The award is presented each year by the members of the Louisville Quarterback Club. Originally formed in 1938 by longtime Courier-Journal sports editor Earl Ruby with the backing of football alumni organizations from UK, UofL and Centre, the club was originally named the Kentuckiana Downtown Quarterbacks Club. The phrase "downtown quarterback" was a colloquialism used by Ruby for football fans who liked to chatter and "quarterback" games from the stands or from the comfort of their chair at home as they read the newspaper, and the club he organized was originally formed through an open invitation to anyone considering themselves a "downtown quarterback" in the Kentuckiana vicinity. The club would hold monthly huddles (meetings) at the cost of 50 cents for attendance, featuring one or two keynote speakers who were oftentimes members of the football coaching staffs at Centre, UofL, or UK.

Because the club was only sponsored by football alumni organizations from colleges in Kentucky, the club name was changed to the Louisville Downtown Quarterbacks Club two years after its creation. The club's name was changed again to the "Louisville Quarterbacks Club" in the 1960s after Earl Ruby's "downtown quarterback" colloquialism fell out of use.

Earl Ruby is also responsible for founding the Kentucky Derby Festival and the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame.

YEAR	WINNER	SCHOOL	POSITION(S)
1990-1991	Hood, Damon **	Warren Central	Running Back / Linebacker
1991-1992	Ford, Chester	Danville	Nose Guard / Offensive Line
1992-1993	Gordon, Donnell *	South Oldham	Running Back
1993-1994	Simpson, Jeremy **	Lincoln County	Running Back
1994-1995	Redman, Chris *	Male	Quarterback
1995-1996	Couch, Tim **	Leslie County	Quarterback
1996-1997	Driver, Tony *	Male	Running Back
1997-1998	Johnson, Dennis **	Harrodsburg	Defensive Line / Offensive Line
1998-1999	Smith, Derek *	Highlands	Tight End / Defensive End
1999-2000	Jones, Montrell	Male	Wide Receiver
2000-2001	Jones, Montrell **	Male	Wide Receiver
2001-2002	Bush, Michael	Male	Quarterback
2002-2003	Bush, Michael ** Brohm, Brian	Male Trinity	Quarterback Quarterback
2003-2004	Brohm, Brian **	Trinity	Quarterback
2004-2005	Pulley, Curtis **	Hopkinsville	Quarterback / Defensive Back
2005-2006	Johnson, Micah **	Fort Campbell	Running Back / Linebacker
2006-2007	Beaumont, Douglas **	Male	Running Back
2007-2008	Robey, Sam Ulinski, Dave	Trinity Manual	Offensive Line / Defensive Line Offensive Line / Defensive Line
2008-2009	Finch, Deuce **	Saint Xavier	Running Back
2009-2010	Collinsworth, Austin *	Highlands	Defensive Back / Running Back
2010-2011	Dawson, Lamar ** Parker, Devante *	Boyle County Ballard	Linebacker Wide Receiver
2011-2012	Towles, Patrick **	Highlands	Quarterback
2012-2013	Quick, James **	Trinity	Wide Receiver
2013-2014	Elam, Matt *	John Hardin	Defensive Line
2014-2015	Harris, Damien *	Madison Southern	Running Back
2015-2016	Daniel, Kash **	Paintsville	Linebacker / Quarterback
2016-2017	Wood, Walker *	Lafayette	Quarterback
2017-2018	Moore, Rondale *	Trinity	Wide Receiver
2018-2019	Robinson, Wandale **	Western Hills	Running Back / Defensive Back
2019-2020	Allen, Beau *	Lexington Catholic	Quarterback
2020-2021	Burton, Jager **	Frederick Douglass	Offensive Line / Defensive Line
2021-2022	Key, Dane *	Frederick Douglass	Wide Receiver
2022-2023	Bryant, Ty	Frederick Douglass	Defensive Line
2023-2024	Boley, Cutter *	Christian Academy Louisville	Quarterback
2024-2025	Quisenberry, Montavin	Boyle County	Running Back
2025-2026	Savage, Jacob	Ryle	Running Back / Linebacker

** Mr. Football Winner
* Mr Football Finalist

AP Mr. Football: All-Time Finalists & Winners (Award Now Defunct)

KFCA Mr. Football: All-Time Finalists & Winners

Gatorade KY Football Player Of The Year: All-Time Winners

Kentucky Paul Hornung Award: All-Time Winners

In 2007 they had two winners for the Paul Hornung award..........and NEITHER was even a finalist for the Mr. Football award.

Add Jacob Savage to the list.