The Mr. Football award has been given out annually since 1987 to the player voted by the

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to be the best high school football player in the state of

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. Two players have won the award twice, Erick Howard and Robert Smith. Three schools have had two different award winners, Kenton High School,

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, and

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has three total awards), and Kenton High School has the only brother pair to win, Maty and

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Award winners by year

Schools with multiple winners

Colleges with multiple winners

References

Mr. Football awards High school football in Ohio 1987 establishments in Ohio Long stubs with short prose {{Ohio-sport-stub