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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ALL-TIME OUTLAND TROPHY
WINNERS |
2007 Glenn Dorsey, LSU
2006 Joe Thomas, Wisconsin
2005 Greg Eslinger, Minnesota
2004 Jammal Brown, Oklahoma
2003 Robert Gallery, Iowa
2002 Rien Long, Washington State
2001 Bryant McKinnie, Miami
2000 John Henderson, Tennessee
1999 Chris Samuels, Alabama
1998 Kris Farris, UCLA
1997 Aaron Taylor, Nebraska
1996 Orlando Pace, Ohio State
1995 Jonathan Ogden, UCLA
1994 Zach Wiegert, Nebraska
1993 Rob Waldrop, Arizona
1992 Will Shields, Nebraska
1991 Steve Emtman, Washington
1990 Russell Maryland, Miami
1989 Mohammed Elewonibi, BYU
1988 Tracy Rocker, Auburn
1987 Chad Hennings, Air Force
1986 Jason Buck, BYU
1985 Mike Ruth, Boston College
1984 Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech
1983 Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska
1982 Dave Rimington, Nebraska
1981 Dave Rimington, Nebraska
1980 Mark May, Pittsburgh
1979 Jim Ritcher, N.C. State
1978 Greg Roberts, Oklahoma
1977 Brad Shearer, Texas |
1976 Ross Browner, Notre Dame
1975 Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma
1974 Randy White, Maryland
1973 John Hicks, Ohio State
1972 Rich Glover, Nebraska
1971 Larry Jacobson, Nebraska
1970 Jim Stillwagon, Ohio State
1969 Mike Reid, Penn State
1968 Bill Stanfill, Georgia
1967 Ron Yary, USC
1966 Loyd Phillips, Arkansas
1965 Tommy Nobis, Texas
1964 Steve DeLong, Tennessee
1963 Scott Appleton, Texas
1962 Bobby Bell, Minnesota
1961 Merlin Olsen, Utah State
1960 Tom Brown, Minnesota
1959 Mike McGee, Duke
1958 Zeke Smith, Auburn
1957 Alex Karras, Iowa
1956 Jim Parker, Ohio State
1955 Calvin Jones, Iowa
1954 Bill Brooks, Arkansas
1953 J.D. Roberts, Oklahoma
1952 Dick Modzelewski, Maryland
1951 Jim Weatherall, Oklahoma
1950 Bob Gain, Kentucky
1949 Ed Bagdon, Michigan State
1948 Bill Fischer, Notre Dame
1947 Joe Steffy, Army
1946 George Connor, Notre Dame |
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