The Best College Football Player ESPY Award was presented annually between 1993 and 2001 to the collegiate American football player adjudged to be the best in the United States in a given calendar year. The award was subsumed in 2002 by the Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award.
The award voting panel comprised variously fans; sportswriters and broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively experts; and ESPN personalities from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee. Inasmuch as the ESPY Awards ceremonies were conducted in February during the pendency of the award's existence, an award presented in a given year is for performance and achievements in the one year theretofore.
List of winners Year Player Position Team 1993 Garrison Hearst Running back Georgia 1994 Charlie Ward Quarterback Florida State 1995 Rashaan Salaam Running back Colorado 1996 Eddie George Running backOhio State 1997 Danny Wuerffel Quarterback Florida 1998 Peyton Manning Quarterback Tennessee 1999 Ricky Williams Running back Texas 2000 Michael Vick Quarterback Virginia Tech 2001 Chris Weinke Quarterback Florida State
See also List of college football player of the year awards Heisman Trophy Maxwell Award Walter Camp Award AP College Football Player of the Year
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