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16 ESSEX MEDIA GROUP THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL 2022<br />
Watch for the<br />
2022 <strong>Item</strong> <strong>Football</strong><br />
All-Stars<br />
in December.<br />
Who will join<br />
this list in 2022?<br />
The <strong>Item</strong> began giving the Player of the<br />
Year Award in 1950.<br />
Here is a list of winners since that year:<br />
1950 Doug Smith, Classical<br />
1951 Charlie Manuel, Beverly<br />
1952 Art Boland, English<br />
1953 Frank Destino, Gloucester<br />
1954 Dave Ball, Beverly<br />
1955 Bob Carlin, Swampscott<br />
Harry Ball, Beverly<br />
1956 Larry Harding, Gloucester<br />
1957 Jack Robarts, Marblehead<br />
1958 John Ryan, Beverly<br />
Jack Milo, Swampscott<br />
1959 Dan Connelly, Lynnfield<br />
1960 Jim Randell, Swampscott<br />
1961 Jim Driscoll, St. Mary’s<br />
1962 Bill Sjogren, Swampscott<br />
1963 Rich Benedetto, English<br />
1964 Jim DelGaizo, Revere<br />
1965 Don Kobos, Salem<br />
1966 John Dancewicz, Saugus<br />
1967 Dick Pollison, Swampscott<br />
1968 Dick Jauron, Swampscott<br />
1969 Sandy Tennant, Swampscott<br />
1970 Dan Heaney, Saugus<br />
1971 Dan Losano, Swampscott<br />
1972 Clark Crowley, English<br />
1973 Joe Festa, Revere<br />
1974 John Diefenbach, Peabody<br />
1975 John Nicolo, Saugus<br />
1976 Arthur Akers, Classical<br />
1977 Tom Dawley, St. Mary’s<br />
1978 Eric Hanson, Lynnfield<br />
1979 Tony Thurman, Classical<br />
1980 Tom Kulevich, Marblehead<br />
1981 Joe Giaquinto, Winthrop<br />
1982 Paul Sorrento, St. John’s Prep<br />
1983 Steve Staffier, Winthrop<br />
1984 Roger Baldacci, Swampscott<br />
1985 Tim Frager, Classical<br />
1986 Chris McGrath, Marblehead<br />
1987 Joe Barressi, Saugus<br />
1988 Steve Dembowski, Swampscott<br />
1989 Todd Gilbert, English<br />
1990 Mark Meltz, Peabody<br />
1991 Kevin Dwan, St. John’s Prep<br />
1992 Anthony Palmer, Winthrop<br />
1993 Anthony Palmer, Winthrop<br />
1994 Steve Lomasney, Peabody<br />
1995 Kenny Green, Classical<br />
1996 Peter Bush, Swampscott<br />
1997 Brian Lentz, St. John’s Prep<br />
1998 Raphael Zammit, Saugus<br />
1999 Matt Horgan, Salem<br />
2000 Jake Marsello, St. John’s Prep<br />
2001 Josh Takis, Bishop Fenwick<br />
2002 Matt Antonelli, St. John’s Prep<br />
2003 Alex Stone, Swampscott<br />
2004 Jon Studley, Peabody<br />
2005 Chris Carroll, Lynn English<br />
2006 James Fucillo, Winthrop<br />
2007 Bobby Tarr, Bishop Fenwick<br />
2008 Chris Cameron, Swampscott<br />
2009 Hayes Richardson, Marblehead<br />
2010 Tyler Coppola, St. John’s Prep<br />
2011 Todd Collier, St. Mary’s<br />
2012 Brendan Flaherty, Beverly<br />
2013 Nick Bona, Bishop Fenwick<br />
2014 Doug Santos, Peabody<br />
2015 Abraham Toe, St. Mary’s<br />
2016 Calvin Johnson, St. Mary’s<br />
2017 Calvin Johnson, St. Mary’s<br />
2018 Matt Severance, English<br />
2019 Joe Llanos, Revere<br />
2020 No winner-COVID
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