Akron Beacon Journal Player of the Year Award
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The Akron Beacon Journal (ABJ) Player of the Year award was given to a high school athlete in the the 5 county area (Summit, Portage, Stark, Medina and Wayne) between the years 1951 and 2017. The athlete was selected by a panel of sports writers from the paper and was typically given to a football and boys basketball player at the end of each respective season. Some years multiple players were selected for a given sport. An award for girls basketball was eventually added.
Individual Award Winners[edit]
| Football[1] | Boys Basketball[2] | ||||
| Season | Player | School | Season | Player | School |
| 1951 | Bud Bond | Garfield | |||
| 1952 | George Lee | East | |||
| 1953 | Martin Testa | St. Vincents | |||
| 1954 | Don Clark | Central | |||
| 1955 | George Izo | Barberton | |||
| 1956 | Curby Smith | East | |||
| 1957 | Carl Hilling | Central | 1957-58 | Gus Johnson | Central |
| 1958 | Dave Eckard | Coventry | 1958-59 | Elijah Chatman | Central |
| John Mihelich | St. Vincents | ||||
| 1959 | Ron Tate | Garfield | 1959-60 | Terry Marsh | South |
| 1960 | Tony Butowicz | St. Vincents | 1960-61 | Dave Leonard | Central |
| 1961 | Ray Matthews | Garfield | 1961-62 | Bruce Moore | Central |
| 1962 | Kip Koski | Stow | 1962-63 | Dave Higley | Cuyahoga Falls |
| 1963 | John Brocket | Garfield | 1963-64 | Larry Davidson | Central |
| 1964 | Paul Walker | Barberton | 1964-65 | Bob Carlton | Woodridge |
| 1965 | Jim Merlitti | St. Vincents | 1965-66 | Jim Brooks | East |
| 1966 | Don Nottingham | Ravenna | 1966-67 | Jim Thorne | Cuyahoga Falls |
| 1967 | Tom Campana | Kent Roosevelt | 1967-68 | Roger Evans | Cuyahoga Falls |
| 1968 | Doug Root | Cuyahoga Falls | 1968-69 | Luke Witte | Marlington |
| 1969 | Renard Harmon | Garfield | 1969-70 | Don Close | Stow |
| 1970 | Larry Poole | Garfield | 1970-71 | Tim McKee | Cuyahoga Falls |
| 1971 | Dave Buckey | Kenmore | 1971-72 | Andy Stiegemeler | Kent Roosevelt |
| 1972 | Jeff Logan | North Canton | 1972-73 | Mike Phillips | Manchester |
| 1973 | Robbie Robertson | Barberton | 1973-74 | Mike Phillips | Manchester |
| 1974 | Bob Maxwell | Cuyahoga Falls | 1974-75 | Phil Hubbard | Canton McKinley |
| Dave Flegal | Windham | ||||
| 1975 | Marty Rogers | Green | 1975-76 | Mike Miday | Canton Timken |
| 1976 | Marty Constatine | Walsh Jesuit | 1976-77 | Marty Bodnar | Barberton |
| Mark Bodnar | Barberton | ||||
| Carter Scott | Barberton | ||||
| 1977 | Ray Angerstein | Springfield | 1977-78 | Bruce Alexander | Akron North |
| 1978 | Jim Reynolds | Wadsworth | 1978-79 | Pete Carrillo | Walsh Jesuit |
| 1979 | Tom Pollock | Mogadore | 1979-80 | Jimmy Gooden | Central-Hower |
| 1980 | Al Bouldin | Walsh Jesuit | 1980-81 | Troy Taylor | Canton McKinley |
| 1981 | John Wooldridge | Central-Hower | 1981-82 | Curtis Wilson | St. Vincent/St. Mary |
| 1982 | Chris Spielman | Massillon | 1982-83 | Curtis Wilson | St. Vincent/St. Mary |
| 1983 | Charles Gladman | Garfield | 1983-84 | Gary Grant | Canton McKinley |
| 1984 | Tom Bolyard | Orrville | 1984-85 | Jerome Lane | St. Vincent/St. Mary |
| 1985 | Percy Snow | Canton McKinley | 1985-86 | Ken Robertson | Barberton |
| 1986 | Richard Pierce | Mogadore | 1986-87 | Erich Riebe | Waynedale |
| 1987 | Sonny Ray Jones | Ravenna | 1987-88 | Erich Riebe | Waynedale |
| 1988 | Ricky Powers | Buchtel | 1988-89 | Chip Hare | Perry |
| 1989 | Ricky Powers | Buchtel | 1989-90 | Eric Snow | Canton McKinley |
| 1990 | Robert Davis | Chamberlin | 1990-91 | Chip Hare | Perry |
| 1991 | Matt Christopher | Lake | 1991-92 | Quinton Brooks | Firestone |
| 1992 | Mike Vrabel | Walsh Jesuit | 1992-93 | ||
| 1993 | Anthony Gary | Springfield | 1993-94 | Jamie Bosley[3] | Jackson |
| 1994 | Antoine Winfield | Garfield | 1994-95 | Jamie Bosley[4] | Jackson |
| 1995 | Renauld Ray | Orrville | |||
