Chicago Tribune Silver Football facts for kids
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1925 photograph of the trophy statue given to the recipient
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| Given for | Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Chicago Tribune |
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| First award | 1924 |
| Most recent | Dillon Gabriel, Oregon |
| Website | http://www.chicagotribune.com |
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The Chicago Tribune Silver Football is a special award given to the best college football player in the Big Ten Conference. The Chicago Tribune newspaper gives out this award. It has been given out every year since 1924. The very first winner was Red Grange from the University of Illinois. Since 2022, the award has been kept at the Union League Club of Chicago.
Big Ten head football coaches choose the winner of the Silver Football. Each coach picks two players: a first choice and a second choice. Coaches cannot vote for players on their own team. The first-place vote gets two points, and the second-place vote gets one point.
Coaches and media in the Big Ten also pick other special awards each year.
Award Winners
The Silver Football award has been given out every year since 1924. Here are some of the players who have won it:
| Year | Player | Team | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Red Grange | Illinois | HB | First ever winner |
| 1925 | Tim Lowry | Northwestern | C | |
| 1926 | Benny Friedman | Michigan | QB | |
| 1927 | Ken Rouse | Chicago | C | |
| 1928 | Chuck Bennett | Indiana | HB | |
| 1929 | Bill Glassgow | Iowa | HB | |
| 1930 | Wes Fesler | Ohio State | TE | Later coached Ohio State |
| 1931 | Biggie Munn | Minnesota | G/FB | Later coached Michigan State |
| 1932 | Harry Newman | Michigan | QB | |
| 1933 | Joe Laws | Iowa | QB | |
| 1934 | Pug Lund | Minnesota | HB | |
| 1935 | Jay Berwanger | Chicago | HB | Won the Heisman Trophy |
| 1936 | Vern Huffman | Indiana | HB/QB | All-American in football and basketball |
| 1937 | Corbett Davis | Indiana | FB | |
| 1938 | Howard Weiss | Wisconsin | FB | |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick | Iowa | HB | Won the Heisman Trophy |
| 1940 | Tom Harmon | Michigan | HB | Won the Heisman Trophy |
| 1941 | Jack Graf | Ohio State | QB/FB | |
| 1942 | Dave Schreiner | Wisconsin | TE | Died during World War II |
| 1943 | Otto Graham | Northwestern | QB | Later coached the Washington Redskins |
| 1944 | Les Horvath | Ohio State | HB/QB | Won the Heisman Trophy |
| 1945 | Ollie Cline | Ohio State | FB | |
| 1946 | Alex Agase | Illinois | G | Later coached Northwestern and Purdue |
| 1947 | Bump Elliott | Michigan | HB | Later coached Michigan |
| 1948 | Art Murakowski | Northwestern | FB | |
| 1949 | Red Wilson | Wisconsin | TE | |
| 1950 | Vic Janowicz | Ohio State | HB | Won the Heisman Trophy |
| 1951 | Bill Reichardt | Iowa | FB | |
| 1952 | Paul Giel | Minnesota | HB | |
| 1953 | First player to win twice | |||
| 1954 | Alan Ameche | Wisconsin | FB | Won the Heisman Trophy |
| 1955 | Howard Cassady | Ohio State | HB | Won the Heisman Trophy |
| 1956 | Ken Ploen | Iowa | QB | |
| 1957 | Jim Pace | Michigan | HB | |
| 1958 | Randy Duncan | Iowa | QB | |
| 1959 | Bill Burrell | Illinois | G | |
| 1960 | Tom Brown | Minnesota | G/DL | |
| 1961 | Sandy Stephens | Minnesota | QB | |
| 1962 | Ron Vander Kelen | Wisconsin | QB | |
| 1963 | Dick Butkus | Illinois | LB | Famous NFL player |
| 1964 | Bob Timberlake | Michigan | QB | |
| 1965 | Jim Grabowski | Illinois | RB | |
| 1966 | Bob Griese | Purdue | QB | Famous NFL player |
| 1967 | Leroy Keyes | Purdue | RB | |
| 1968 | Ron Johnson | Michigan | RB | |
| 1969 | Mike Phipps | Purdue | QB | |
| 1970 | Mike Adamle | Northwestern | RB | |
| 1971 | Eric Allen | Michigan State | RB | |
| 1972 | Otis Armstrong | Purdue | RB | |
| 1973 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | RB | |
| 1974 | Won the Heisman Trophy | |||
| 1975 | Cornelius Greene | Ohio State | QB | |
| 1976 | Rob Lytle | Michigan | RB | |
| 1977 | Larry Bethea | Michigan State | DE | |
| 1978 | Rick Leach | Michigan | QB | |
| 1979 | Tim Clifford | Indiana | QB | |
| 1980 | Mark Herrmann | Purdue | QB | |
| 1981 | Art Schlichter | Ohio State | QB | |
