NYE TROPHY AWARD WINNERS
Presented annually to the school's most outstanding male athlete since 1929, the award was originally sponsored by its namesake, Col. E.L. Nye, a retired professor of pathology and bacteriology, and his brother, Dr. William Nye. Col. Nye lettered in track at Colorado State from 1913-14 and again in 1919, and at one time held the school's record for the 100-yard dash, 9.8 seconds, which at the time was among the fastest marks in the world. He also lettered in football and basketball along with track. The trophy is given each summer to a male student-athlete judged to be the best in the program, having contributed to the success of the team with his leadership, sportsmanship and performance. The list of previous winners includes some of the most prestigious athletes in athletics history at Colorado State, including several future NFL, NBA and MLB professionals, as well as Olympic athletes. Gartrell Johnson, now with the New York Giants, won the honor in 2009.
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| 2011 | Andy Ogide | Basketball |
| 2010 | Bryce Hanstad | Golf |
| 2009 | Gartrell Johnson | Football |
| 2008 | Jason Schutz | Track |
| 2007 | Jason Smith | Basketball |
| 2006 | David Anderson | Football |
| 2005 | Joel Dreesen | Football |
| 2004 | Martin Laird | Golf |
| Bradlee Van Pelt | Football |
| 2003 | Brian Greene | Basketball |
| Drew Loftin | Track |
| 2002 | John Woods | Track |
| 2001 | Bryan Berryhill | Track/XC |
| 2000 | Kevin McDougal | Football |
| 1999 | Bryan Berryhill | Track/XC |
| 1998 | Moses Moreno | Football |
| 1997 | Calvin Branch | Football |
| 1996 | Greg Myers | Football |
| 1995 | Anthoney Hill | Football |
| 1994 | Mattias Borrman | Track |
| 1993 | Greg Primus | Football |
| 1992 | Greg Primus | Football |
| 1991 | Brian Copeland | Football |
| 1990 | Mike Mitchell | Basketball |
| 1989 | Pat Durham | Basketball |
| 1988 | Pat Durham | Basketball |
| 1987 | Steve Bartalo | Football |
| 1986 | Rich Strong | Basketball |
| 1985 | Keli McGregor | Football |
| 1984 | Terry Nugent | Football |
| 1983 | Richie Hall | Football |
| 1982 | Eddie Hughes | Basketball |
| 1981 | Kevin Sheesley | Wrestling & Football |
| Alvin Lewis | Football |
| 1980 | Jon Sinclair | Track |
| Ritchie Harris | Track |
| 1979 | Mike Bell | Football |
| 1978 | Al Baker | Football |
| 1977 | Glenn Goya | Baseball |
| 1976 | Mark Driscoll | Football |
| 1975 | Marshall Smith | Track |
| Theo Digerness | Gymnastics |
| 1974 | Bruce Ginther | Track |
| 1973 | Gary Rhoades | Basketball |
| 1972 | Lawrence McCutcheon | Football |
| 1971 | Rick Cooley | Swimming |
| 1970 | Tom Proulx | Gymnastics |
| 1969 | Bill Kishman | Football |
| 1968 | Alton Lavan | Football |
| 1967 | Tom Pack | Football |
| 1966 | Lonnie Wright | Basketball |
| 1965 | Kenneth Blair | Football |
| 1964 | Del Hessel | Track |
| 1963 | William Green | Basketball |
| 1962 | Nick Kohls | Football |
| 1961 | Kay McFarland | Football |
| 1960 | Charles Newcomb | Basketball |
| 1959 | Fred Glick | Football |
| 1958 | Robert Weber | Football |
| 1957 | Gary Hibbard | Basketball |
| 1956 | Gary Glick | Football |
| 1955 | William Tavener | Football |
| 1954 | Joe Mohorcich | Football |
| 1953 | ?? | |
| 1952 | Dale Dodrill | Football |
| 1951 | Jack Christiansen | Football |
| 1950 | Thurman "Fum" McGraw | Football |
| 1949 | Don Mullison | Football |
| 1948 | Alva Finck | Football |
| 1942 | Jim Stinnett | Football |
| 1941 | Larry Miller | Football |
| 1940 | Lewis Wendel | Football |
| 1939 | Joe Peters | Football |
| 1938 | Norman Cable | Football |
| 1937 | William Wagner | Football |
| 1936 | Chester Cruikshank | Football |
| 1935 | Glen Morris | Track |
| Sam Campbell | Football |
| 1934 | John Toliver | Football |
| 1933 | Lora McDonald | Football |
| 1932 | Albert White | Football |
| 1931 | Eugene Ball | Football |
| 1930 | Dan Beattie | Football |
| 1929 | Glen Davis | Football |