| 1996 | Chuck Moore | Mogadore | |||
| 1997 | Ramon Walker | Buchtel | |||
| 1998 | Mike Doss | Canton McKinley | |||
| 1999 | Marcus Sanders | Ravenna | |||
| 2000 | Charlton Keith | Buchtel | 2000-01[5] | LeBron James | St. Vincent/St. Mary |
| 2001 | Justin Zwick | Massillon | 2001-02[6] | LeBron James | St. Vincent/St. Mary |
| 2002 | Tommy Lee | Mogadore | 2002-03[7] | LeBron James | St. Vincent/St. Mary |
| 2003 | Tyrell Sutton | Hoban | |||
| 2004 | Tyrell Sutton | Hoban | |||
| 2005 | Delone Carter[8] | Copley | |||
| 2006 | Jordan Mabin[9] | Nordonia | |||
| 2007 | Sean Bedevelsky[10] | Brunswick | |||
| 2008 | Erick Howard[11] | North Canton | |||
| 2009 | Anthony Kelly[12] | Woodridge | |||
| 2010 | Doran Grant[13] | St. Vincent/St. Mary | |||
| 2011 | Jack Snowball[14] | Wadsworth | |||
| 2012 | Ben Gedeon[15] | Hudson | |||
| 2013 | Dante Booker[16] | St. Vincent/St. Mary | |||
| 2014 | Mitchell Guadagni[17] | Hudson | |||
| 2015 | Jonah Morris[18] | Hoban | |||
| 2016 | Jemarulin Suggs[19] | East | |||
| 2017 | Joey Baughman[20] | Wadsworth | |||
Awards by School[edit]
| Football Awards by School | |
| School | Total |
| Garfield | 8 |
| St. Vincents/St. Mary* | 6 |
| Buchtel | 4 |
| Mogadore | 4 |
| Barberton | 3 |
| Central/Central-Hower | 3 |
| East | 3 |
| Hoban | 3 |
| Ravenna | 3 |
| Wadsworth | 3 |
| Walsh Jesuit | 3 |
| Canton McKinley | 2 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 2 |
| Hudson | 2 |
| Massillon | 2 |
| North Canton | 2 |
| Orrville | 2 |
| Springfield | 2 |
| Brunswick | 1 |
| Chamberlin | 1 |
| Copley | 1 |
| Coventry | 1 |
| Green | 1 |
| Kenmore | 1 |
| Kent Roosevelt | 1 |
| Lake | 1 |
| Nordonia | 1 |
| Stow | 1 |
| Windham | 1 |
| Woodridge | 1 |
| * Includes awards prior to St. Mary's merger | |
| Basketball Awards by School | |
| School | Total |
| Central/Central-Hower | 6 |
| Barberton* | 4 |
| Canton McKinley | 4 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 4 |
| St. Vincent/St. Mary | 3 |
| Jackson | 2 |
| Manchester | 2 |
| Perry | 2 |
| Waynedale | 2 |
| Akron North | 1 |
| Canton Timken | 1 |
| East | 1 |
| Firestone | 1 |
| Kent Roosevelt | 1 |
| Marlington | 1 |
| South | 1 |
| Stow | 1 |
| Walsh Jesuit | 1 |
| Woodridge | 1 |
| *Includes three way split award given in 1976-77 | |
| to Marty Bodnar, Mark Bodnar and Carter Scott | |
- ↑ "Past BJ Players of the Year (1951-2004)". Akron Beacon Journal. 2004-12-02.
- ↑ "Former Basketball Players of the Year (1957-1993)". Akron Beacon Journal. 1993-03-28.
- ↑ "1993-94 Players of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 1994-03-27.
- ↑ "1994-95 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 1995-03-26.
- ↑ "2000-01 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2001-04-08.
- ↑ "2001-02 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2002-04-07.
- ↑ "2002-03 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2003-04-09.
- ↑ "2005 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2005-12-11.
- ↑ "2006 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2006-12-17.
- ↑ "2007 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2007-11-22.
- ↑ "2008 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2008-11-27.
- ↑ "2009 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2009-11-26.
- ↑ "2010 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2010-11-28.
- ↑ "2011 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2011-11-30.
- ↑ "2012 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2012-11-22.
- ↑ "2013 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2013-11-28.
- ↑ "2014 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2014-11-27.
- ↑ "2015 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2015-11-26.
- ↑ "2016 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2016-11-24.
- ↑ "2017 Player of the Year". Akron Beacon Journal. 2017-11-23.
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