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A smaller edition of the championship trophy is also presented to the most valuable lineman. It is named in honor of Jimmy Rogers, Jr., who was president of the Sun Bowl Association in 1970-71 and is chairman emeritus of the football committee. Rogers was inducted into the Legends of the Sun Bowl in 1999. The following players have captured the award since its inception in 1961.
| Date |
Pos.
|
Player |
School |
| Dec. 30, 1961 |
G
|
Richie Ross |
Villanova |
| Dec. 31, 1962 |
G
|
Don Hoovler |
Ohio |
| Dec. 31, 1963 |
G
|
Don Hughes |
SMU |
| Dec. 26, 1964 |
T
|
Jim Wilson |
Georgia |
| Dec. 31, 1965 |
T
|
Ronny Nixon |
TCU |
| Dec. 24, 1966 |
MG
|
Jerry Durling |
Wyoming |
| Dec. 24, 1967 |
LB
|
Fred Carr |
UTEP |
| Dec. 30, 1968 |
T
|
David Campbell |
Auburn |
| Dec. 20, 1969 |
LB
|
Jerry Murtaugh |
Nebraska |
| Dec. 19, 1970 |
LB
|
Bill Flowers |
Georgia Tech |
| Dec. 18, 1971 |
LB
|
Matt Blair |
Iowa State |
| Dec. 30, 1972 |
DT
|
Ecomet Burley |
Texas Tech |
| Dec. 29, 1973 |
TE
|
John Kelsey |
Missouri |
| Dec. 28, 1974 |
DT
|
Jimmy Webb |
Mississippi State |
| Dec. 26, 1975 |
MG
|
Al Romano |
Pittsburgh |
| Jan. 2, 1977 |
DT
|
Edgar Fields |
Texas A&M |
| Dec. 31, 1977 |
LB
|
Gordon Ceresino |
Stanford |
| Dec. 23, 1978 |
DE
|
Dwight Jefferson |
Texas |
| Dec. 22, 1979 |
DT
|
Doug Martin |
Washington |
| Dec. 27, 1980 |
DE
|
Jimmy Williams |
Nebraska |
| Dec. 26, 1981 |
DT
|
Rick Bryan |
Oklahoma |
| Dec. 25, 1982 |
DE
|
Ronnie Mullins |
Texas |
| Dec. 24, 1983 |
C
|
Wes Neighbors |
Alabama |
| Dec. 22, 1984 |
LB
|
Carl Zander |
Tennessee |
| Dec. 28, 1985 |
C
|
Peter Anderson |
Georgia |
| Dec. 25, 1986 |
MG
|
Steve Alvord |
Washington |
| Dec, 25, 1987 |
LB
|
Darren Warren |
West Virginia |
| Dec. 24, 1988 |
LB
|
Derrick Thomas |
Alabama |
| Dec. 30, 1989 |
LB
|
Anthony Williams |
Texas A&M |
| Dec. 31, 1990 |
LB
|
Craig Hartsuyker |
USC |
| Dec. 31, 1991 |
DT
|
Mike Ploskey |
Illinois |
| Dec. 31, 1992 |
NT
|
Rob Waldrop |
Arizona |
| Dec. 31, 1993 |
DE
|
Shawn Jackson |
Texas Tech |
| Dec. 30, 1994 |
OT
|
Blake Brockermeyer |
Texas |
| Dec. 29, 1995 |
DL
|
Jerod DeVries |
Iowa |
| Dec. 31, 1996 |
DE
|
Kailee Wong |
Stanford |
| Dec. 31, 1997 |
DT
|
Jeremy Staat |
Arizona State |
| Dec. 31, 1998 |
DE
|
London Dunlap |
Texas Christian |
| Dec. 31, 1999 |
DT
|
Dyron Russ |
Minnesota |
| Dec. 29, 2000 |
OG
|
Oscar Cabrera |
UCLA |
| Dec. 31, 2001 |
DE
|
Akin Ayodele |
Purdue |
| Dec. 31, 2002 |
DE
|
Shaun Phillips |
Purdue |
| Dec. 31, 2003 |
DT
|
Junior Siavaii |
Oregon |
| Dec. 31, 2004 |
DT
|
Brandon Villareal |
Purdue |
| Dec. 30, 2005 |
DE
|
Kevin Mims |
Northwestern |
| Dec. 29, 2006 |
DE
|
Xzavie Jackson |
Missouri |
Dec. 31, 2007
|
OT
|
Fenuki Tupou
|
Oregon
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