The award is named for Davey O'Brien, a star quarterback at TCU who in 1938 became the first player in college football history to win the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award in the same year.
Past winners of the Davey O'Brien Award are listed here:
2008: Sam Bradford Oklahoma
2007: Tim Tebow Florida
2006: Troy Smith Ohio State
2005: Vince Young Texas
2004: Jason White Oklahoma
2003: Jason White Oklahoma
2002: Brad Banks Iowa
2001: Eric Crouch Nebraska
2000: Chris Weinke Florida State
1999: Joe Hamilton Georgia Tech
1998: Michael Bishop Kansas State
1997: Peyton Manning Tennessee
1996: Danny Wuerffel Florida
1995: Danny Wuerffel Florida
1994: Kerry Collins Penn State
1993: Charlie Ward Florida State
1992: Gino Torretta Miami
1991: Ty Detmer BYU
1990: Ty Detmer BYU
1989: Andre Ware Houston
1988: Troy Aikman UCLA
1987: Don McPherson Syracuse
1986: Vinny Testaverde Miami
1985: Chuck Long Iowa
1984: Doug Flutie Boston College
1983: Steve Young BYU
1982: Todd Blackledge Penn State
1981: Jim McMahon BYU
