Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Logo.
Awarded for	the nation's outstanding senior quarterback in college football
Country	United States
Presented by	The Golden Arm Foundation
First awarded	1987
Currently held by	Connor Cook, Michigan State
Official website	http://www.goldenarmfoundation.com/

The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's outstanding senior or fourth year quarterback in college football. It was established in 1987 by a foundation named for Johnny Unitas (1933-2002), the Hall of Fame quarterback who played his college career at the University of Louisville, and set many records in the National Football League, for the Baltimore Colts.

Winners

Year	Player	School
1987	Don McPherson	Syracuse
1988	Rodney Peete	USC
1989	Tony Rice	Notre Dame
1990	Craig Erickson	Miami
1991	Casey Weldon	Florida State
1992	Gino Torretta	Miami
1993	Charlie Ward	Florida State
1994	Jay Barker	Alabama
1995	Tommie Frazier	Nebraska
1996	Danny Wuerffel	Florida
1997	Peyton Manning	Tennessee
1998	Cade McNown	UCLA
1999	Chris Redman	Louisville
2000	Chris Weinke	Florida State
2001	David Carr	Fresno State
2002	Carson Palmer	USC
2003	Eli Manning	Ole Miss
2004	Jason White	Oklahoma
2005	Matt Leinart	USC
2006	Brady Quinn	Notre Dame
2007	Matt Ryan	Boston College
2008	Graham Harrell	Texas Tech
2009	Colt McCoy	Texas
2010	Scott Tolzien	Wisconsin
2011	Andrew Luck	Stanford
2012	Collin Klein	Kansas State
2013	AJ McCarron	Alabama
2014	Marcus Mariota	Oregon
2015	Connor Cook	Michigan State

Team breakdown of recipients

Trophies won by college

School	Winners
Florida State	3
USC	3
Alabama	2
Notre Dame	2
Miami	2
Boston College	1
Florida	1
Fresno State	1
Kansas State	1
Louisville	1
Michigan State	1
Nebraska	1
Oklahoma	1
Ole Miss	1
Oregon	1
Stanford	1
Syracuse	1
Tennessee	1
Texas	1
Texas Tech	1
UCLA	1
Wisconsin	1

External links

Official website

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winners

1987: McPherson
1988: Peete
1989: Rice
1990: Erickson
1991: Weldon
1992: Torretta
1993: Ward
1994: Barker
1995: Frazier
1996: Wuerffel
1997: P. Manning
1998: McNown
1999: Redman
2000: Weinke
2001: Carr
2002: Palmer
2003: E. Manning
2004: White
2005: Leinart
2006: Quinn
2007: Ryan
2008: Harrell
2009: McCoy
2010: Tolzien
2011: Luck
2012: Klein
2013: McCarron
2014: Mariota
2015: Cook

College football awards

Overall trophies	Heisman Memorial Trophy (winners) (1935) Maxwell Award (1937) Walter Camp Award (1967)

Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) Sporting News Player of the Year (1942)

Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defenseman) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defenseman) Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) Lott Trophy (Defenseman) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Jet Award (Return Specialist) Jacobs Blocking Trophy Joe Moore Award (Offensive Line)

Other national player awards	Archie Griffin Award (Best player) Bill Willis Trophy (Defensive lineman) Chic Harley Award (Best player) Jack Lambert Trophy (Linebacker) Jack Tatum Trophy (Defensive back) Jim Brown Trophy (Running back) Jim Parker Trophy (Offensive lineman) Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback) Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy (Lineman) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Paul Warfield Award (Wide receiver) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Passer) Walter Camp Memorial Trophy (Offensive back)

All-Americans	College Football All-America Team

Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) George Munger Award (1989) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010)

Assistant coaching awards	Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year

Conference awards	ACC awards American awards Big 12 awards Big Ten awards (MVP) MAC awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Defunct: Big East awards SWC awards

Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defenseman) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach)

Other divisions/associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Melberger Award (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA)

Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards	Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete) Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete) Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (Student-athlete) Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)

Service awards	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Walter Camp Man of the Year National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners Theodore Roosevelt Award

Regional awards	All-Southern team Champ Pickens Trophy Conerly Trophy (Mississippi's best college football player) Dudley Award (Virginia's best college football player) Norris Cup Porter Cup Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)

Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

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