Jacobs Blocking Trophy

The Jacobs Blocking Trophy is the name of several similar annual college football awards bestowed by a conference upon their best blocker. The awards are named in honor of William P. Jacobs, son of the founder and president of Presbyterian College from 1935 to 1945. The trophies are awarded by his son, Hugh, and great-grandson, William P. Jacobs V (ACC Trophy), based upon voting of the respective leagues' coaches.^[1]^[2] The award was originally presented to a player from the state of South Carolina from 1928 to 1932.^[3] A duplicate award was created and given to a player in the Southern Conference (SoCon) beginning in 1933.^[3] The Southeastern Conference (SEC) began the award in 1935.^[4] The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) established its own version of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy in its first year of existence in 1953.^[2] The Division II South Atlantic Conference also bestows a version of the award.^[5]^[6]

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1935: Riley Smith, Alabama
1936: Bill May, LSU
1937: Leroy Monsky, Alabama^[7]
1938: Sam Bartholomew, Tennessee
1939: Sam Bartholomew, Tennessee
1940: Lloyd Cheatham, Auburn
1941: Jack Jenkins, Vanderbilt
1942: Jack Jenkins, Vanderbilt
1943: John Steber, Georgia Tech
1944: Billy Bevis, Tennessee
1945: Billy Bevis, Tennessee
1946: Hal Self, Alabama
1947: Buddy Bowen, Ole Miss
1948: Truitt Smith, Mississippi State
1949: Butch Avinger, Alabama
1950: Butch Avinger, Alabama
1951: Jimmy Hahn, Tennessee
1952: John Michels, Tennessee
1953: Crawford Mims, Ole Miss
1954: Charles Evans, Mississippi State
1955: Paige Cothren, Ole Miss
1956: Stockton Adkins, Tennessee
1957: Stockton Adkins, Tennessee
1958: Red Brodnax, LSU
1959: Jim Cartwright, Tennessee
1960: Jim Cartwright, Tennessee
1961: Billy Neighbors, Alabama
1962: Butch Wilson, Alabama
1963: Tucker Frederickson, Auburn
1964: Tucker Frederickson, Auburn
1965: Hal Wantland, Tennessee
1966: Cecil Dowdy, Alabama
1967: Bob Johnson, Tennessee
1968: Brad Johnson, Georgia
1969: Chip Kell, Tennessee
1970: Chip Kell, Tennessee
1971: Royce Smith, Georgia
1972: John Hannah, Alabama
1973: Buddy Brown, Alabama
1974: Sylvester Croom, Alabama
1975: Randy Johnson, Georgia^[8]
1976: Warren Bryant, Kentucky
1977: Bob Cryder, Alabama
1978: Robert Dugas, LSU
1979: Dwight Stephenson, Alabama
1980: Nat Hudson, Georgia
1981: Wayne Harris, Mississippi State
1982: Wayne Harris, Mississippi State
1983: Guy McIntyre, Georgia
1984: Lomas Brown, Florida
1985: Peter Anderson, Georgia
1986: Wes Neighbors, Alabama
1987: Harry Galbreath, Tennessee
1988: Howard Cross, Alabama
1989: Eric Still, Tennessee
1990: Antone Davis, Tennessee
1991: Cal Dixon, Florida
1992: Everett Lindsay, Ole Miss
1993: Tobie Sheils, Alabama
1994: Jason Odom, Florida
1995: Jason Odom, Florida
1996: Donnie Young, Florida
1997: Alan Faneca, LSU
1998: Matt Stinchcomb, Georgia
1999: Chris Samuels, Alabama
2000: Kenyatta Walker, Florida
2001: Kendall Simmons, Auburn
2002: Shawn Andrews, Arkansas
2003: Shawn Andrews, Arkansas
2004: Wesley Britt, Alabama
2005: Marcus McNeill, Auburn
2006: Arron Sears, Tennessee
2007: Andre Smith, Alabama and Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
2008: Michael Oher, Ole Miss
2009: Ciron Black, LSU
2010: Lee Ziemba, Auburn
2011: Barrett Jones, Alabama
2012: Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
2013: Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
2014: La'el Collins, LSU
2015: Ryan Kelly, Alabama^[9] & Sebastian Tretola, Arkansas
2016: Cam Robinson, Alabama
2017: Braden Smith, Auburn
2018: Jonah Williams, Alabama
2019: Andrew Thomas, Georgia
2020: Alex Leatherwood & Landon Dickerson, Alabama
2021: Darian Kinnard, Kentucky
2022: Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas
2023: Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, Georgia
2024: Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas & Will Campbell, LSU

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Southeastern Conference football individual awards

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[1]
ACC HONORS (PDF), 2008 Virginia Football Media Guide, p. 119, 2008.
[2]
Virginia's Eugene Monroe named Jacobs Blocking Trophy Recipient, Atlantic Coast Conference, November 30, 2008.
[3]
SoCon Annual Award Winners, Southern Conference, April 5, 2010.
[4]
Alabama's Doway Named Blocking Winner, Rome News-Tribune, December 22, 1966.
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Presbyterian, Carson-Newman Lead SAC All-Conference Football Team; Ellis, Robinson Named Players of Year Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, South Atlantic Conference, November 7, 2005.
[6]
Wins Blocking Trophy, St. Petersburg Times, December 28, 1945.
[7]
"Alabama Grid Star Gets Jacobs Award". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 3, 1937. p. 22. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
[8]
"Randy Johnson, All-American". Rome News-Tribune. January 27, 1976. p. 4. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
[9]
"Ryan Kelly splits 2015 Jacobs Blocking Trophy". Fox Sports. December 9, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2017.

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[1] [1]
ACC HONORS (PDF), 2008 Virginia Football Media Guide, p. 119, 2008.

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Virginia's Eugene Monroe named Jacobs Blocking Trophy Recipient, Atlantic Coast Conference, November 30, 2008.

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SoCon Annual Award Winners, Southern Conference, April 5, 2010.

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Alabama's Doway Named Blocking Winner, Rome News-Tribune, December 22, 1966.

[5] [5]
Presbyterian, Carson-Newman Lead SAC All-Conference Football Team; Ellis, Robinson Named Players of Year Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, South Atlantic Conference, November 7, 2005.

[6] [6]
Wins Blocking Trophy, St. Petersburg Times, December 28, 1945.

[7] [7]
"Alabama Grid Star Gets Jacobs Award". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 3, 1937. p. 22. Retrieved January 14, 2017.

[8] [8]
"Randy Johnson, All-American". Rome News-Tribune. January 27, 1976. p. 4. Retrieved January 14, 2017.

[9] [9]
"Ryan Kelly splits 2015 Jacobs Blocking Trophy". Fox Sports. December 9, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2017.

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