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The Biletnikoff Award

By Tim Hyland, About.com

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Randy Moss won the Biletnikoff Award in 1997 after a sensational season at Marshall.

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The Biletnikoff Award is given each year by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation to the best wide receiver in college football. It is named in honor of Fred Biletnikoff, who played his college ball at Florida State before enjoying a stellar NFL career with the Oakland Raiders.

The award was first handed out in 1994. The Foundation brags that the trophy is "the most beautiful individual award in college football."

Past winners of the Biletnikoff Award are listed here:

2008: Michael Crabtree Texas Tech
2007: Michael Crabtree Texas Tech
2006: Calvin Johnson Georgia Tech
2005: Mike Hass Oregon State
2004: Braylon Edwards Michigan
2003: Larry Fitzgerald Pittsburgh
2002: Charles Rogers Michigan State
2001: Josh Reed LSU
2000: Antonio Bryant Pittsburgh
1999: Troy Walters Stanford
1998: Troy Edwards Louisiana Tech
1997: Randy Moss Marshall
1996: Marcus Harris Wyoming
1995: Terry Glenn Ohio State
1994: Bobby Engram Penn State

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