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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American football player and coach (1934–1991)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American football player</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output 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class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1934-11-19</span>)</span>November 19, 1934<br /><a href="/wiki/Millport,_Alabama" title="Millport, Alabama">Millport, Alabama</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Died:</th><td class="infobox-data">November 5, 1991<span style="display:none">(1991-11-05)</span> (aged 56)<br /><a href="/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas" title="El Paso, Texas">El Paso, Texas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">196 lb (89 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data">Millport</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_football" title="Auburn Tigers football">Auburn</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1958_NFL_draft" title="1958 NFL draft">1958</a> / round: 5 / pick: 59</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0;"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">As a player:</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1958_NFL_season" title="1958 NFL season">1958</a>–<a href="/wiki/1959_NFL_season" title="1959 NFL season">1959</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> (<a href="/wiki/1960_American_Football_League_season" title="1960 American Football League season">1960</a>–<a href="/wiki/1961_American_Football_League_season" title="1961 American Football League season">1961</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Titans / Jets</a> (<a href="/wiki/1962_American_Football_League_season" title="1962 American Football League season">1962</a>–<a href="/wiki/1963_American_Football_League_season" title="1963 American Football League season">1963</a>)</li> <li>Buffalo Bills (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> (<a href="/wiki/1964_American_Football_League_season" title="1964 American Football League season">1964</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0;"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">As a coach:</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Trojans_football" title="Troy Trojans football">Troy State</a> (1966–1971) <br /> Head coach</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox" 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<ul><li>First-team <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_All-League_Team" title="American Football League All-League Team">All-AFL</a> (<a href="/wiki/1961_All-AFL_Team" title="1961 All-AFL Team">1961</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_All-Star_game" title="American Football League All-Star game">AFL All-Star</a> (1961)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Football_League_annual_punting_yards_leaders#American_Football_League_(AFL)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Football League annual punting yards leaders">AFL punting yards leader</a> (1960, 1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">National champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/1957_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1957 Auburn Tigers football team">1957</a>)</li> <li>Second-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-SEC_football_teams" title="List of All-SEC football teams">All-SEC</a> (<a href="/wiki/1957_All-SEC_football_team" title="1957 All-SEC football team">1957</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>As a coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NAIA Football National Championship">NAIA national champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/1968_Troy_State_Red_Wave_football_team" title="1968 Troy State Red Wave football team">1968</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NAIA_Football_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" title="NAIA Football Coach of the Year Award">NAIA Coach of the Year</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" title="Alabama Sports Hall of Fame">Alabama Sports Hall of Fame</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Troy University Sports Hall of Fame</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career AFL/NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Punt_(gridiron_football)" title="Punt (gridiron football)">Punts</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">221</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Punting yards:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">9,203</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Punting average:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">41.6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Longest punt:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">70</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">Interceptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">20</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Interception yards:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">217</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Total <a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdowns</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">1</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AtkiBi00.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Head coaching record</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Career:</th><td class="infobox-data">44–16–2 (.726)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William Ellis Atkins</b> (November 19, 1934 – November 5, 1991)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was an American professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> <a href="/wiki/Safety_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Safety (gridiron football position)">safety</a> and <a href="/wiki/Punter_(gridiron_football)" title="Punter (gridiron football)">punter</a> who played for the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL), and in the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> (AFL) for the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a>, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Titans / Jets</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a>. He was an <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_All-Star_game" title="American Football League All-Star game">AFL All-Star</a> in 1961. He played <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> at <a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_football" title="Auburn Tigers football">Auburn</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaching_career">Head coaching career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Atkins_(American_football)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Head coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 8, 1966, Atkins was named the head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Troy_Trojans" title="Troy Trojans">Troy State Trojans</a> football team. In 1968, he coached Troy State to an NAIA National Championship and was named the NAIA Coach of the Year. Atkins finished at Troy State with a 44–16–2 record before leaving in 1971. He is the second-most winningest coach in Troy history, only behind <a href="/wiki/Larry_Blakeney" title="Larry Blakeney">Larry Blakeney</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Atkins_(American_football)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Atkins' son, <a href="/wiki/Author" title="Author">author</a> <a href="/wiki/Ace_Atkins" title="Ace Atkins">William Ellis "Ace" Atkins Jr.</a>, also played football at Auburn and was member of the <a href="/wiki/1993_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1993 Auburn Tigers football team">1993 undefeated team</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AuburnTigers.com_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AuburnTigers.