Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Dick Butkus Award, instituted in 1985, is given annually to the top linebacker in college football. The award, named in honor of Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus, is presented by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando. Honorees: 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 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.