Butkus Award
Awarded for	Given to the top linebackers at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of football
Presented by	Butkus Foundation
Country	United States
First awarded	1985
Currently held by	Rolando McClain
Official Website	http://www.thebutkusaward.com/

The Butkus Award, instituted in 1985, is given annually to the top linebackers at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of football. The award, named in honor of Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker, Dick Butkus, is presented by the Butkus Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports a number of health and wellness activities including the "I Play Clean" anti-steroid program. The award was first established by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, which relinquished control of the award in 2008.

Traditionally, the award was given only to the top collegant linebacker. The Butkus Award was expanded in 2008 to include high school and professional winners^[1] as part of a makeover by the Butkus family to help end anabolic steroid abuse among young athletes.

Contents 1 Recipients 1.1 Collegiate winners 1.2 Professional winners 1.3 High school winners 2 Team & institutional breakdown of recipients 2.1 Trophies won by college 2.2 Trophies won by high school 2.3 Trophies won by professional team 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Recipients

[edit] Collegiate winners

Year	Player	School
1985	Brian Bosworth	Oklahoma
1986	Brian Bosworth	Oklahoma
1987	Paul McGowan	Florida State
1988	Derrick Thomas	Alabama
1989	Percy Snow	Michigan State
1990	Alfred Williams	Colorado
1991	Erick Anderson	Michigan
1992	Marvin Jones	Florida State
1993	Trev Alberts	Nebraska
1994	Dana Howard	Illinois
1995	Kevin Hardy	Illinois
1996	Matt Russell	Colorado
1997	Andy Katzenmoyer	Ohio State
1998	Chris Claiborne	USC
1999	LaVar Arrington	Penn State
2000	Dan Morgan	Miami
2001	Rocky Calmus	Oklahoma
2002	E.J. Henderson	Maryland
2003	Teddy Lehman	Oklahoma
2004	Derrick Johnson	Texas
2005	Paul Posluszny	Penn State
2006	Patrick Willis	Ole Miss
2007	James Laurinaitis	Ohio State
2008	Aaron Curry	Wake Forest
2009	Rolando McClain	Alabama

[edit] Professional winners

Year	Player	Team
2008	DeMarcus Ware	Dallas Cowboys[1]

[edit] High school winners

Year	Player	School
2008	Manti Teʻo	Punahou School (Honolulu, HI)
2009	Jordan Hicks	Lakota West H.S. (West Chester, OH)

[edit] Team & institutional breakdown of recipients

[edit] Trophies won by college

School	Winners
Oklahoma	4
Alabama	2
Colorado	2
Florida State	2
Illinois	2
Ohio State	2
Penn State	2
Maryland	1
Miami	1
Michigan	1
Michigan State	1
Nebraska	1
Ole Miss	1
Texas	1
USC	1
Wake Forest	1

[edit] Trophies won by high school

School	Winners
Punahou School	1
Lakota West H.S.	1

[edit] Trophies won by professional team

Team	Winners
Dallas Cowboys	1

[edit] External links

1. Official Award Website
2. Official Foundation Website

[edit] References

v • d • e Dick Butkus Award winners (collegiate) 1985: B. Bosworth  | 1986: B. Bosworth  | 1987: P. McGowan  | 1988: D. Thomas  | 1989: P. Snow  | 1990: A. Williams  | 1991: E. Anderson  | 1992: M. Jones  | 1993: T. Alberts  | 1994: D. Howard  | 1995: K. Hardy  | 1996: M. Russell  | 1997: A. Katzenmoyer  | 1998: C. Claiborne  | 1999: L. Arrington  | 2000: D. Morgan  | 2001: R. Calmus  | 2002: E. Henderson  | 2003: T. Lehman  | 2004: D. Johnson  | 2005: P. Posluszny  | 2006: P. Willis  | 2007: J. Laurinaitis  | 2008: A. Curry  | 2009: R. McClain

v • d • e Dick Butkus Award winners (high school) 2008: M. Teʻo  | 2009: J. Hicks

v • d • e Dick Butkus Award winners (professional) 2008: D. Ware

College football awards
Best player awards: Heisman Memorial Trophy Maxwell Award • Walter Camp Award • AP Player of the Year
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defenseman) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defenseman) Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Doak Walker Award (Running back) William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end)	Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback) Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) Lott Trophy (Defenseman) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Quarterback) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete)
Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year • Home Depot Coach of the Year Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year • Walter Camp Coach of the Year AFCA Coach of the Year • Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award • Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year AP Coach of the Year
Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) • Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defenseman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach)
Big 12 awards • Big East awards • Big Ten awards (MVP) • MAC awards • Pac-10 awards • SEC awards
Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) • Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) • Melberger Award (Div. III) • Rawlings Award (NAIA)