Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

American college football award From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's top upperclassman quarterback in college football. Candidates are judged on accomplishments on the field as well as on their character, scholastic achievement, and leadership qualities.[1] The award was established in 1987 and named after Johnny Unitas, who was nicknamed "The Golden Arm".[2] Unitas played his college career at the University of Louisville and set many records in the National Football League while playing for the Baltimore Colts.

Awarded forTop upperclassman quarterback in college football
LocationBaltimore, Maryland
CountryUnited States
Presented byGolden Arm Foundation
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Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Awarded forTop upperclassman quarterback in college football
LocationBaltimore, Maryland
CountryUnited States
Presented byGolden Arm Foundation
History
First awardEstablished in 1987
Most recentDiego Pavia, Vanderbilt
Websitewww.goldenarmfoundation.com
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Winners

These are the award recipients since inception in 1987.[3]

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YearPlayerSchoolRefs
1987Don McPhersonSyracuse[3]
1988Rodney PeeteUSC[3]
1989Tony RiceNotre Dame[3]
1990Craig EricksonMiami (FL)[3]
1991Casey WeldonFlorida State[3]
1992Gino TorrettaMiami (FL) (2)[3]
1993Charlie WardFlorida State (2)[3]
1994Jay BarkerAlabama[3]
1995Tommie FrazierNebraska[3]
1996Danny WuerffelFlorida[3]
1997Peyton ManningTennessee[3]
1998Cade McNownUCLA[3]
1999Chris RedmanLouisville[3]
2000Chris WeinkeFlorida State (3)[3]
2001David CarrFresno State[3]
2002Carson PalmerUSC (2)[3]
2003Eli ManningOle Miss[3]
2004Jason WhiteOklahoma[3]
2005Matt LeinartUSC (3)[3]
2006Brady QuinnNotre Dame (2)[3]
2007Matt RyanBoston College[3]
2008Graham HarrellTexas Tech[3]
2009Colt McCoyTexas[3]
2010Scott TolzienWisconsin[4]
2011Andrew LuckStanford[5]
2012Collin KleinKansas State[6]
2013A. J. McCarronAlabama (2)[7]
2014Marcus MariotaOregon[8]
2015Connor CookMichigan State[9]
2016Deshaun WatsonClemson[1]
2017Mason RudolphOklahoma State[10]
2018Gardner MinshewWashington State[11]
2019Joe BurrowLSU[12]
2020Mac JonesAlabama (3)[13]
2021Kenny PickettPittsburgh[14]
2022Max DugganTCU[15]
2023Jayden DanielsLSU (2)[16]
2024Shedeur SandersColorado[17]
2025Diego PaviaVanderbilt[18]
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