| 1982 | Anthony Carter | Michigan | WR | First wide receiver to win |
| 1983 | Don Thorp | Illinois | DL | |
| 1984 | Keith Byars | Ohio State | RB | |
| 1985 | Chuck Long | Iowa | QB | Later coached San Diego State |
| 1986 | Jim Harbaugh | Michigan | QB | Later coached Michigan |
| 1987 | Lorenzo White | Michigan State | RB | |
| 1988 | Anthony Thompson | Indiana | RB | |
| 1989 | ||||
| 1990 | Nick Bell | Iowa | RB | |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan | WR | Won the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP |
| 1992 | Lee Gissendaner | Northwestern | WR | |
| 1993 | Brent Moss | Wisconsin | RB | |
| 1994 | Kerry Collins | Penn State | QB | |
| 1995 | Eddie George | Ohio State | RB | Won the Heisman Trophy |
| 1996 | Orlando Pace | Ohio State | OT | |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan | CB | Won the Heisman Trophy and NFL Defensive Player of the Year |
| 1998 | Joe Germaine | Ohio State | QB | |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | RB | Won the Heisman Trophy, NCAA all-time leading rusher |
| 2000 | Drew Brees | Purdue | QB | Won Super Bowl MVP |
| 2001 | Antwaan Randle El | Indiana | QB | |
| 2002 | Brad Banks | Iowa | QB | |
| 2003 | Chris Perry | Michigan | RB | |
| 2004 | Braylon Edwards | Michigan | WR | |
| 2005 | Michael Robinson | Penn State | QB | |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | QB | Won the Heisman Trophy |
| 2007 | Rashard Mendenhall | Illinois | RB | |
| 2008 | Shonn Greene | Iowa | RB | |
| 2009 | Daryll Clark | Penn State | QB | |
| Brandon Graham | Michigan | DE | ||
| 2010 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | QB | |
| 2011 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | RB | |
| 2012 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | QB | |
| 2013 | ||||
| 2014 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | RB | |
| 2015 | Ezekiel Elliott | Ohio State | RB | |
| 2016 | J. T. Barrett | Ohio State | QB | |
| Saquon Barkley | Penn State | RB | ||
| 2017 | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | RB | |
| 2018 | Dwayne Haskins | Ohio State | QB | |
| 2019 | Chase Young | Ohio State | DE | |
| 2020 | Justin Fields | Ohio State | QB | |
| 2021 | Aidan Hutchinson | Michigan | DE | |
| 2022 | Blake Corum | Michigan | RB | |
| 2023 | Marvin Harrison Jr. | Ohio State | WR | |
| 2024 | Dillon Gabriel | Oregon | QB |
Winners by School
This table shows how many times players from each school have won the award.
| School | Winners | First | Most recent |
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| Ohio State | 23 | Wes Fesler, 1930 | Marvin Harrison Jr., 2023 |
| Michigan | 19 | Benny Friedman, 1926 | Blake Corum, 2022 |
| Iowa | 10 | Bill Glassgow, 1929 | Shonn Greene, 2008 |
| Wisconsin | 9 | Howard Weiss, 1938 | Melvin Gordon, 2014 |
| Illinois | 7 | Red Grange, 1924 | Rashard Mendenhall, 2007 |
| Indiana | 7 | Chuck Bennett, 1928 | Antwaan Randle El, 2001 |
| Minnesota | 6 | Biggie Munn, 1931 | Sandy Stephens, 1961 |
| Purdue | 6 | Bob Griese, 1966 | Drew Brees, 2000 |
| Northwestern | 5 | Tim Lowry, 1925 | Lee Gissendaner, 1992 |
| Penn State | 5 | Kerry Collins, 1994 | Saquon Barkley, 2017 |
| Michigan State | 3 | Eric Allen, 1971 | Lorenzo White, 1987 |
| Chicago | 2 | Ken Rouse, 1927 | Jay Berwanger, 1935 |
| Oregon | 1 | Dillon Gabriel, 2024 | Dillon Gabriel, 2024 |
| Maryland | 0 | None | |
| Nebraska | |||
| Rutgers | |||
| UCLA | |||
| USC | |||
| Washington | |||
Winners by Position
This table shows how many winners played each position.
| Offense | Defense | ||||
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| Position | Total | Last | Position | Total | Last |
| RB / HB | 40 | Blake Corum, Michigan, 2022 | DE / DT | 6 | Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan, 2021 |
| QB | 36 | Dillon Gabriel, Oregon, 2024 | DB / CB / S | 1 | Charles Woodson, Michigan, 1997 |
| OT / G / C | 7 | Orlando Pace, OSU, 1996 | LB | 1 | Dick Butkus, Illinois,1963 |
| FB | 8 | Alan Ameche, Wisconsin, 1954 | |||
| WR | 5 | Marvin Harrison Jr., OSU, 2023 | |||
| TE | 3 | Red Wilson, Wisconsin, 1949 | |||
See Also
- Big Ten Conference football individual awards
- Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
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