Football legend Red Grange was the first winner of Silver Football Award, given to the top college player in the Big Ten Conference.

Past Winners:

1924 - Harold 'Red' Grange, Halfback, Illinois... 1925 - Tim Lowry, Center, Northwestern... 1926 - Benny Friedman, Quarterback, Michigan... 1927 - Kenneth Rouse, Center, Chicago Univ... 1928 - Chuck Bennett, Halfback Indiana... 1929 - Bill Glassgow, Halfback, Iowa...

1930 - Wesley Fesler, End, Ohio State... 1931 - Charles Munn, Guard, Minnesota... 1932 - Harry Newman, Quarterback, Michigan... 1933 - Joe Laws, Running Back, Iowa... 1934... Pug Lund, RB, Minnesota...

1935 - Jay Berwanger, RB, Chicago Univ... 1936 - Jernon Huffman, RB, Indiana... 1937 - Corbett Davis, Fullback, Indiana... 1938 - Howard Weiss, FB, Wisconsin... 1939 - Nile Kinnick, Halfback, Iowa...

1940 - Tom Harmon, Halfback, Michigan... 1941 - Jack Graf, Fullback, Ohio State... 1942 - Dave Schreiner, End, Wisconsin... 1943 - Otto Graham, Quarterback, Northwestern... 1944 - Les Horvath, RB, Ohio St... 1945 - Ollie Cline, FB, Ohio St.

Andy Farkes
Fullback - WAshington Redskins 1938-1944; Detroit Lions 1945

A top all-around fullback, Andrew 'Andy' Farkes excelled both as a power-runner and as a linebacker during football's one-platoon system. A big-time scorer, he was among the NFL leaders in scoring and in rushing yards most of his career and as a linebacker interception 10 career passes.

He attended Detroit University and was fifth in the NFL in points scored in his rookie season - 6 TD, 1X, 37 Points - 1938 Washington Redskins.

In 1939, Farkes led the NFL in scoring with 68 points and led in touchdowns with 11, and had 2 extra points. And, was second in the league with 549 rushing yards on a league leading 139 attempts for a 3.9 average per/carry.

A 1942 NFL All-Pro selection, when he was fourth in the NFL with 468 rushing yards on 125 attempts, averaging 3.7 yd per/carry and scored 4 touchdowns and had 3 interceptions for the World Champion Redskins.

In 1943 Andy Farkes' nine touchdowns were 3rd best in the NFL and his 54 points were 4th highest, and in the NFL Eastern Division Champion game, he set a record with 3 touchdowns, on 2-yards, 2-yards and 1-yards runs in leading the Redskins to a 28-0 win. And, scored on a 1-yard run and a 17-yard pass in a losing cause in the NFL Championship game.

Andy Farkes career rushing statistics: 2,103 yards on 587 ATT, 3.6 average, 21 TD... pass/receiver: 80 receptions, 1,086 yards, 13.6 average, longest 99 yards, 13 TD... playoffs: rushing 142 yards on 46 ATT, 5 TD... pass/receiver: 2 receptions, 36 yards, 1TD... Washington Redskins 1938-1944; Detroit Lions 1945... footballhistorian.com - Archives - NFL Football History

Sammy Baugh
Quarterback #33 - Washington Redskins 1937-1952 Football History

Sammy Baugh - 6-ft, 2-inches - 178 lbs. Texas Christian University; Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1963.

Sammy Baugh's passing opened up football and made it the passing game it is today. In his rookie year with the Washington Redskins he was the league's top passer, completing 81 of 171 passes thrown, 1127 yards, 8 TDs, 14 interceptions.

Baugh led National Football League in passing seven times, once in interceptions and four times in punting. Over a career total of 16 years, 1937-52, he retired as the leader in punts kicked (338) and in punting average (45.1) Sammy Baugh's career: 165 Games, Passes Attempted 2,995, Completed 1,693, Yards 21,886 Footballhistorian.com Archives

Sid Luckman
Quarterback - Chicago Bears 1940s... Member of the Hall of Fame - NFL History

Pro Football's Greatest Players - Sid Luckman QB 1982 Edition - Book by Coach George Allen with Ben Olan, Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Co. Indianapolis-New York Sid Luckman never wanted to be a pro football player, much less a T-formation quarterback. He grew up on the sidewalks of New York and played college football at Columbia University in the late 1930s. He was a tailback in a single-wing attack. Sid played for fun, never thinking about the possibility of being paid for what he was doing. But the Chicago Bears had other ideas. They pictured Luckman as the type of player who could step in and operate the new T-formation attack toward which professional football was moving. Papa Bear George Halas the head coach, had to convince Luckman first that playing pro football was a legitimate profession. And once he did that, Halas had to talk Luckman into a brand-new position - quarterback. It was not a simple task. Luckman was stubborn, but Halas was more stubborn. He was determined to sign the young Ivy Leaguer and once he did in 1939, Halas was determined to make him into a T quarterback.

By 1943 Sid Luckman received the NFL's Most Valuable Player award. Two years later, in 1945, he tied Washington's Sammy Baugh for the passing championship. Luckman set a record when he threw for seven touchdowns passes against the New York Giants on November 14, 1943. He passed for 433 yards in that game - the first NFL quarterback to top 400 yards in a single game. For his career, Luckman completed 904 of 1,744 passes for 14,686 yards and 139 touchdowns.

Sid Luckman was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965. Not bad for a guy who never really wanted the job in the first place. footballhistorian.com - Archives

Link Lyman
Tackle (Offense & Defense) Canton Bulldogs 1922-23, 1925 and Frankford Yellow Jackets 1925; Cleveland Bulldogs 1924; Chicago Bears 1926-1934

William Roy (Link) Lyman played both offense and defense during pro football's one platoon era. He was a massive defensive force for this period of time - (6-ft, 2-inches, 255 pos.) and played on just one losing team in 16 seasons of college and pro football. After starring at the University of Nebraska he began his professional career with the Canton Bulldogs of the NFL in 1922. Link Lyman was a pioneer of a shifting, sliding defensive line play and helped Canton capture two straight world titles in his first two seasons with the Bulldogs, 1922-23. He signed with the Chicago Bears in 1926, and used his massive size to become one of the top offensive tackles of all time. Lyman was an All-Pro and helped the Bears win the NFL Championship in 1933 and the Western Division title in 1934, after which he retired. Link Lyman was elected to football's Hall of Fame in 1964. Famous Football Players

Inscribed On Your Tombstone!

Here lies Conrad Dobler, St. Louis Cardinals 1970s Considered a dirty stinkpot by many opposing players, Conrad Dobler often used tactics as kicking, biting, eye-gouging and spitting when battling in the line of scrimmage. Hall of Fame defensive tackle Merlin Olsen, who was later an screen-actor, once used his television show - 'Father Murphy' - to take out revenge against Dobler. In one scene shot in a graveyard at Boot Hill during the early days of the Old West... a tombstone was inscribed: - 'Here Lies Conrad Dobler, Gone But Not Forgotten'

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