Conerly Trophy

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Conerly Trophy
Awarded forThe best college football player in the state of Mississippi
LocationMississippi
CountryUnited States
Presented byMississippi Sports Hall of Fame
History
First award1996
Most recentJaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss
WebsiteMississippi Sports Hall of Fame Events

The C Spire Conerly Trophy is an award given annually to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.[1]

Background

The award was begun in 1996 and has been sponsored by C Spire Wireless, formerly known as Cellular South, since 1998. Previous presentations have been held in Jackson, Clarksdale, Tunica and Biloxi. The namesake of the award is Mississippi-born Charlie Conerly who played quarterback for the Ole Miss Rebels.[2]

Sixty media representatives from across Mississippi determine the winner. All players at Mississippi's four-year college football programs are eligible on the first ballot. Previously, the top three vote-getters were listed on a second and final ballot, but starting with the 2011 award, each of the four-year colleges and universities in Mississippi that field football teams are represented by one finalist.[3] In 2013, fans were allowed to vote on the award for the first time. Fan voting accounted for 10 percent of the total vote.[4]

The trophy itself is a bronze casting, 19" high x 11" long x 7.5" wide, weighing 18.5 lbs. (8.4 kg).[2] The trophy was sculpted by Bruce Holmes Brady, a Brookhaven, Mississippi native and graduate of the University of Mississippi.[5] The original trophy is on permanent display at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. A replica of the trophy is presented to the winner each year at the announcement dinner.[2]

Winners

Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning won the Conerly Trophy in 2001 and 2003.
Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott won the Conerly Trophy in 2014 and 2015.
Conerly Trophy winners
Year Winner Pos School Ref
1996 Tregnel Thomas RB Delta State [6]
1997 Stewart Patridge QB Ole Miss [7]
1998 J. J. Johnson RB Mississippi State [8]
1999 Deuce McAllister RB Ole Miss [9]
2000 Josh Bright QB Delta State [10]
2001 Eli Manning QB Ole Miss [11]
2002 Rod Davis LB Southern Miss [12][13]
2003 Eli Manning QB Ole Miss [14][15]
2004 Michael Boley LB Southern Miss [16]
2005 Jerious Norwood RB Mississippi State [17]
2006 Patrick Willis LB Ole Miss [18]
2007 Damion Fletcher RB Southern Miss [19]
2008 Juan Joseph QB Millsaps [20][21]
2009 Anthony Dixon RB Mississippi State [22]
2010 Chris White LB Mississippi State [23][24]
2011 Austin Davis QB Southern Miss [25][26]
2012 Bo Wallace QB Ole Miss [27][28]
2013 Gabe Jackson G Mississippi State [29][30]
2014 Dak Prescott QB Mississippi State [31]
2015 Dak Prescott QB Mississippi State [32][33]
2016 Evan Engram TE Ole Miss [34]
2017 A. J. Brown WR Ole Miss [35]
2018 Jeffery Simmons DL Mississippi State [36]
2019 Kylin Hill RB Mississippi State [37]
2020 Elijah Moore WR Ole Miss [38]
2021 Matt Corral QB Ole Miss [39][40]
2022 Quinshon Judkins RB Ole Miss [41][42]
2023 Patrick Shegog QB Delta State [43][44]
2024 Jaxson Dart QB Ole Miss [45][46]

Kent Hull Trophy

Starting in 2013, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame began awarding a second award, the Kent Hull Trophy, for the best college offensive lineman in Mississippi.[47]

Kent Hull Trophy winners
Year Winner Pos School Ref.
2013 Gabe Jackson G Mississippi State [48]
2014 Laremy Tunsil T Ole Miss [49]
2015 Fahn Cooper T Ole Miss [50]
2016 Justin Senior T Mississippi State [51]
2017 Martinas Rankin T Mississippi State [52]
2018 Elgton Jenkins C Mississippi State [53]
2019 Drake Dorbeck T Southern Miss [54]
2020 Royce Newman G Ole Miss [55]
2021 Charles Cross T Mississippi State [56]
2022 Nick Broeker G Ole Miss [57]
2023 Cole Smith C Mississippi State [58]
2024 Albert Reese IV T Mississippi State [59]

See also

  • Howell Trophy - award given annually to the best men's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
  • Gillom Trophy - award given annually to the best women's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
  • C Spire Ferriss Trophy - award given annually to the best men's college baseball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.

References

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  2. ^ a b c Blevins, Dave (2012). College Football Awards: All National and Conference Winners Through 2010. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9080-6.
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  5. ^ "Senate Concurrent Resolution SB589, 2000 Regular Session" (PDF). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  6. ^ The Best - and Worst - of 1996 Season
  7. ^ Mississippi House Concurrent Resolution 103
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  10. ^ Delta State honors its student-athletes
  11. ^ "Eli Manning's College Statistics & Records". Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
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  13. ^ Davis Named Finalist For Conerly Trophy
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  15. ^ Davis Named Finalist For Conerly Trophy
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  17. ^ Mississippi House Resolution 19
  18. ^ Patrick Willis Honored with Conerly Trophy
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  20. ^ Joseph Wins 2008 Cellular South Conerly Trophy
  21. ^ 2008 CellularSouth Conerly Trophy Finalists Archived 2013-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
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  23. ^ Miss St. LB Chris White wins Conerly Trophy
  24. ^ Therriault Among Top Three in Conerly Trophy
  25. ^ USM Quarterback Austin Davis Wins 2011 Conerly Trophy as Top College Football Player in Mississippi
  26. ^ Conerly trophy Nominees Gifted
  27. ^ Bo Wallace wins 2012 Conerly Trophy
  28. ^ "10 Nominees for 2012 Conerly Trophy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  29. ^ Gabe Jackson Wins 2013 Conerly Trophy Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
  30. ^ Ten Finalists Announced for C Spire Conerly Trophy
  31. ^ Prescott Claims 2014 C Spire Conerly Award
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  33. ^ 2015 C Spire Conerly Trophy nominees
  34. ^ This year's C Spire Conerly Trophy nominees
  35. ^ Ole Miss receiver A. J. Brown wins 2017 C Spire Conerly Trophy
  36. ^ MSU's Jeffery Simmons, Elgton Jenkins collect Conerly and Hull awards
  37. ^ Kylin Hill wins 24th Annual C-Spire Connerly Trophy
  38. ^ C Spire Outstanding Player Award Winners Announced for the 2020-2021 Seasons
  39. ^ "Matt Corral wins 2021 C Spire Conerly Trophy as best college football player in Mississippi". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01.
  40. ^ Conerly winner Matt Corral says he won’t skip the Ole Miss bowl game
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  47. ^ Kent Hull Trophy, tribute banquet announced
  48. ^ State's Gabe Jackson wins first Hull Trophy
  49. ^ Laremy Tunsil wins Kent Hull Trophy
  50. ^ Ole Miss’ Fahn Cooper wins 2015 Kent Hull Trophy
  51. ^ Justin Senior wins Kent Hull Trophy as top OL in state
  52. ^ Senior Martinas Rankin Wins 2017 Kent Hull Trophy
  53. ^ Senior State’s Elgton Jenkins wins Kent Hull Trophy
  54. ^ USM standout Dorbeck wins Kent Hull Trophy
  55. ^ The Kent Hull Trophy
  56. ^ Cross Earns 2021 Kent Hull Trophy
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  58. ^ "Cole Smith Named Winner of Kent Hull Trophy". hailstate.com. November 22, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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