Glenn Davis Award
The Glenn Davis Award is given annually since 1987 by the Los Angeles Times to the best high school football player in the Los Angeles area. It is named after Glenn Davis, the 1946 Heisman Trophy winner, who prepped at Bonita High School in La Verne, California and Cal Poly Pomona in Pomona, California. Davis led the Bonita Bearcats to a 39-6 win over Newport Harbor in the 1942 CIF Southern Section final by scoring five touchdowns.
1989 winner Kevin Copeland died of heart failure during a game on October 6, 1989, and won the Award posthumously.[1]
Past winners
| Season | Player | Position | High school | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Russell White | RB | Crespi Carmelite | California |
| 1988 | Derek Brown | RB | Servite | Nebraska |
| 1989 | Kevin Copeland | WR | Dorsey | |
| 1990 | John Walsh | QB | Carson | BYU |
| 1991 | Billy Blanton | QB | Mater Dei | San Diego State |
| 1992 | Travis Kirschke | DT | Esperanza | UCLA |
| 1993 | Glenn Thompkins | QB | Eisenhower | UCLA |
| 1994 | Daylon McCutcheon | RB/DB | Bishop Amat Memorial | USC |
| 1995 | Chris Claiborne | LB/RB | John W. North | USC |
| 1996 | Antoine Harris | TE/DE | Loyola | USC |
| 1997 | DeShaun Foster | RB/DB | Tustin | UCLA |
| 1998 | Chris Lewis | QB | Long Beach Polytechnic | Stanford |
| 1999 | Matt Grootegoed | RB/LB | Mater Dei | USC |
| 2000 | Tyler Ebell | RB | Ventura | UCLA |
| 2001 | Hershel Dennis | RB | Long Beach Polytechnic | USC |
| 2002 | Whitney Lewis | WR | St. Bonaventure | USC |
| 2003 | Brigham Harwell | DL/FB | Los Altos | UCLA |
| 2004 | DeSean Jackson | WR | Long Beach Polytechnic | California |
| 2005 | Toby Gerhart | RB | Norco | Stanford |
| 2006 | Aaron Corp | QB | Lutheran | USC |
| 2007 | Matt Barkley | QB | Mater Dei | USC |
| 2008 | Taylor Martinez | QB | Centennial | Nebraska |
| 2009 | Cody Fajardo | QB | Servite | Nevada |
| 2010 | De'Anthony Thomas | RB/CB | Crenshaw | Oregon |
| 2011 | Su'a Cravens | RB/WR/LB | Vista Murrieta | USC |
| 2012 | Thomas Duarte | WR/LB | Mater Dei | UCLA |
| 2013 | Jaleel Wadood | S | St. John Bosco | UCLA |
| 2014 | Josh Rosen | QB | St. John Bosco | UCLA |
| 2015 | Mique Juarez | LB | North High[2] | UCLA |
| 2016 | Wyatt Davis | OL | St. John Bosco | Ohio State[3] |
| 2017 | J. T. Daniels | QB | Mater Dei | USC[4] |
References
- ^ "Tests Didn't Let Copeland Know Danger He Faced" Los Angeles Times, October 10, 1989 (accessed April 24. 2015)
- ^ the Times' high school player of the year: Mique Juarez of North Torrance
- ^ Times player of the year: Wyatt Davis was the best kid on the block
- ^ Player of the year J.T. Daniels heads Times' 2017 prep football all-star team
External links
- Glenn Davis Award winners Los Angeles Times, December 28, 2014 (accessed April 24. 2015)