Hall Trophy

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The Hall Trophy, handed out to Jimmy Clausen.
The Hall Trophy, handed out to Jimmy Clausen.

The Hall Trophy (actually the U.S. Army National Player of the Year Award) has been awarded annually since 2000 to the most outstanding high school football player in the United States, comparable to the Heisman Trophy for collegiate football players. The award is named after Kenneth “The Sugar Land Express” Hall, the all-time leading rusher in high school football history (11,232 yards). The Trophy is cast in the likeness of Ken Hall in his 1950’s uniform. The Trophy presentation takes place after the high school season at a formal dinner on the evening before the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Among the leading candidates for the 2008 Hall Trophy are quarterback Matt Barkley of Mater Dei High School in California, running back Bryce Brown of Wichita High School East in Kansas, and quarterback/wide receiver Russell Shepard of Cypress Ridge High School in Texas.

[edit] Past winners

Season Player Position High school City College
2000 Kevin Jones RB Cardinal O'Hara High School Springfield, Pennsylvania Virginia Tech
2001 Lorenzo Booker RB St. Bonaventure High School Ventura, California Florida State
2002 Chris Leak QB Independence High School Charlotte, North Carolina Florida
2003 Adrian Peterson RB Palestine High School Palestine, Texas Oklahoma
2004 Ryan Perrilloux QB East St. John High School Reserve, Louisiana LSU/Jacksonville State
2005 Mitch Mustain QB Springdale High School Springdale, Arkansas Arkansas/USC
2006 Jimmy Clausen QB Oaks Christian High School Westlake Village, California Notre Dame
2007 Terrelle Pryor QB Jeannette Senior High School Jeannette, Pennsylvania Ohio State

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Hall Trophy winners
2000: K. Jones | 2001: L. Booker | 2002: C. Leak | 2003: A. Peterson | 2004: R. Perrilloux | 2005: M. Mustain | 2006: J. Clausen | 2007: T. Pryor