Josh Freeman
Senior QB
Grandview (Mo.) HS
Josh Freeman won the Simone Award after an outstanding senior season at Grandview High. He led the Bulldogs to a District title while passing for 29 touchdowns in 11 games. He opened the season with a 403-yard, 4 TD performance against St. Joseph Central. Later in the year, he tossed six touchdownpasses at Raytown. He would finish his prep career with 7,175 yards passing and 78 touchdowns.
He signed on to play at Kansas State University, where he earned the starting nod as a true freshman. He was the only freshman in the country to lead his team to a bowl game.
A three-year starter with the Wildcats, he finished his three-year career with 8,078 yards passing and 44 touchdowns.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded up two spots to draft Freeman in the first round, no. 17 overall, in the 2009 National Football League Draft.
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Josh Freeman |
National Football League Hall of Famer Dick Butkus |
Anthony Simone |
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Chiefs Hall of Famer Bobby Bell and former Bell Award
Winner Anthony Simone |
1984 Simone Award Winner Shawn Long. Shawn won the Simone Award while playing QB at Grandview High School. |
Kansas City Chiefs' player Derrick Johnson |
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The cousins of the late Tommy A. Simone present a check
for $1,000 to the Grandview High School athletics department
in honor of Josh Freeman |
2005 Buchanan Award winner Jeff Julian of Blue Springs South HS, 2005 Fontana Award Winner La'Darrian Page
of Lee's Summit West HS, Dick Butkus, 2005 Simone Award winner Josh Freeman of Grandview HS
and 2005 Bell Award winner Sean Whiters of Lee's Summit West HS |
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Former Chiefs great Jared Allen presents the Buchanan Award to
Jeff Julian of Blue Springs South HS. Allen won the
collegiate version of the Buchanan as a senior |
Godon Docking, original emcee of The Simone Awards |
Josh Freeman addresses the assembly |
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2005 Fontana Award Winner La'Darrian Page of Lee's Summit West HS |
Chiefs band leader Tony DiPardo |
2005 Bobby Bell Award winner Sean Whiters of
Lee's Summit West HS |
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Anthony Simone, Josh Freeman and Dick Butkus |
Dick Butkus and Josh Freeman hoist The Simone Trophy |
The program cover from the 2005 Simone Awards |
