens Banner-Herald.
External links
edit- National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) official website Archived 2009-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
- College Baseball Foundation official website
- American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) official website