on , ▁Spring field , ▁MO ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁– ▁Zam ir ▁White , ▁Laur in burg , ▁NC ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁– ▁Ryan ▁Hil in ski , ▁Orange , ▁CA ▁ ▁James ▁A . ▁Rh odes ▁Tro phy ▁The ▁James ▁A . ▁Rh odes ▁Tro phy ▁is ▁awarded ▁ann ually ▁to ▁the ▁Ohio ▁High ▁School ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁former ▁Governor ▁of ▁Ohio ▁James ▁A . ▁Rh odes , ▁who ▁was ▁state ▁aud itor ▁when ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁suggestion ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Touch down ▁Club ▁of ▁Columb us . ▁▁▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Steve ▁Mau ger , ▁Mass illon ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Ted ▁Mc N ulty , ▁Upper ▁Ar ling ton ▁▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Rick ▁Middle ton , ▁Del aware ▁Hay es ▁▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Arch ie ▁Griff in , ▁East mo or ▁▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Mike ▁Gay les , ▁C inc inn ati ▁Pr inc eton ▁▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Ted ▁Bell , ▁Young st own ▁Mo oney ▁▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁John ▁Zie pler , ▁Warren ▁Hard ing ▁▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Joe ▁Port ale , ▁St ▁Edward ▁▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁Tim ▁Ko eg el , ▁C inc inn ati ▁Mo eller ▁▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Art ▁Sch lich ter , ▁Miami ▁Trace ▁▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Ken ▁Round tree , ▁C inc inn ati ▁Mo eller ▁▁ 1