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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Dick Howser Trophy

The Dick Howser Trophy is bestowed annually to the national college baseball player of the year. The award is named after former collegiate and Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager Dick Howser, who died as the result of brain cancer on June 17, 1987, at the age of 51. In that same year, the award was established by friends of Howser and presented to Mike Fiore, the inaugural winner. It is considered to be the Heisman Trophy of college baseball.

Six winners of the Dick Howser Trophy are members of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. Five winners—Kris Benson, David Price, Stephen Strasburg, Adley Rutschman, and Paul Skenes—went on to become the first overall MLB draft pick. 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. Jered Weaver is the only award winner to pitch a no-hitter, while Mark Teixeira holds the record for most games with home runs from both sides of the plate. Furthermore, seventeen players won the Golden Spikes Award alongside the Dick Howser Trophy. Brooks Kieschnick is the only player to win the trophy more than once.

The winners from 1987 to 1998 were selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). 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. The most recent recipient of the award is Charlie Condon of Georgia.

Winners

Robin Ventura, wearing a blue pinstripe jersey with the words METS partially cut off, converses with a fellow player
Robin Ventura, who won the Dick Howser Trophy in 1988, is one of six award winners in the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.
Todd Helton, wearing a black baseball batting helmet and black baseball uniform with the words COLORADO across, holds his bat during an at bat
Todd Helton, the 1995 winner, is the only award winner to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Mark Teixeira, wearing a dark blue baseball batting helmet and grey baseball uniform with the words NEW YORK across, takes off his batting gloves
Mark Teixeira, the 2000 winner, holds the record for most games with switch-hit home runs.
Jered Weaver, wearing a red baseball cap and grey baseball uniform with the words ANGELS across and an "A" patch on the right sleeve, delivers a pitch
Jered Weaver, the 2004 recipient, is the only award winner to pitch a no-hitter.
Andrew Benintendi received the award in 2015.
Key
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
§ 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
Winners
Year Player Position School Ref
1987 Mike Fiore OF Miami (FL)
1988 Robin Ventura 3B Oklahoma State
1989 Scott Bryant OF Texas
1990 Alex Fernández P Miami-Dade Community College
1991 Frank Rodriguez P Howard College
1992 Brooks Kieschnick Utility Texas
1993 Brooks Kieschnick (2) Utility Texas
1994 Jason Varitek C Georgia Tech
1995 Todd Helton* 1B Tennessee
1996 Kris Benson P Clemson
1997 J. D. Drew OF Florida State
1998 Eddy Furniss 1B Louisiana State
1999 Jason Jennings P Baylor
2000 Mark Teixeira 3B Georgia Tech
2001 Mark Prior P Southern California
2002 Khalil Greene SS Clemson
2003 Rickie Weeks 2B Southern
2004 Jered Weaver P Long Beach State
2005 Alex Gordon 3B Nebraska
2006 Brad Lincoln P Houston
2007 David Price P Vanderbilt
2008 Buster Posey C Florida State
2009 Stephen Strasburg P San Diego State
2010 Anthony Rendon 3B Rice
2011 Taylor Jungmann P Texas
2012 Mike Zunino C Florida
2013 Kris Bryant 3B San Diego
2014 A. J. Reed Utility Kentucky
2015 Andrew Benintendi OF Arkansas
2016 Seth Beer OF Clemson
2017 Brendan McKay P/1B Louisville
2018 Brady Singer P Florida
2019 Adley Rutschman C Oregon State
2020 Not awarded
2021 Kevin Kopps P Arkansas
2022 Ivan Melendez 1B Texas
2023 Paul Skenes P Louisiana State
2024 Charlie Condon 1B/OF Georgia

See also