Lombardi Award

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]

Not to be confused with the Vince Lombardi Trophy, which is given to the National Football League Super Bowl winner.
Lombardi Award
Given forthe best college football player
LocationHouston, Texas
CountryUnited States
Presented byLombardi Foundation (since 2017)
History
First award1970
Most recentJoe Burrow
Websitehttp://thelombardifoundation.org

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.

Winners
The prior Lombardi Award logo.
YearPlayerSchoolPosition
1970Jim StillwagonOhio StateMG
1971Walt PatulskiNotre DameDT
1972Rich GloverNebraskaMG
1973John HicksOhio StateOT
1974Randy WhiteMarylandDT
1975Lee Roy SelmonOklahomaDE
1976Wilson WhitleyHoustonDE
1977Ross BrownerNotre DameDE
1978Bruce ClarkPenn StateDT
1979Brad BuddeUSCOG
1980Hugh GreenPittsburghDE
1981Kenneth SimsTexasDT
1982Dave RimingtonNebraskaC
1983Dean SteinkuhlerNebraskaOT
1984Tony DegrateTexasDT
1985Tony CasillasOklahomaDT
1986Cornelius BennettAlabamaLB
1987Chris SpielmanOhio StateLB
1988Tracy RockerAuburnDT
1989Percy SnowMichigan StateLB
1990Chris ZorichNotre DameDT
1991Steve EmtmanWashingtonDT
1992Marvin JonesFlorida StateLB
1993Aaron TaylorNotre DameOT
1994Warren SappMiamiDT
1995Orlando PaceOhio StateOT
1996Orlando PaceOhio StateOT
1997Grant WistromNebraskaDE
1998Dat NguyenTexas A&MLB
1999Corey MooreVirginia TechDE
2000Jamal ReynoldsFlorida StateDT
2001Julius PeppersNorth CarolinaDE
2002Terrell SuggsArizona StateDE
2003Tommie HarrisOklahomaDT
2004David PollackGeorgiaDE
2005A. J. HawkOhio StateLB
2006LaMarr WoodleyMichiganLB
2007Glenn DorseyLSUDT
2008Brian OrakpoTexasDE
2009Ndamukong SuhNebraskaDT
2010Nick FairleyAuburnDT
2011Luke KuechlyBoston CollegeLB
2012Manti Te'oNotre DameLB
2013Aaron DonaldPittsburghDT
2014Scooby Wright IIIArizonaLB
2015Carl NassibPenn StateDE
2016Jonathan AllenAlabamaDE
2017Bryce LoveStanfordRB
2018Ugochukwu AmadiOregonS
2019Joe BurrowLSUQB

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.
Footnotes
  1. Foundation, Lombardi (2017-10-26). "LOMBARDI AWARD UNDER NEW DIRECTION & 2018 EVENT DATE SET". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  2. "The Rotary Lombardi Award". The Rotarian. Rotary International. 167 (6): 34. December 1995. ISSN 0035-838X. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  3. Reineking, Jim (July 14, 2015). "2015 Rotary Lombardi Award watch list". NFL.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  4. "Texas' Orakpo wins Lombardi Award". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 10, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  5. "Michigan's Woodley wins Lombardi Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 6, 2006. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
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