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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.

[edit] Past winners

Year	Name	School
1987	Mike Fiore	Miami (Fla.)
1988	Robin Ventura	Oklahoma State
1989	Scott Bryant	Texas
1990	Alex Fernández	Miami-Dade Community College
1991	Frank Rodriguez	Howard College
1992	Brooks Kieschnick	Texas
1993	Brooks Kieschnick	Texas
1994	Jason Varitek	Georgia Tech
1995	Todd Helton	Tennessee
1996	Kris Benson	Clemson
1997	J. D. Drew	Florida State
1998	Eddy Furniss	Louisiana State
1999	Jason Jennings	Baylor
2000	Mark Teixeira	Georgia Tech
2001	Mark Prior	Southern California
2002	Khalil Greene	Clemson
2003	Rickie Weeks	Southern
2004	Jered Weaver	Long Beach State
2005	Alex Gordon	Nebraska
2006	Brad Lincoln	Houston
2007	David Price	Vanderbilt

2008	Buster Posey	Florida State
2009	Stephen Strasburg	San Diego State University