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College football award
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's top upperclassman
quarterback in
college football . Candidates are judged on accomplishments on the field as well as on their character, scholastic achievement, and leadership qualities.
[1] The award was established in 1987 and named after
Johnny Unitas , who was nicknamed "The Golden Arm".
[2] Unitas played his college career at the
University of Louisville and set many records in the
National Football League while playing for the
Baltimore Colts .
Winners
These are the award recipients since inception in 1987.
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References
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"Watson wins Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award" . CBS Sports . Retrieved April 23, 2017 .
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"About The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award" . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved April 23, 2017 .
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"Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Winners" . Sports Reference. Retrieved April 23, 2017 .
^ Potrykus, Jeff (December 6, 2010).
"Tolzien wins Unitas Award" . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved April 23, 2017 .
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"Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck named Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner" . The Baltimore Sun . December 5, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2017 .
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"Collin Klein named winner of Johnny Unitas award as top college QB" . The Denver Post . December 3, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2017 .
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"AJ McCarron accepts 2013 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [Video]" . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved April 23, 2017 .
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"Oregon QB Marcus Mariota wins Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award" . Sports Illustrated . December 8, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2017 .
^ Rexrode, Joe (December 8, 2015).
"MSU's Connor Cook wins Unitas award as top QB" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved April 23, 2017 .
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"Oklahoma State University Mason Rudolph Wins The 2017 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award - Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award" . Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award . 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2017-11-30 .
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"Gardner Minshew, II Wins 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® Presented by A. O. Smith" . Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award . 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2018-12-03 .
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"Joe Burrow becomes LSU's first winner of Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award for top college senior QB" .
The Advocate .
Baton Rouge, LA . 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
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"Mac Jones wins the 2020 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award®" .
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"Pittsburgh quarterback wins the 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award" .
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"Max Duggan wins the 2022 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award" .
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"Jayden Daniels wins the 2023 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award" .
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