Glenn Davis Award

The Glenn Davis Award is given annually since 1987 by the Los Angeles Times to the best high school football player in the Los Angeles area. It is named after Glenn Davis, the 1946 Heisman Trophy winner, who prepped at Bonita High School in La Verne, California and Cal Poly Pomona in Pomona, California. Davis led the Bonita Bearcats to a 39-6 win over Newport Harbor in the 1942 CIF Southern Section final by scoring five touchdowns.

Not to be confused with Glenn Davis Army Award.

1989 winner Kevin Copeland died of heart failure during a game on October 6, 1989, and won the Award posthumously.[1]

Past winners
SeasonPlayerPositionHigh schoolCollege
1987Russell WhiteRBCrespi CarmeliteCalifornia
1988Derek BrownRBServiteNebraska
1989Kevin CopelandWRDorsey
1990John WalshQBCarsonBYU
1991Billy BlantonQBMater DeiSan Diego State
1992Travis KirschkeDTEsperanzaUCLA
1993Glenn ThompkinsQBEisenhowerUCLA
1994Daylon McCutcheonRB/DBBishop Amat MemorialUSC
1995Chris ClaiborneLB/RBJohn W. NorthUSC
1996Antoine HarrisTE/DELoyolaUSC
1997DeShaun FosterRB/DBTustinUCLA
1998Chris LewisQBLong Beach PolytechnicStanford
1999Matt GrootegoedRB/LBMater DeiUSC
2000Tyler EbellRBVenturaUCLA
2001Hershel DennisRBLong Beach PolytechnicUSC
2002Whitney LewisWRSt. BonaventureUSC
2003Brigham HarwellDL/FBLos AltosUCLA
2004DeSean JacksonWRLong Beach PolytechnicCalifornia
2005Toby GerhartRBNorcoStanford
2006Aaron CorpQBLutheranUSC
2007Matt BarkleyQBMater DeiUSC
2008Taylor MartinezQBCentennialNebraska
2009Cody FajardoQBServiteNevada
2010De'Anthony ThomasRB/CBCrenshawOregon
2011Su'a CravensRB/WR/LBVista MurrietaUSC
2012Thomas DuarteWR/LBMater DeiUCLA
2013Jaleel WadoodSSt. John BoscoUCLA
2014Josh RosenQBSt. John BoscoUCLA
2015Mique JuarezLBNorth High[2]UCLA
2016Wyatt DavisOLSt. John BoscoOhio State[3]
2017J. T. DanielsQBMater DeiUSC/Georgia/West Virginia/Rice[4]

References
  1. "Tests Didn't Let Copeland Know Danger He Faced" Los Angeles Times, October 10, 1989 (accessed April 24. 2015)
  2. the Times' high school player of the year: Mique Juarez of North Torrance
  3. Times player of the year: Wyatt Davis was the best kid on the block
  4. Player of the year J.T. Daniels heads Times' 2017 prep football all-star team
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