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Lombardi Award
| Lombardi Award | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Given for | the best college football player |
| Location | Houston, Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Lombardi Foundation (since 2017) |
| History | |
| First award | 1970 |
| Most recent | Ugochukwu Amadi, Oregon |
| Website | http://thelombardifoundation.org |
The Lombardi Award is awarded by the Lombardi Foundation annually to the best college football player, regardless of position, based on performance, as well as leadership, character, and resiliency.[1] From 1970 until 2016 the award was presented by Rotary International specifically to a lineman or linebacker. The Lombardi Award program was approved by the Rotary International club in Houston in 1970 shortly after the death of famed National Football League coach Vince Lombardi.[2] The committee outlined the criteria for eligibility for the award, which remained in place until 2016: A player should be a down lineman on either offense or defense or a linebacker who lines up no further than five yards deep from the ball.[3]
The voting electorate is made up of the head coaches from all NCAA Division I schools, sports media personnel from across the country, and former winners and finalists of the Lombardi Award. The total number of voters is approximately 500.[4] Ohio State University holds the record for most Lombardi awards with six. Orlando Pace, the only two-time winner (1995 and 1996), is the most recent offensive lineman to be honored.
The main part of the trophy used to be a block of granite, paying homage to Lombardi's college days at Fordham University as an offensive lineman when his offensive line was referred to as the "Seven Blocks of Granite".[5] A new trophy designed by Texas sculptor Edd Hayes replaced the original block of granite.
Contents
1 Winners
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Winners
The prior Lombardi Award logo.
| Year | Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Jim Stillwagon | Ohio State | Defensive tackle |
| 1971 | Walt Patulski | Notre Dame | Defensive tackle |
| 1972 | Rich Glover | Nebraska | Defensive tackle |
| 1973 | John Hicks | Ohio State | Offensive tackle |
| 1974 | Randy White | Maryland | Defensive tackle |
| 1975 | Lee Roy Selmon | Oklahoma | Defensive end |
| 1976 | Wilson Whitley | Houston | Defensive end |
| 1977 | Ross Browner | Notre Dame | Defensive end |
| 1978 | Bruce Clark | Penn State | Defensive tackle |
| 1979 | Brad Budde | USC | Offensive guard |
| 1980 | Hugh Green | Pittsburgh | Defensive end |
| 1981 | Kenneth Sims | Texas | Defensive tackle |
| 1982 | Dave Rimington | Nebraska | Center |
| 1983 | Dean Steinkuhler | Nebraska | Offensive tackle |
| 1984 | Tony Degrate | Texas | Defensive tackle |
| 1985 | Tony Casillas | Oklahoma | Defensive tackle |
| 1986 | Cornelius Bennett | Alabama | Linebacker |
| 1987 | Chris Spielman | Ohio State | Linebacker |
| 1988 | Tracy Rocker | Auburn | Defensive tackle |
| 1989 | Percy Snow | Michigan State | Linebacker |
| 1990 | Chris Zorich | Notre Dame | Defensive tackle |
| 1991 | Steve Emtman | Washington | Defensive tackle |
| 1992 | Marvin Jones | Florida State | Linebacker |
| 1993 | Aaron Taylor | Notre Dame | Offensive tackle |
| 1994 | Warren Sapp | Miami | Defensive tackle |
| 1995 | Orlando Pace | Ohio State | Offensive tackle |
| 1996 | Orlando Pace | Ohio State | Offensive tackle |
| 1997 | Grant Wistrom | Nebraska | Defensive end |
| 1998 | Dat Nguyen | Texas A&M | Linebacker |
| 1999 | Corey Moore | Virginia Tech | Defensive end |
| 2000 | Jamal Reynolds | Florida State | Defensive tackle |
| 2001 | Julius Peppers | North Carolina | Defensive end |
| 2002 | Terrell Suggs | Arizona State | Defensive end |
| 2003 | Tommie Harris | Oklahoma | Defensive tackle |
| 2004 | David Pollack | Georgia | Defensive end |
| 2005 | A. J. Hawk | Ohio State | Linebacker |
| 2006 | LaMarr Woodley | Michigan | Linebacker |
| 2007 | Glenn Dorsey | LSU | Defensive tackle |
| 2008 | Brian Orakpo | Texas | Defensive end |
| 2009 | Ndamukong Suh | Nebraska | Defensive tackle |
| 2010 | Nick Fairley | Auburn | Defensive tackle |
| 2011 | Luke Kuechly | Boston College | Linebacker |
| 2012 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | Linebacker |
| 2013 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | Defensive tackle |
| 2014 | Scooby Wright III | Arizona | Linebacker |
| 2015 | Carl Nassib | Penn State | Defensive end |
| 2016 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | Defensive end |
| 2017 | Bryce Love | Stanford | Running Back |
| 2018 | Ugochukwu Amadi | Oregon | Safety |
See also
Outland Trophy, awarded annually to the best interior lineman in college football
Rimington Trophy, awarded annually to the best center in college football
Ted Hendricks Award, awarded annually to the best defensive end in college football- UPI College Football Lineman of the Year
References
- General
"Vince Lombardi Award Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
- Footnotes
^ Foundation, Lombardi (2017-10-26). "LOMBARDI AWARD UNDER NEW DIRECTION & 2018 EVENT DATE SET". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
^ "The Rotary Lombardi Award". The Rotarian. Rotary International. 167 (6): 34. December 1995. ISSN 0035-838X. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
^ Reineking, Jim (July 14, 2015). "2015 Rotary Lombardi Award watch list". NFL.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
^ "Texas' Orakpo wins Lombardi Award". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 10, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
^ "Michigan's Woodley wins Lombardi Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 6, 2006. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
External links
- Official website
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