Getting your player ready...
| Gold Helmet Winners | |||||
| Year | Athlete | School | Position | College | Resides today |
| 2012 | Xavier Lewis | Eaglecrest | S | Wyoming | Centennial |
| Now: High-school student. | |||||
| 2011 | Sean Rubalcaba | Grand Junction | QB | Northern Colorado | Greeley |
| Now: College student. | |||||
| 2010 | Ian Imamura | Pueblo West | TE-LB | Air Force | Colorado Springs |
| Now: College student. | |||||
| 2009 | Matt Brown | Limon | QB-LB | Colorado Mines | Golden |
| Now: College student. | |||||
| 2008 | Bryan Peters | Rocky Mountain | QB | Nebraska | Lincoln |
| Now: College student. | |||||
| 2007 | Tyler Jackson | Douglas County | DB | Boise State | Boise, Idaho |
| Now: College student. | |||||
| 2006 | Clay Garcia | Alamosa | QB | Colorado Mines | Houston |
| Now: Mechanical engineer. | |||||
| 2005 | Tim McGraw | Douglas County | OL | Northern Colorado | Denver |
| Now: Auditor for accounting firm. | |||||
| 2004 | Tyler Sale | Arapahoe | OL-DL | Colorado | Denver |
| Now: Environmental engineer. | |||||
| 2003 | Jeff Byers | Loveland | OL-DL | Southern California | Charlotte |
| Now: Carolina Panthers guard. | |||||
| 2002 | Jonathan Lucas | Arvada West | LB | Cornell | Charlestown, Mass. |
| Now: Comptroller for Boston city government. | |||||
| 2001 | Jake Stone | Limon | WR | Harvard | New York City |
| Now: Portfolio manager. | |||||
| 2000 | Nick Brown | Woodland Park | WR-DB | Princeton | Breckenridge |
| Now: President, High County Healing and TZ Financial. | |||||
| 1999 | Marcus Houston | Thomas Jefferson | RB | CU/CSU | Denver |
| Now: Lawyer. | |||||
| 1998 | Ryan Haywood | Thomas Jefferson | Line | Texas/UNC | Denver |
| Now: Marketing, Done Right. | |||||
| 1997 | Jason Lucas | Arvada West | SS | Brown | Denver |
| Now: President of Amstar Global Partners. | |||||
| 1996 | Wayne Southam | Overland | Line | Air Force | Herriman, Utah |
| Now: Project Manager, CECO concrete. | |||||
| 1995 | Matt Rillos | Golden | WR | Air Force | Golden |
| Now: Investment adviser. | |||||
| 1994 | Shane Cook | Bear Creek | OL | Colorado | Iowa City |
| Now: Medical residency at University of Iowa. | |||||
| 1993 | Ryan Clement | Mullen | QB | Miami | Denver |
| Now: Partner, Clement Group Public Affairs LLC. | |||||
| 1992 | Jeff Singleton | Broomfield | Line | Colorado | Westminster |
| Now: Engineer, Marvell Semiconductor. | |||||
| 1991 | Greg Jones | J.F. Kennedy | DE | Colorado | Castle Rock |
| Now: Mortgage broker, Vertex. | |||||
| 1990 | Justin Armour | Manitou Springs | Back | Stanford | Manitou Springs |
| Now: Restaurant owner. | |||||
| 1989 | Kent Kahl | Fort Morgan | Back | Iowa | Fort Morgan |
| Now: Scout for San Francisco 49ers. | |||||
| 1988 | Doug Musgrave | Grand Junction | Back | Oregon | Vancouver, Wash. |
| Now: Orthopedic surgeon. | |||||
| 1987 | Jerry Dunn | Mullen | Back | Colorado State | Boise, Idaho |
| Now: Principal, CEO of A10 Capital. | |||||
| 1986 | Lance French | Green Mountain | Back | Yale/CU | Broomfield |
| Now: Real estate agent. | |||||
| 1985 | Bill Musgrave | Grand Junction | Back | Oregon | Minneapolis |
| Now: Offensive coordinator, Minnesota Vikings. | |||||
| 1984 | Maurice Frilot | Montbello | Guard | Harvard | Denver |
| Now: Wells Fargo financial adviser. | |||||
| 1983 | David Gaines | Wasson | Center | Air Force | Versailles, Ken. |
