The Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch Award is presented annually to the state's top senior running back as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards. The award is named after former Wausau High School athlete Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, who went on to play for the University of Wisconsin and the University of Michigan before starring at end in the NFL for 12 seasons. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the National High School Hall of Fame, and later went on to serve as Wisconsin's athletic director from 1969 to 1987.
The pre-season list will be trimmed down to about 25 semi-finalists halfway through the year, with five finalists chosen at the start of the playoffs. Winners are announced the week of the state finals.
First Name | Last Name | Team |
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Colby | Argall | Black Hawk |
Ryan | Balck | Appleton North |
Brett | Bohman | Marshfield |
Preston | Borchardt | Watertown Luther Prep |
R.J. | Bosshart | Muskego |
Davyn | Braker | Fall River |
C.J. | Brooks | Horicon/Hustisford |
Daeleon | Brown-Williams | Marquette |
Leo | Chenal | Grantsburg |
Jager | Clark | Racine Horlick |
DeAirus | Clerveaux | Rice Lake |
Darios | Crawley-Reid | Martin Luther |
Ryan | Daines | Westby |
Ken | Daniel, Jr. | Milwaukee Lutheran |
Julius | Davis | Menomonee Falls |
Zach | Davis | Fennimore |
Brent | Dunke | Northern Elite |
Kade | Ehrike | Stratford |
Zach | Feller | New Glarus/Monticello |
Bennett | Frazer | Oconto |
Michael | Gesese-Elsenpeter | Valders |
Kyle | Hanaman | Beloit Turner |
Makaio | Harn | New London |
Dylan | Hendricks | Pulaski |
Jack | Himmelspach | New Berlin Eisenhower |
Brendan | Holt | West Salem |
Hunter | Houde | Unity |
Tyrone | Howard | Waukesha North |
Bryce | Huettner | Iola-Scandinavia |
Dylan | Jakscht | East Troy |
Kayvion | James-Ragland | Madison La Follette |
Tyler | Jirousek | Mauston |
Jacob | Kafer | Omro |
Kevin | Kitlica | Owen-Withee |
Nolan | Klawitter | Jefferson |
Jackson | Kollath | Sussex Hamilton |
Josh | Kollath | Plymouth |
Tate | Kopulos | Catholic Memorial |
Matt | Kroll | Wautoma |
Ian | Laatsch | Appleton North |
Ryan | Larson | Saint Croix Central |
Carter | Lawrence | Shell Lake |
Derik | LeCaptain | Southern Door |
Shane | Liegel | River Valley |
Jacqueze | Lockett | Wisconsin Lutheran |
Matthew | Mankowski | Waterloo |
Tyler | McCoy | New Holstein |
Logan | Melstrom | Ellsworth |
Chase | Melton | Spooner |
Jack | Menzies | Waupaca |
Derek | Mesunas | D.C. Everest |
Sam | Mikulak | Waukesha West |
Jordan | Montgomery | Monroe |
Austin | Norton | Wilmot |
Riley | Olson | Cambridge |
Kelvin | Opoku-Appoh | Madison West |
Peter | Paddock | Markesan |
Matt | Pomietlo | Chippewa Falls |
Roman | Purull | Shawano |
Will | Raatz | Edgar |
Brady | Redwine | Elk Mound |
Drake | Reese | Oconomowoc |
Mason | Reuter | Cuba City |
Bryce | Roufs | Grantsburg |
Reagan | Ruffi | Northwestern |
Eben | Sauer | Fond du Lac |
Kade | Schultz | Menomonie |
Dominic | Smith | Antigo |
Tyler | Smock | Prairie du Chien |
Deron | Spicer | Port Washington |
Caleb | Stulo | Racine Horlick |
Keion | Szudy | Oregon |
Ezra | Tucker | Saint Mary’s Springs |
Dane | Vance | Lake Country Lutheran |
Kau | Vedder | Rib Lake/Prentice |
Wyatt | Veigut | Lake Holcombe/Cornell |
Brock | Venner | De Soto |
James | Ver Voort | Shiocton |
Eli | Weis | Kettle Moraine |
Trayton | Weister | Auburndale |
Jeffrey | Williams | Brodhead/Juda |
Malik | Winston | Mount Horeb/Barneveld |
Jake | Zeitler | Coleman |
Riley | Zirpel | Menasha |