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup 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Conference">Alabama Collegiate Conference</a>)</i> <small>(1966–1969)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1966_NAIA_football_season" title="1966 NAIA football season">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_Troy_State_Red_Wave_football_team" title="1966 Troy State Red Wave football team">Troy State</a> </td> <td>5–5</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>3rd</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1967_NAIA_football_season" title="1967 NAIA football season">1967</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1967_Troy_State_Red_Wave_football_team" title="1967 Troy State Red Wave football team">Troy State</a> </td> <td>8–2</td> <td>3–0</td> <td>1st</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fc6"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1968_NAIA_football_season" title="1968 NAIA football season">1968</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_Troy_State_Red_Wave_football_team" title="1968 Troy State Red Wave football team">Troy State</a> </td> <td>11–1</td> <td>3–0</td> <td>1st</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NAIA Football National Championship">NAIA Championship</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1969_NAIA_football_season" title="1969 NAIA football season">1969</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1969_Troy_State_Red_Wave_football_team" title="1969 Troy State Red Wave football team">Troy State</a> </td> <td>8–1–1</td> <td>3–0</td> <td>1st</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;text-align:center;" colspan="9"><b><a href="/wiki/Troy_Trojans_football" title="Troy Trojans football">Troy State Trojans</a></b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Gulf_South_Conference" title="Gulf South Conference">Mid-South Athletic Conference / Gulf South Conference</a>)</i> <small>(1970–1971)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1970 NAIA Division I football season">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_Troy_State_Red_Wave_football_team" title="1970 Troy State Red Wave football team">Troy State</a> </td> <td>6–4–1</td> <td>3–2</td> <td>3rd</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1971_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1971 NAIA Division I football season">1971</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1971_Troy_State_Red_Wave_football_team" title="1971 Troy State Red Wave football team">Troy State</a> </td> <td>6–3</td> <td>5–1</td> <td>T–1st</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" scope="row"><b>Troy State:</b> </td> <td>44–16–2</td> <td>18–5</td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dddddd"> <td colspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:center"><b>Total:</b></td> <td>44–16–2</td> <td colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9"><small><span style="background-color:#ffcc66; width:50px; border:1px solid 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 6,</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Alabama+Sports+Hall+of+Fame&rft.atitle=Billy+Atkins%2C+Paige+Atkins&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ashof.org%2Findex.php%3Fid%3D333%26src%3Ddirectory%26srctype%3Ddisplay%26view%3Dcompany_detail&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Atkins+%28American+football%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140606234925/http://www.profootballarchives.com/atki00200.html">"Billy Atkins"</a>. The Pro Football Archives. 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selflink">Atkins</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Lee_Riley" title="Lee Riley">Riley</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Glick" title="Fred Glick">Glick</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Dainard_Paulson" title="Dainard Paulson">Paulson</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/W._K._Hicks" title="W. 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football)">Brady</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Max_McGee" title="Max McGee">McGee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Landry" title="Tom Landry">Landry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Burk" title="Adrian Burk">Burk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Norton" title="Jerry Norton">Norton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Don_Chandler" title="Don Chandler">Chandler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Max_McGee" title="Max McGee">McGee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Joe_Green" title="Bobby Joe Green">Green</a> / <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Atkins</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Norton" title="Jerry Norton">Norton</a> / <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Atkins</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Villanueva" title="Danny Villanueva">Villaneuva</a> / <a href="/wiki/Jim_Fraser_(American_football)" title="Jim Fraser (American football)">Fraser</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Villanueva" title="Danny Villanueva">Villanueva</a> / <a href="/wiki/Paul_Maguire" title="Paul Maguire">Maguire</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Richter" title="Pat Richter">Richter</a> / <a href="/wiki/Jerrel_Wilson" title="Jerrel Wilson">Wilson</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lambert_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a> / <a href="/wiki/Jim_Norton_(safety)" title="Jim Norton (safety)">Norton</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Joe_Green" title="Bobby Joe Green">Green</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bob_Scarpitto" title="Bob Scarpitto">Scarpitto</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Lothridge" title="Billy Lothridge">Lothridge</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bob_Scarpitto" title="Bob Scarpitto">Scarpitto</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Lothridge" title="Billy Lothridge">Lothridge</a> / <a href="/wiki/Paul_Maguire" title="Paul Maguire">Maguire</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Studstill" title="Pat Studstill">Studstill</a> / <a href="/wiki/Paul_Maguire" title="Paul Maguire">Maguire</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Van_Heusen" title="Billy Van Heusen">Van Heusen</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lee_(quarterback)" title="Bob Lee (quarterback)">B. Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Don_Cockroft" title="Don Cockroft">Cockroft</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Jerrel_Wilson" title="Jerrel Wilson">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/John_James_(American_football)" title="John James (American football)">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Blanchard" title="Tom Blanchard">Blanchard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/John_James_(American_football)" title="John James (American football)">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/John_James_(American_football)" title="John James (American football)">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/John_James_(American_football)" title="John James (American football)">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Jennings_(American_football)" title="Dave Jennings (American football)">Jennings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Jennings_(American_football)" title="Dave Jennings (American football)">Jennings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Parsons_(American_football)" title="Bob Parsons (American football)">Parsons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Parsons_(American_football)" title="Bob Parsons (American football)">Parsons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Rohn_Stark" title="Rohn Stark">Stark</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Arnold_(American_football)" title="Jim Arnold (American football)">Arnold</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Camarillo" title="Rich Camarillo">Camarillo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/John_Teltschik" title="John Teltschik">Teltschik</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Dale_Hatcher" title="Dale Hatcher">Hatcher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Arnold_(American_football)" title="Jim Arnold (American football)">Arnold</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Wagner_(American_football)" title="Bryan Wagner (American football)">Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Hansen_(American_football)" title="Brian Hansen (American football)">Hansen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Barnhardt" title="Tommy Barnhardt">Barnhardt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Tuten" title="Rick Tuten">Tuten</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Tuten" title="Rick Tuten">Tuten</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Camarillo" title="Rich Camarillo">Camarillo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Hansen_(American_football)" title="Brian Hansen (American football)">Hansen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Horan_(American_football)" title="Mike Horan (American football)">Horan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Brad_Maynard" title="Brad Maynard">Maynard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Brad_Maynard" title="Brad Maynard">Maynard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Gardocki" title="Chris Gardocki">Gardocki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Gardocki" title="Chris Gardocki">Gardocki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Sauerbrun" title="Todd Sauerbrun">Sauerbrun</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Sauerbrun" title="Todd Sauerbrun">Sauerbrun</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Lechler" title="Shane Lechler">Lechler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Brad_Maynard" title="Brad Maynard">Maynard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Lee_(American_football)" title="Andy Lee (American football)">A. 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