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The Rimington Trophy

By Tim Hyland, About.com

Brett Romberg

Miami center Brett Romberg won the Rimington Trophy in 2001.

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The Rimington Trophy is given each year to the "most outstanding" center in college football.

Named in honor of Dave Rimington, a two-time All-American center at the University of Nebraska, and sponsored by the Boomer Esiason Foundation the trophy was first handed out in 2000.

The past winners of the award are listed here.

2008 A.Q. Shipley Penn State
2007 Jonathan Luigs Arkansas
2006 Dan Mozes West Virginia
2005 Greg Eslinger Minnesota
2004 Ben Wilkerson LSU
2004 David Baas Michigan
2003 Jake Grove Virginia Tech
2002 Brett Romberg Miami
2001 LeCharles Bentley Ohio State
2000 Dominic Raiola Nebraska

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