The United Press International Lineman of the Year award was given annually by United Press International (UPI) to the lineman of the year in college football. With the demise of UPI in 1997, the award was discontinued. Offensive and defensive linemen were eligible, including offensive ends, with one, Howard Twilley, winning in 1965. Like all UPI college awards at the time, it was based on the votes of NCAA coaches. Ross Browner of Notre Dame was the only two-time winner.
Winners Season Player Position School Ref. 1950 Les Richter Guard California 1951 Bill McColl End Stanford 1952 Tom Catlin Center Oklahoma 1953 J. D. Roberts Guard Oklahoma 1954 Jack Ellena Tackle UCLA 1955 Bob Pellegrini Center Maryland 1956 Jerry Tubbs Center Oklahoma 1957 Alex Karras Tackle Iowa 1958 Bob Harrison Center Oklahoma 1959 Roger Davis Guard Syracuse 1960 Tom Brown Guard Minnesota 1961 Joe Romig Guard Colorado 1962 Bobby Bell Tackle Minnesota 1963 Scott Appleton Tackle Texas 1964 Dick Butkus Center Illinois 1965 Howard Twilley End Tulsa 1966 Bubba Smith Defensive end Michigan State 1967 Granville Liggins Middle guard Oklahoma 1968 Ted Hendricks Defensive end Miami (FL) 1969 Mike McCoy Defensive tackle Notre Dame 1970 Jim Stillwagon Middle guard Ohio State 1971 Walt Patulski Defensive end Notre Dame 1972 Rich Glover Middle guard Nebraska 1973 John Hicks Offensive tackle Ohio State 1974 Randy White Defensive tackle Maryland 1975 Lee Roy Selmon Defensive tackle Oklahoma 1976 Ross Browner Defensive end Notre Dame 1977 Ross Browner (2) Defensive end Notre Dame 1978 Greg Roberts Guard Oklahoma 1979 Brad Budde Guard USC 1980 Hugh Green Defensive end Pittsburgh 1981 Kenneth Sims Defensive tackle Texas 1982 Dave Rimington Center Nebraska 1983 Dean Steinkuhler Guard Nebraska 1984 Bill Fralic Offensive tackle Pittsburgh 1985 Tony Casillas Defensive tackle Oklahoma 1986 Jerome Brown Defensive tackle Miami (FL) 1987 Chad Hennings Defensive tackle Air Force 1988 Tony Mandarich Offensive tackle Michigan State 1989 Chris Zorich Defensive tackle Notre Dame 1990 Russell Maryland Defensive tackle Miami (FL) 1991 Steve Emtman Defensive tackle Washington 1992 Eric Curry Defensive end Alabama 1993 Rob Waldrop Defensive tackle Arizona 1994 Zach Wiegert Offensive tackle Nebraska 1995 Jonathan Ogden Offensive tackle UCLA 1996 Orlando Pace Offensive tackle Ohio State
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