Maxwell Award
Awarded for | College football player of the year |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Maxwell Football Club |
History | |
First award | 1937 |
Most recent | Michael Penix Jr.,QB |
Website | Maxwell Award |
TheMaxwell Awardis presented annually to thecollege footballplayer judged by a panel ofsportscasters,sportswriters,andNational Collegiate Athletic Associationhead coachesand the membership of theMaxwell Football Clubto be the best all-around in the United States. Theawardis named afterRobert "Tiny" Maxwell,aSwarthmore Collegefootball player, coach, and sportswriter.Johnny Lattner(1952, 1953) andTim Tebow(2007, 2008) are the only players to have won the award twice. Since 2014 (the beginning of theCollege Football Playoffera), the Maxwell Award winner has gone on to win theHeisman Trophyduring the same voting cycle in every year except 2018 (Tua Tagovailoa) and 2023 (Michael Penix Jr.). It is the college equivalent of theBert Bell Awardof theNational Football League,also given out by the Maxwell Club.[1][2]
Winners
[edit]References
[edit]- General
- "Maxwell Award Winners".Sports Reference.RetrievedJuly 12,2016.
- "Maxwell Award Winners".USA Today.Associated Press. December 8, 2011.RetrievedMarch 1,2017.
- Footnotes
- ^ab"Hornung, Ferguson Honored as 'Best'".The Milwaukee Sentinel.Associated Press. February 6, 1962.RetrievedJuly 11,2016.
- ^ab"New Award For Blanda".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Associated Press. December 18, 1970. p. 21.RetrievedJuly 11,2016.
- ^"Trippi Winner Of Football Award".The Free Lance-Star.Associated Press. December 11, 1946. p. 3.RetrievedApril 4,2017.
- ^"Unitas, Ressler To Receive Awards".Daytona Beach Morning Journal.Associated Press. December 4, 1964. p. 17.RetrievedJuly 11,2016.
- ^"Maxwell Club Cites Lynch, Meredith".Eugene Register-Guard.Associated Press. January 24, 1967. p. 2B.RetrievedJuly 11,2016.
- ^"Beban, Unitas Win Awards".The Morning Record.Associated Press. December 20, 1967. p. 9.RetrievedJuly 11,2016.
- ^"Simpson, Kelly Win Maxwell Awards".The Pittsburgh Press.United Press International. December 18, 1968. p. 74.RetrievedJuly 11,2016.
- ^"Reid, Gabriel Are Top Rated".Lodi News-Sentinel.United Press International. January 20, 1970. p. 8.RetrievedJuly 11,2016.
- ^"Tony Dorsett Receives Maxwell Club Award".The Morning Herald.Associated Press. January 20, 1977. p. 20.RetrievedJune 3,2017– via Newspapers.
- ^"Sports People; McPherson Honored".The New York Times.December 18, 1987.RetrievedMarch 1,2017.
- ^Cialini, Joe (December 13, 1988)."Oklahoma State running back Barry Sanders, winner of the..."United Press International.RetrievedMarch 1,2017.
- ^"Sports People: College Football; Indiana Running Back Wins Maxwell Award".The New York Times.Associated Press. December 16, 1989.RetrievedMarch 1,2017.
- ^"Detmer Gets a New Honor: the Maxwell".Los Angeles Times.Associated Press. December 13, 1990.RetrievedMarch 1,2017.
- ^Thomas, Robert Jr. (December 8, 1991)."College Football; Howard Receives Honor As Nation's Top Player".The New York Times.RetrievedMarch 1,2017.
- ^"Torretta Wins Two More Awards".Chicago Tribune.December 7, 1992.RetrievedMarch 1,2017.
- ^"Sports People: College Football; Two Awards for Penn State Quarterback".The New York Times.December 9, 1994.RetrievedMarch 1,2017.
- ^"Manning, Woodson earn football honors".Ocala Star-Banner.Associated Press. December 12, 1997. p. 3C.RetrievedDecember 5,2016.
- ^Marks, Jon (March 5, 2000)."New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees accepts Maxwell Club's Bert Bell Award".NOLA.The Times-Picayune.RetrievedApril 7,2012.
- ^"White Takes Maxwell, Davey O'Brien Awards".Park City Daily News.Associated Press. December 10, 2004. p. 10C.RetrievedOctober 17,2016.
- ^"Quinn beats out Smith for Maxwell".The Southeast Missourian.Associated Press. December 8, 2006. p. 4B.RetrievedOctober 17,2016.
- ^Scheuring, Ian."Manti Te'o wins Maxwell, Bednarik, Walter Camp player-of-the-year awards".Hawaii News Now.RetrievedJanuary 8,2017.
- ^"Louisville QB Lamar Jackson wins Camp, Maxwell awards".The Boston Globe.December 9, 2016.RetrievedDecember 10,2016.
- ^Stavenhagen, Cody (December 8, 2017)."OU football: Baker Mayfield takes home four trophies in award-season sweep".tulsaworld.Tulsa World.RetrievedDecember 12,2017.
- ^Pickman, Ben (December 12, 2019)."College Football Awards: Full List of Winners, Results".si.Sports Illustrated.RetrievedDecember 12,2019.