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Thorpe Award & History
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CollegeFootballNews.com
Posted Dec 7, 2012
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The Thorpe Award goes to the nation's top defensive back.
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Thorpe Award
The Top Defensive Back
History and Watch Lists
- Bednarik |
Biletnikoff |
Butkus |
Davey O'Brien |
Doak Walker
- Lou Groza
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Lombardi |
Mackey |
Maxwell |
Nagurski |
Outland
- Ray Guy |
Rimington |
Thorpe |
Walter Camp
Ranking the All-Time Winners
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The 25 Greatest Heisman
Winners |
No. 26
to 50 |
No. 51
to 77
Heisman Winners -
Top 5
Races, Player to Not Win, and More
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2010 to Present |
2000 to 2009 |
1990 to
1999 |
1980 to
1989
- 1970 to
1979 |
1960 to 1969 |
1950 to
1959 |
1940 to
1949 |
1930 to
1935
Thorpe Award
Winners
| 2012 |
Johnthan Banks, Miss State |
| 2011 |
Morris Claiborne, LSU |
| 2010 |
Patrick Peterson, LSU |
| 2009 |
Eric Berry, Tennessee |
| 2008 |
Malcolm Jenkins,
Ohio State |
| 2007 |
Antoine Cason,
Arizona |
| 2006 |
Aaron Ross, Texas |
| 2005 |
Michael Huff, Texas |
| 2004 |
Carlos Rogers,
Auburn |
| 2003 |
Derrick Strait,
Oklahoma
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| 2002 |
Terence Newman,
Kansas State |
| 2001 |
Roy Williams,
Oklahoma |
| 2000 |
Jamar Fletcher,
Wisconsin |
| 1999 |
Tyrone Carter,
Minnesota |
| 1998 |
Antoine Winfield,
Ohio State |
| 1997 |
Charles Woodson,
Michigan |
| 1996 |
Lawrence Wright,
Florida |
| 1995 |
Greg Myers, Colorado
State |
| 1994 |
Chris Hudson,
Colorado |
| 1993 |
Antonio Langham,
Alabama |
| 1992 |
Deon Figures,
Colorado |
| 1991 |
Terrell Buckley,
Florida State |
| 1990 |
Darryll Lewis,
Arizona |
| 1989 |
Mark Carrier, USC |
| 1988 |
Deion Sanders,
Florida State |
| 1987 |
Bennie Blades, Miami
& Rickey Dixon, Oklahoma |
| 1986 |
Thomas Everett,
Baylor |
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