Chic Harley Award
From Varsity Pride
The Chic Harley Award is a college football award given each year to the nation's most outstanding player as determined by the Touchdown Club of Columbus.
| 1955 | Howard Cassaday | Ohio State | halfback |
| 1956 | Paul Hornung | Notre Dame | quarterback |
| 1957 | John David Crow | Texas A&M | halfback |
| 1958 | Billy Cannon | Louisiana State | halfback |
| 1959 | Billy Cannon (2) | Louisiana State | halfback |
| 1960 | Joe Bellino | Navy | halfback |
| 1961 | Ernie Davis | Syracuse | halfback/LB |
| 1962 | Terry Baker | Oregon State | quarterback |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach | Navy | quarterback |
| 1964 | Bob Timberlake | Michigan | quarterback |
| 1965 | Mike Garrett | Southern California | halfback |
| 1966 | Steve Spurrier | Florida | quarterback |
| 1967 | Gary Beban | Cal-Los Angeles | quarterback |
| 1968 | O.J. Simpson | Southern California | halfback |
| 1969 | Steve Owens | Oklahoma | fullback |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett | Stanford | quarterback |
| 1971 | Pat Sullivan | Auburn | quarterback |
| 1972 | Johnny Rodgers | Nebraska | running back |
| 1973 | John Cappelletti | Penn State | running back |
| 1974 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | running back |
| 1975 | Archie Griffin (2) | Ohio State | running back |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh | running back |
| 1977 | Earl Campbell | Texas | running back |
| 1978 | Billy Sims | Oklahoma | running back |
| 1979 | Charles White | Southern California | running back |
| 1980 | George Rogers | South Carolina | running back |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen | Southern California | running back |
| 1982 | Herschel Walker | Georgia | running back |
| 1983 | Mike Rozier | Nebraska | running back |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie | Boston College | quarterback |
| 1985 | Bo Jackson | Auburn | running back |
| 1986 | Jim Harbaugh | Michigan | quarterback |
| 1987 | Chris Spielman | Ohio State | linebacker |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders | Oklahoma State | running back |
| 1989 | Anthony Thompson | Indiana | running back |
| 1990 | Greg Lewis | Washington | running back |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan | wide receiver |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta | Miami (FL) | quarterback |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | quarterback |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | Colorado | running back |
| 1995 | Eddie George | Ohio State | running back |
| 1996 | Troy Davis | Iowa State | running back |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan | cornerback |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas | running back |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | running back |
| 2000 | Josh Heupel | Oklahoma | quarterback |
| 2001 | Ken Dorsey | Miami (FL) | quarterback |
| 2002 | Ken Dorsey | Miami (FL) | quarterback |
| 2003 | Larry Fitzgerald | Pittsburgh | wide receiver |
| 2004 | Reggie Bush | Southern California | running back |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush (2) | Southern California | running back |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | quarterback |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow | Florida | quarterback |
| 2008 | Sam Bradford | Oklahoma | quarterback |
| 2009 | Colt McCoy | Texas | quarterback |
| 2010 | Cam Newton | Auburn | quarterback |
| 2011 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | quarterback |
| 2012 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | quarterback |
| 2013 | Jordan Lynch | Northern Illinois | quarterback |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | quarterback |
