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Great Players and the Gator Bowl

HEISMAN MEMORIAL TROPHY (Outstanding College Football Player)
John David Crow, Texas A&M, HB - 1957
Pat Sullivan, Auburn, QB - 1971
Earl Campbell, Texas, HB - 1974
George Rogers, South Carolina, HB - 1980


OUTLAND TROPHY (Outstanding Interior Lineman)
Dick Modzelewski, Maryland, T - 1950
Zeke Smith, Auburn, G - 1955
Mike Reid, Penn State, DT - 1967
Ross Browner, Notre Dame, DE - 1976
Brad Shearer, Texas, DT - 1974
Mark May, Pittsburgh, OT - 1980


VINCE LOMBARDI AWARD (Outstanding College Lineman)
Ross Browner, Notre Dame - 1976
Hugh Green, Pittsburgh - 1980
Percy Snow, Michigan State - 1989


MAXWELL AWARD (Outstanding College Football Player)
Mike Reid, Penn State - 1967
Ross Browner, Notre Dame, DE - 1976
Chuck Fusina, Penn State, QB - 1976
Hugh Green, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, DE - 1980


DAVEY O'BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD (Best Quarterback)
Chuck Long, Iowa - 1983
Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech - 1999
 
BILETNIKOFF AWARD (Best Receiver)
Calvin Johnson - 2006

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