Peter Mortell Holder of the Year Award

Peter Mortell Holder of the Year Award
Given for Best holder in college football.
Presented by
  • HOTY Foundation (2015–current)
Website hotyfoundation.com

The Peter Mortell Holder of the Year Award (or HOTY) is a tongue-in-cheek, informal award given to the top holder in college football in the United States.[1][2]

History

The award was created in 2015 by its first recipient, Peter Mortell. At the time, Mortell was a punter in his senior year at Minnesota. During his career at Minnesota, Mortell handled all punting and holding duties over three seasons. Mortell's career includes 203 punts with an average of 44 yards (40 m) per punt, currently ranking him first in team history. Off the field, Mortell (as well as other specialists at Minnesota and around the Big Ten) was known for his sense of humor, which manifested in the award's parodist nature. The comedic nature of the award garnered national attention and his joking acceptance video was included by ESPN in their yearly award show for more serious college football position awards.[3][4]

Winners

Each year's finalists and winner is selected by the award's Foundation, which is run by Mortell. For the winner, a foundation is set up to help raise money for a charity of his choosing.[5] As the inaugural winner, Mortell raised approximately $30,000 for the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital. Additionally, each winner records a comedic acceptance video which is shown during ESPN's award show.[6][7][8]

Year Winner Class Position Team Charity References
2015 Peter Mortell Senior P/H Minnesota Univ. of Minnesota Children's Hospital
2016 Garrett Moores Junior QB/H Michigan VA of Ann Arbor
2017 Connor McGinnis Sophomore QB/H Oklahoma Fields & Futures Foundation (OKC)[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota's Peter Mortell awards himself 'Holder of the Year' for placeholding excellence". Fox Sports. 2 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "This award recognizes the best holder in college football". National Football League.
  3. ↑ "SVP salutes Minnesota's holder - ESPN Video". ESPN.
  4. ↑ "Michigan Football: Garrett Moores wins Holder of the Year". Fox Sports. 10 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "ABOUT". hotyfoundation.com.
  6. ↑ "Peter Mortell wins first Holder of the Year award - ESPN Video". ESPN.
  7. ↑ "Michigan's Garrett Moores hilariously accepts prestigious 'Holder of the Year' award". USA Today. 9 December 2016.
  8. ↑ World, Cody Stavenhagen Tulsa. "OU football: Watch Connor McGinnis' hilarious Holder of the Year acceptance video". Tulsa World.
  9. ↑ http://holderoftheyear.org/
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