[Pulp Fiction]

Out of the 30 Mr. Football winners....
10 Mr. Football's have won a Football State Championship in the same season they won the award, 20 have not.

HAVE
1988
1998
2000
2001
2003
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

HAVE NOT
1986 - 1st year of the award
1987
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1999
2002
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2014
2015


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Footba..._(Kentucky)
http://khsaa.org/records/football/footba...nships.pdf

Here are the lists I used, the Wikipedia link directs you to another link... not sure what is up with that, but the "Did You Mean" link works.



Shouldn't the best High School Football player in the state, in every class, be on a state championship team? Why do we have a 2 to 1 split on this?

[Pupaw]

[quote=Pulp Fiction]

Shouldn't the best High School Football player in the state, in every class, be on a state championship team? Why do we have a 2 to 1 split on this?[/QUOTE]

Not necessarily. Tim Couch didn't win a state title, but he was the #1 recruit in the nation. Obviously he's going to win Mr. Football. Shaun Alexander was a top recruit, and had no title. It would have been tough for me to give any credibility to an argument that went against guys like that. It's an individual award, so to me, it should go to the best football player. Whether his team wins a title or not.

[EKUAlum05]

Being the best player on the best team should not equal winning the award.

With that said, being the best player on the best team should help the chances of being a finalist.