UPI Lineman of the Year


The United Press International Lineman of the Year award was given annually by United Press International to the lineman of the year in college football. With the demise of UPI in 1997, the award was discontinued. Offensive and defensive linemen were eligible, including offensive ends, with one, Howard Twilley, winning in 1965. Like all UPI college awards at the time, it was based on the votes of NCAA coaches. Ross Browner of Notre Dame was the only two-time winner.

Winners

1950—Les Richter, California

1951—Bill McColl, Stanford

1952—Tom Catlin, Oklahoma

1953—J.D. Roberts, Oklahoma

1954—Jack Ellena, UCLA

1955—Bob Pellegrini, Maryland

1956—Jerry Tubbs, Oklahoma

1957—Alex Karras, Iowa

1958—Bob Harrison, Oklahoma

1959—Roger Davis, Syracuse

1960—Tom Brown, Minnesota

1961—Joe Romig, Colorado

1962—Bobby Bell, Minnesota

1963—Scott Appleton, Texas

1964—Dick Butkus, Illinois

1965—Howard Twilley, Tulsa

1966—Bubba Smith, Michigan State

1967—Granville Liggins, Oklahoma

1968—Ted Hendricks, Miami,

1969—Mike McCoy, Notre Dame

1970—Jim Stillwagon, Ohio State

1971—Walt Patulski, Notre Dame

1972—Rich Glover, Nebraska

1973—John Hicks, Ohio State

1974—Randy White, Maryland

1975—Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma

1976—Ross Browner, Notre Dame

1977—Ross Browner, Notre Dame

1978—Greg Roberts, Oklahoma

1979—Brad Budde, USC

1980—Hugh Green, Pittsburgh

1981—Kenneth Sims, Texas

1982—Dave Rimington, Nebraska

1983—Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska

1984—Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh

1985—Tony Casillas, Oklahoma

1986—Jerome Brown, Miami

1987—Chad Hennings, Air Force

1988—Tony Mandarich, Michigan State

1989—Chris Zorich, Notre Dame

1990—Russell Maryland, Miami

1991—Steve Emtman, Washington

1992—Eric Curry, Alabama

1993—Rob Waldrop, Arizona

1994—Zach Wiegert, Nebraska

1995—Jonathan Ogden, UCLA

1996—Orlando Pace, Ohio State