| Now: Retired lieutenant colonel; consultant, farmer. | |||||
| 1982 | Eric McCarty | Boulder | Back | Colorado | Boulder |
| Now: UCD chief of sports medicine. | |||||
| 1981 | Steve Markstrom | Rocky Mountain | Tackle | Colorado | Denver |
| Now: Hydrologist for USGS. | |||||
| 1980 | Griff Wirth | Wheat Ridge | Back | Colorado | Arvada |
| Now: Wheat Ridge HS principal. | |||||
| 1979 | Alvin Rubalcaba | Grand Junction | Back | Colorado | Las Vegas |
| Now: Civil engineer. | |||||
| 1978 | Ellis Wood | Centaurus | Back | Colorado | Sacramento |
| Now: Regional director, Dish Network. | |||||
| 1977 | Tony Federico | Northglenn | Back | Colorado | Brighton |
| Now: Self-defense and strength training. | |||||
| 1976 | Greg Jaeger | Ranum | Back | Dartmouth | Vienna, Wash. |
| Now: Attorney. | |||||
| 1975 | Mike Edwards | J.F. Kennedy | End | Colorado State | Centennial |
| Now: Independent oil & gas; attorney. | |||||
| 1974 | Pete Cyphers | Grand Junction | Back | CSU/CU | Grand Junction |
| Now: Holy Family School AD, Grand Junction | |||||
| 1973 | Randy Strandberg | Arvada West | End | Colorado State | Littleton |
| Now: Certified public accountant. | |||||
| 1972 | Tom Tesone | Cherry Creek | Back | Colorado | Englewood |
| Now: Owns Complete Closets; Rock Canyon assistant coach. | |||||
| 1971 | Dave Logan | Wheat Ridge | End | Colorado | Littleton |
| Now: Cherry Creek head coach; broadcaster. | |||||
| 1970 | Doug Quimby | Grand Junction | Back | Harvard | Colorado Springs |
| Now: CEO La Plata Investments. | |||||
| 1969 | Joe Duenas | La Junta | Back | Colorado | Lake Charles, La. |
| Now: Retired. | |||||
| 1968 | Mike Boryla | Regis | Back | Stanford | Castle Rock |
| Now: Mortgage banker. | |||||
| 1967 | Paul Arendt | Thomas Jefferson | Back | Colorado | Littleton |
| Now: Dentist. | |||||
| 1966 | Fred Steinmark | Wheat Ridge | Back | Texas | Deceased |
| 1965 | Craig Bozich | Aurora Central | Back | BYU | Arvada |
| Now: Retired airline pilot. | |||||
| 1964 | Bobby Anderson | Boulder | Back | Colorado | La Quinta, Calif. |
| Now: Liberty tax service. | |||||
| 1963 | Steve Elliott | Lakewood | Tackle | Colorado | Arvada |
| Now: Certified public accountant. | |||||
| 1962 | Jim Blaschke | East | Back | Stanford | Gilroy, Calif. |
| Now: Retired. | |||||
| 1961 | Tom Elliott | Lakewood | Back | Stanford | Denver |
| Now: Attorney. | |||||
| 1960 | Gordon Rowley | Arvada | End | Colorado | France |
| Now: Consultant. | |||||
| 1959 | Ted Somerville | Greeley | Back | Colorado | Colorado Springs |
| Now: Owns nutrition company. | |||||
| 1958 | Kent Hutcheson | South | Back | Wheaton | Aurora |
| Now: Founder, Colorado UpLift. | |||||
| 1957 | Joe Romig | Lakewood | Back | Colorado | Boulder |
| Now: Physicist, engineer, CU professor. | |||||
| 1956 | Kay McFarland | Englewood | End | Colorado State | Littleton |
| Now: President, Alpha Dental Plan. | |||||
| 1955 | Bob Erickson | East | G-LB | Northwestern | Maine |
| Now: Retired. | |||||
| 1954 | Charles Inagaki | North | Guard | Denver | Lakewood |
| Now: Owner, real estate firm. | |||||
| 1953 | Eloy Mares | Annunciation | Back | Denver | Deceased |
| 1952 | Ray Carlsen | East | Back | Yale | Bellevue, Wash. |
| Now: Dermatopathologist | |||||
| 1951 | Bill Faddis | Regis | Back | Southern California | Aurora |
| Now: Retired. | |||||
