John Outland
One of only a few players in history ever to be named All-America at two positions, John Outland garnered consensus All-America honors in 1898 at tackle and consensus All-America honors at back in 1899.
In the fall of 1885, Outland entered the University of Kansas never having played football in his life, but while watching practice one afternoon, he was seen by the varsity captain, who induced him to put on a uniform. Three days later, he was playing on the varsity team. After a 6-1 season, he transferred to Pennsylvania where he found his home. From 1897-1899, Outland and Hall of Fame teammate Truxton Hare led Penn to a 35-4-3 record.
Outland obtained his medical degree and was a surgeon during World War I, rising to the rank of major. He tried his hand at coaching at Franklin & Marshall College in 1900, Kansas in 1901, and Washburn 1904-05.
Outland had always contended that football tackles and guards deserved greater recognition and conceived the Outland Trophy as a means of providing this recognition. Today, the Outland Trophy is recognized as one of the nation's most prestigious awards, given to the nation's most outstanding interior lineman.
Dr. Outland, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001, died March 24, 1947.
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OUTLAND TROPHY AWARD WINNERS
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1946 GEORGE CONNOR, NOTRE DAME
1947 JOE STEFFY, ARMY
1948 BILL FISCHER, NOTRE DAME
1949 ED BAGDON, MICHIGAN STATE
1950 BOB GAIN, KENTUCKY
1951 JIM WEATHERALL, OKLAHOMA
1952 DICK MODZELEWSKI, MARYLAND
1953 J D ROBERTS, OKLAHOMA
1954 BILL BROOKS, ARKANSAS
1955 CALVIN JONES, IOWA
1956 JIM PARKER, OHIO STATE
1957 ALEX KARRAS, IOWA
1958 ZEKE SMITH, AUBURN
1959 MIKE MC GEE, DUKE
1960 TOM BROWN, MINNESOTA
1961 MERLIN OLSEN, UTAH STATE
1962 BOBBY BELL, MINNESOTA
1963 SCOTT APPLETON, TEXAS
1964 STEVE DE LONG, TENNESSEE
1965 TOMMY NOBIS,TEXAS
1966 LOYD PHILLIPS, ARKANSAS
1967 RON YARY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
1968 BILL STANFILL, GEORGIA
1969 MIKE REID, PENN STATE
1970 JIM STILLWAGON, OHIO STATE
1971 LARRY JACOBSEN, NEBRASKA
1972 RICH GLOVER, NEBRASKA
1973 JOHN HICKS, OHIO STATE
1974 RANDY WHITE, MARYLAND
1975 LEE ROY SELMON, OKLAHOMA
1976 ROSS BROWNER, NOTRE DAME
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1977 BRAD SHEARER, TEXAS
1978 GREG ROBERTS, OKLAHOMA
1979 JIM RITCHER, NORTH CAROLINA STATE
1980 MARK MAY, PITTSBURGH
1981 DAVE RIMINGTON, NEBRASKA
1982 DAVE RIMINGTON, NEBRASKA
1983 DEAN STEINKUHLER,NEBRASKA
1984 BRUCE SMITH, VIRGINIA TECH
1985 MIKE RUTH, BOSTON COLLEGE
1986 JASON BUCK, BRIGHAM YOUNG
1987 CHAD HENNINGS, AIR FORCE
1988 TRACY ROCKER, AUBURN
1989 MOHAMMED ELIWONIBE, BRIGHAM YOUNG
1990 RUSSELL MARYLAND, MIAMI
1991 STEVE EMTMAN, WASHINGTON
1992 WILL SHIELDS, NEBRASKA
1993 ROB WALDROP, ARIZONA
1994 ZACH WIEGERT, NEBRASKA
1995 JONATHON OGDEN,UCLA
1996 ORLANDO PACE, OHIO STATE
1997 AARON TAYLOR, NEBRASKA
1998 KRIS FARRIS, UCLA
1999 CHRIS SAMUELS, ALABAMA
2000 JOHN HENDERSON, TENNESSEE
2001 BRYANT MCKINNIE, MIAMI
2002 RIEN LONG, WASHINGTON STATE
2003 ROBERT GALLERY, IOWA
2004 JAMMAL BROWN, OKLAHOMA
2005 GREG ESLINGER, MINNESOTA
2006 JOE THOMAS, WISCONSIN
2007 GLENN DORSEY, LSU
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