Joe Paterno '50 Award
Given to the outstanding first-year varsity male athlete in honor of Joe Paterno, a 1950 Brown graduate who has gone on to a legendary career as head football coach at Penn State University.
| Name | Sport | Year |
| Geoff Finch | Ice Hockey | 1991 |
| Dave Gustovich | Wrestling | 1992 |
| Willie Carpenter | Wrestling | 1993 |
| Marquis Jessie | Football | 1994 |
| Dana Quick | Soccer | 1994 |
| Jimmy Andersson | Ice Hockey | 1995 |
| Sean Morey | Football | 1996 |
| Trinity Gray | Track | 1997 |
| Marcio | Soccer | 1998 |
| Bronson Lingamfelter | Wrestling | 1999 |
| Chas Gessner | Football | 2000 |
| Matt Kutler | Baseball | 2001 |
| Jason Forte | Basketball | 2002 |
| Ibrahim Diane | Soccer | 2003 |
| Eric Thomas | Tennis | 2004 |
| Jeff Schell | Wrestling | 2005 |
| Basu Ratnam | Tennis | 2006 |
| Dan Rosen | Ice Hockey | 2007 |
| Paul Grandstrand | Soccer | 2008 |
| Graham Tyler |
Baseball |
2009 |
| Svetozar Stefanovic | Water Polo | 2010 |
