Dick Howser Trophy

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sports award The Dick Howser Trophy is bestowed annually to the national college baseball player of the year.<ref name="TBT">Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name="TBT"/> In that same year, the award was established by friends of Howser<ref name="Creighton University">Template:Cite press release</ref> and presented to Mike Fiore, the inaugural winner.<ref>2009 Dick Howser Trophy Template:Webarchive. National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Retrieved August 31, 2009.</ref><ref name="Creighton University"/> It is considered to be the Heisman Trophy of college baseball.<ref name=BA>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="lincoln"/><ref name=rendon/>

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

The winners from 1987 to 1998 were selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> 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.<ref name="BA"/> The most recent recipient of the award is Alex Lodise of Florida State.

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.
File:Benintendi Dick Howser Trophy presentation (19771896562).jpg
Andrew Benintendi received the award in 2015.
Key
Year Links to the article about the corresponding baseball year
Player Template:Small 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<ref group="lower-alpha">Won either in the same year or several years later.</ref>
§ Denotes player also won the Golden Spikes Award in the same year
* Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Template:Dagger Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
Template:Double-dagger Player is active
Winners
Year Player Position School Ref
Template:By Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger OF Miami (FL) <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger§ 3B Oklahoma State <ref name=posey/>
Template:By Template:Sortname OF Texas <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger§ P Miami-Dade Community College <ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Subscription required</ref>
Template:By Template:Sortname P Howard College <ref name=posey/>
Template:By Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger Utility Texas <ref>Template:Cite news </ref>
Template:By Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger Template:Small Utility Texas <ref name=posey/>
Template:By Template:Sortname§ C Georgia Tech <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:By Template:Sortname* 1B Tennessee <ref>Template:Cite news </ref>
Template:By Template:Sortname P Clemson <ref name=posey/>
Template:By Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger§ OF Florida State <ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Subscription required</ref>
Template:By Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 1B Louisiana State <ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Subscription required</ref>
Template:By Template:Sortname§^ P Baylor <ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Subscription required</ref>
Template:By Template:Sortname 3B Georgia Tech <ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Subscription required</ref>
Template:By Template:Sortname§ P Southern California <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2002 Template:Sortname§ SS Clemson <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2003 Template:Sortname§ 2B Southern <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2004 Template:Sortname§ P Long Beach State <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2005 Template:Sortname§ 3B Nebraska <ref name=posey/>
2006 Template:Sortname P Houston <ref name="lincoln">Template:Cite news</ref>
2007 Template:Sortname§ P Vanderbilt <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2008 Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger§^ C Florida State <ref name=posey>Template:Cite web</ref>
2009 Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger§ P San Diego State <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2010 Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger 3B Rice <ref name=rendon>Template:Cite news</ref>
2011 Template:Sortname P Texas <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012 Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger§ C Florida <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2013 Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger§^ 3B San Diego <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014 Template:Sortname§ Utility Kentucky <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015 Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger§ OF Arkansas <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016 Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger OF Clemson <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2017 Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger§ P/1B Louisville <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2018 Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger P Florida <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2019 Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger§ C Oregon State <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2020 Not awarded<ref group="lower-alpha">Due to the COVID-19 pandemic</ref> Template:Sort dash Template:Sort dash
2021 Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger P Arkansas <ref name=Kopps>Template:Cite news</ref>
2022 Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger§ 1B Texas <ref name=Melendez>Template:Cite news</ref>
2023 Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger P Louisiana State <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2024 Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger§ 1B/OF Georgia <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2025 Alex Lodise SS Florida State [45]

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