Awarded for | College baseball's best player |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association |
History | |
First award | 1987 |
Most recent | Paul Skenes, LSU |
Website | Dick Howser Trophy |
The Dick Howser Trophy is bestowed annually to the national college baseball player of the year. [1] The award is named after former collegiate and Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager Dick Howser, who died of brain cancer in 1987 at the age of 51. [1] In that same year, the award was established by friends of Howser [2] and presented to Mike Fiore, the inaugural winner. [3] [2] It is considered to be the Heisman Trophy of college baseball. [4] [5] [6]
Six winners of the Dick Howser Trophy are members of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. [7] Five winners— Kris Benson, David Price, Stephen Strasburg, Adley Rutschman, and Paul Skenes—went on to become the first overall MLB draft pick. [8] Jason Jennings, Buster Posey, and Kris Bryant went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award several years after winning the Dick Howser Trophy. [9] Jered Weaver is the only award winner to pitch a no-hitter, [10] while Mark Teixeira holds the record for most games with home runs from both sides of the plate. [11] Furthermore, seventeen players won the Golden Spikes Award alongside the Dick Howser Trophy. [12] Brooks Kieschnick is the only player to win the trophy more than once. [13]
The winners from 1987 to 1998 were selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). [14] The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) became the voting body in 1999, and now presents the award together with the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce in Florida. [4] The most recent recipient of the award is Paul Skenes of LSU.
Year | Links to the article about the corresponding baseball year |
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Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point |
Position | The player's position at the time he won the award |
School | The player's college when he won the award |
Italics | Denotes player was the first overall MLB draft pick in the same year |
^ | Player won the Rookie of the Year Award [a] |
§ | Denotes player also won the Golden Spikes Award in the same year |
* | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame |
† | Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame |
‡ | Player is active |
General
Specific
Price also won the Dick Howser Trophy for athletic and scholastic achievements.
Awarded for | College baseball's best player |
---|---|
Country | United States |
Presented by | National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association |
History | |
First award | 1987 |
Most recent | Paul Skenes, LSU |
Website | Dick Howser Trophy |
The Dick Howser Trophy is bestowed annually to the national college baseball player of the year. [1] The award is named after former collegiate and Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager Dick Howser, who died of brain cancer in 1987 at the age of 51. [1] In that same year, the award was established by friends of Howser [2] and presented to Mike Fiore, the inaugural winner. [3] [2] It is considered to be the Heisman Trophy of college baseball. [4] [5] [6]
Six winners of the Dick Howser Trophy are members of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. [7] Five winners— Kris Benson, David Price, Stephen Strasburg, Adley Rutschman, and Paul Skenes—went on to become the first overall MLB draft pick. [8] Jason Jennings, Buster Posey, and Kris Bryant went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award several years after winning the Dick Howser Trophy. [9] Jered Weaver is the only award winner to pitch a no-hitter, [10] while Mark Teixeira holds the record for most games with home runs from both sides of the plate. [11] Furthermore, seventeen players won the Golden Spikes Award alongside the Dick Howser Trophy. [12] Brooks Kieschnick is the only player to win the trophy more than once. [13]
The winners from 1987 to 1998 were selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). [14] The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) became the voting body in 1999, and now presents the award together with the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce in Florida. [4] The most recent recipient of the award is Paul Skenes of LSU.
Year | Links to the article about the corresponding baseball year |
---|---|
Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point |
Position | The player's position at the time he won the award |
School | The player's college when he won the award |
Italics | Denotes player was the first overall MLB draft pick in the same year |
^ | Player won the Rookie of the Year Award [a] |
§ | Denotes player also won the Golden Spikes Award in the same year |
* | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame |
† | Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame |
‡ | Player is active |
General
Specific
Price also won the Dick Howser Trophy for athletic and scholastic achievements.