Surfy winners by season
Click on a plaque entry to see corresponding past season. Highlights are available starting with the 1998 season.
| Gehlke Bros. Season Champs | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
2023 Sean |
2022 Sean |
| 2021 Sean |
2020 Sean |
2019 Sean |
| 2018 Glenn |
2017 Sean |
2016 Glenn |
| 2015 Glenn |
2014 Glenn |
2013 Glenn |
| 2012 Sean |
2011 Sean |
2010** Glenn |
| 2009 Glenn |
2008 Sean |
2007 Sean |
| 2006 Sean |
2005 Sean |
2004 Glenn |
| 2003 Glenn |
2002 Sean |
2001 Sean |
| 2000 Sean |
1999 Sean |
1998@ Glenn |
| 1997 Sean |
1996 Glenn |
1995 Sean |
| 1994 Sean |
1993# Sean |
1992 Glenn |
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1984-91* ??? |
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** Ben wins overall picks title (ineligible for Surfy Trophy)
* Winner unknown due to lack of records for these years
# Perpetual trophy adopted
@ First year Gehlke Bros. Football online
About the Surfy Trophy
Adopted at the end of the 1993 season to more formally recognize the Gehlke Bros. Football Picks champion, the Surfy Trophy has been a part of our yearly contest ever since. "The Surfy," as it is affectionately known, takes its name from the running back figure at the trophy's crown, which appears to be standing on a golden surf board.
The Surfy weighs approximately a pound and a half and stands an impressive 9.375 inches tall, from its faux walnut base to the top of its gold-colored helmet. The figurine of a generic running back with what somewhat resembles a football tucked in the crook of his left arm, is cast from 100 percent pure plastic, with painstaking attention given to making certain all the mold lines are clearly visible. No expense was spared in preserving its many manufacturing flaws. Legend has it that the plastic came from recycled promotional stadium cups proclaiming the Buffalo Bills' first world championship that never materialized. But others believe the plastic's true origin was reclaimed soda pop bottles from a recycling station in Cerritos, Calif.
By tradition, only Glenn and Sean are eligible to win the Surfy Trophy, although with the inclusion of Glenn's son Ben in the weekly picks dating back to 1998, a separate prize is awarded for the person with the best overall record. The Surfy is a perpetual trophy, meaning that the winning brother gets to keep it until the next time the Gehlke Bros. Football championship changes hands.
In years when The Surfy is exchanged, a formal presentation usually occurs sometime between January and February. The presentations are often creative, and usually feature musical accompaniment.
