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Looking back nearly 100 years later, Ken Rouse’s selection as the Chicago Tribune Silver Football winner for 1927 might appear to most people to be an unusual choice. Rouse was a center on a ...

He won the 1992 Chicago Tribune Silver Football award. (Jim Prisching/Chicago Tribune) Lee Gissendaner never considered a career in scouting when he was a star wide receiver at Northwestern.

1995 Chicago Tribune Silver Football winner Ohio State's Eddie George (27) avoids Washington defender Lawyer Milloy (9) on his way to a touchdown in the second quarter, Sept. 16, 1995, in Columbus ...

The three finalists for the 2024 Chicago Tribune Silver Football play different positions and in different regions — spanning almost 2,700 miles — yet they share in common a massive impact.

The Chicago Tribune Silver Football — 100 years later — remains one of the highest honors a Big Ten player can receive. Meet the winners from the 1950s.

In Long Grove, Antwaan Randle El’s new house was built in 2007 and has five bathrooms, two fireplaces, hardwood floor, a two-story foyer and a recently updated cedar shake roof.

The Chicago Tribune Silver Football — 100 years later — remains one of the highest honors a Big Ten player can receive. Meet the winners from 1924-39.

The Chicago Tribune Silver Football — 100 years later — remains one of the highest honors a Big Ten player can receive. Meet the winners from 1940s.

The Chicago Tribune Silver Football — 100 years later — remains one of the highest honors a Big Ten player can receive. Meet the winners from the 2000s.

The Chicago Tribune Silver Football — 100 years later — remains one of the highest honors a Big Ten player can receive. Meet the winners from the 1960s.