It has been a long time since an individual Purdue player has won a national award. Cody Webster was a finalist in 2013 for the Ray Guy Award, but our last actual winner of a national award was 2004 when John Standeford won the Woody Hayes Award as a National Scholar Athlete. The other National award winners were as follows:
Travis Dorsch - 2001 Ray Guy Award
Drew Brees - 2000 Maxwell Award
Tim Stratton - 2000 John Mackey Award
Mark Herrmann - 1980 Sammy Baugh Award
Mike Phipps - 1969 Sammy Baugh Award
Bob Griese - 1966 Sammy Baugh Award
We can now add to that list as Rondale Moore was named the winner of the Paul Horning Award given to the most versatile player in college football:
Purdue true freshman standout slot receiver/return specialist Rondale Moore, who set a school record for all-purpose yards in his first college game on his way to Big Ten Receiver and Freshman of the Year honors, was named winner of the ninth annual Paul Hornung Award presented by Texas Roadhouse.