The John Young Memorial Award

Buckhannon-Upshur High School

 This award, in memory of John Patton Young, is presented each year

to an outstanding senior male athlete.

If you would like to donate to the John Young Memorial Award, please send a check made out to "BUHS Athletics for John Young Award" to

BUHS Athletics, 270 BU Drive, Buckhannon, WV  26201

John Young was an exceptional athlete in football, basketball, and track

at Buckhannon-Upshur High School and 

the Class of 1968’s classmate and friend.

 

On November 14, 1970, the most horrific tragedy in the history of college athletics occurred when the Marshall University Football Team, returning by airplane from an away game with East Carolina, crashed near Huntington, West Virginia. Seventy-five players, coaches, and fans were killed in the crash.  Among the deceased was John Young, a 1968 graduate of BUHS.  He was a member of the 1966 State Championship football team and a record-holding tight-end. 

 

After John's death, the BUHS Class of 1968 established the "John Young Memorial Award" and created a place in the trophy case at the high school in John's memory. 

Past Recipients of the Award:                                                

1970’s   1971 – Richard Snyder    1972 – G. O. Young    1973 – Randall Tenney  

1974 – Jeffrey Hefner   1975 - Dale Zopp    1976 – Mickey Tenney    1977 – Jeffrey Godwin   

1978 – Darrell Cable   1979 - Brian Hinkle                                          

1980’s   1980 – Scott R. McDaniels    1981- John Poundstone   1982 – Brad Westfall   

1983 – Mike Hinkle   1984 - Scott Shaver   1985 – Steve Hamrick    1986 – Tim L. McNemar    

1987 – Tom Moore   1988 – Robert Kittle    1989 – Eric Fluke

1990’s   1990 – Bill Smarr   1991 – Dustin Bush   1992 – Doug Dean   1993 – Jay Whitehair 

1994 – Scott Hollen   1995 – Melvin Woody   1996 – Robert Akers   1997 – Matt McDaniels

1998 – Fred Trainer, III   1999 – Josh Westfall

2000’s   2000 – Joey Mayle   2001 – John Egress   2002 – Jeremiah McCourt    2003 – James Egress

2004 – Zackery Allman   2005 – Brandon DeMasters   2006 – Keith Branch   2007 – Ryan Godwin

2008 – Will Squires   2009 – Franklin “Linn” Baxa  

2010’s   2010 – Chase Long   2011 – Adam Brumley   2012 – Matt Loughney    

2013 – Dalton Westfall   2014 – Seth Cutright   2015 – Cole Payne   2016 – Marcus Andrick Lofton   

2017 – Cameron Payne   2018 - Taylor Whitehair   2019 - Tyler Cutright   

2020's   2020 - Ryan Strader   2021 - Ryan Hurst   2022 - Caden Andrick