2021 Danny White TOP Arizona HS - QB
Danny White Award Presented by Lerner and Rowe- In 2000 Danny White was proclaimed the "Arizona Athlete of the Century" by the Arizona Republic newspaper. Danny was an All State player in baseball and football at Mesa Westwood High School, and received a baseball scholarship at Arizona State University. ASU baseball coach Bobby Winkles agreed to allow him to punt for Coach Frank Kush's football Sun Devils. But then, White would assume starting QB duties as a sophomore - while still punting - and went on to a stellar career, compiling a 33-4 record, winning three Fiesta Bowls, setting seven NCAA passing records, and being named All-WAC and All-American quarterback in 1973. White was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. He is in the State of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame, and both the Arizona State University Sports Hall of Fame and Ring of Honor. Playing in both WFL and NFL, mostly with the Dallas Cowboys, he played professional football 1974-1989. In addition to punting, his record as a starting QB with the Cowboys was 62-32, while he set numerous team records. Past winners of the "Danny White Top Arizona Quarterback Award' have gone on to star in both college and the professional football.
Past winners include:
Danny White - AZ Athlete of Century
2007 Tim Ruben - Scottsdale Saquaro
2008 Kevin Yost - Glendale Mountain Ridge
2009 Colby Kirkegaard - Phoenix Arcadia
2010 Brett Hundley Jr. - Chandler Wolves
2011 Connor Brewer - Scottsdale Chaparral
2012 Darell Garretson - Chandler Wolves
2013 Luke Rubenzer - Scottsdale Saguaro
2014 Bryce Perkins - Chandler Wolves
2015 Mason Moran - Chandler Wolves
2016 Chase Cord - Sunrise Mountain
2017 Brock Purdy ~ Perry Pumas
2018 Jacob Conover ~ Chandler Wolves
2019 Chubba Purdy ~ Perry Pumas
2020 Mikey Keene ~ Chandler Wolves ... and ... Ty Thompson ~ Mesquite Wildcats
2021 Nicco Marchiol ~ Chandler Hamilton Huskies, Coach Michael Zdebski ~" Frank Kush Player of he Year"
2015 Danny White Top AZ Senior QB - Mason Moran, Chandler Hamilton presented by Coach Jack Lengyel (NFF and "We Are Marshall" fame)