National Football Foundation Gold Medal winners
Awarded for | exhibiting superior qualities of scholarship, citizenship and leadership. |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame |
History | |
First award | 1958 |
Most recent | Mark Harmon |
Website | Website |
Each football season, the National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame pay tribute to a select few with awards of excellence for exhibiting superior qualities of scholarship, citizenship and leadership. The Foundation also recognizes individuals who demonstrate outstanding support for the NFF and its mission of promoting the game of amateur football. The NFF Gold Medal is the highest award offered by the NFF.
Gold Medal qualifications
Recipient’s life must reflect the values of those who have excelled in amateur sport, particularly football. Recipients must have achieved success in an industrial, business, financial, educational, professional or related career and American citizen, most of whose business life has been spent in the United States. Moreover, they must have an unblemished reputation for honesty and integrity.
Additionally, the recipient must have "contributed notably in public service to the welfare of his country and fellow citizens," either as a private citizen or as a government official or both. and have shown a capacity for dedicated institutional commitment to the problem of our competitive economy versus a centrally dictated society and a concern for the human spirit as well as the mind. Recipient may be an elected or appointed federal or state government official, or a member of Congress or any state legislative body, however, they shall not be selected because of political power or on a partisan basis.[1]
Selection process
Various individuals associated with the National Football Foundation, such as former recipients, board members, corporate leaders, chapter presidents and friends, send nominations and suggestions to the NFF chairman. Selection of the recipient is made by the awards committee and ratified by the board of directors.[2]
- 1958 – Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1959 – Douglas MacArthur
- 1960 – Herbert C. Hoover and Amos Alonzo Stagg
- 1961 – John F. Kennedy
- 1962 – Byron "Whizzer" White
- 1963 – Roger Blough
- 1964 – Donold B. Lourie
- 1965 – Juan Trippe
- 1966 – Earl Blaik
- 1967 – Frederick L. Hovde
- 1968 – Chester J. LaRoche
- 1969 – Richard M. Nixon
- 1970 – Thomas J. Hamilton
- 1971 – Ronald W. Reagan
- 1972 – Gerald R. Ford
- 1973 – John Wayne
- 1974 – Gerald B. Zornow
- 1975 – David Packard
- 1976 – Edgar B. Speer
- 1977 – Louis H. Wilson Jr.
- 1978 – Vincent dePaul Draddy
- 1979 – William P. Lawrence
- 1980 – Walter J. Zable
- 1981 – Justin Whitlock Dart Sr.
- 1982 – Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) – All Honored Jim Brown, Willie Davis, Jack Kemp, Ron Kramer, Jim Swink
- 1983 – Jack Kemp
- 1984 – John McGillicuddy
- 1985 – William I. Spencer
- 1986 – William H. Morton
- 1987 – Charles R. Meyer
- 1988 – Clinton E. Frank
- 1989 – Paul Brown
- 1990 – Thomas H. Moorer
- 1991 – George H. W. Bush
- 1992 – Donald R. Keough
- 1993 – Norman Schwarzkopf
- 1994 – Thomas S. Murphy
- 1995 – Harold Alfond
- 1996 – Gene Corrigan
- 1997 – Jackie Robinson
- 1998 – John H. McConnell
- 1999 – Keith Jackson
- 2000 – Fred M. Kirby II
- 2001 – Billy Joe "Red" McCombs
- 2002 – George M. Steinbrenner III
- 2003 – General Tommy Franks (Ret.)
- 2004 – William V. Campbell
- 2005 – Jon F. Hanson
- 2006 – Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden
- 2007 – Pete Dawkins and Roger Staubach
- 2008 – John Glenn
- 2009 – Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman
- 2010 – Bill Cosby[3]
- 2011 – Robert Gates
- 2012 – Roscoe Brown
- 2013 – National Football League and Roger Goodell
- 2014 - Tom Catena and George Weiss
- 2015 – Condoleezza Rice
- 2016 – Archie Manning
- 2017 – No award
- 2018 – Aaron Feis and Jason Seaman
- 2019 – Mark Harmon
Notes
External links
- Official Website
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- Heisman Trophy (winners) (Most outstanding)
- Maxwell Award (Player of the year)
- Walter Camp Award (Player of the year)
- Defunct: Archie Griffin Award (Most valuable)
- Chic Harley Award (Best player)
- AP Player of the Year (1998)
- Sporting News Player of the Year (1942)
- Defunct: UPI Player of the Year
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive player)
- Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive player)
- Lott Trophy (Defensive player)
- Outland Trophy (Interior lineman)
- Manning Award (Quarterback)
- Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback)
- Doak Walker Award (Running back)
- Fred Biletnikoff Award (Receiver)
- John Mackey Award (Tight end)
- Joe Moore Award (Offensive line)
- Rimington Trophy (Center)
- Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end)
- Butkus Award (Linebacker)
- Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back)
- Lou Groza Award (Placekicker)
- Ray Guy Award (Punter)
- Patrick Mannelly Award (Long snapper)
- Jet Award (Return specialist)
- Peter Mortell (Holder)
- Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Senior quarterback)
- Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile)
- Lombardi Award (Best performance)
- Jacobs Blocking Trophy (Best blocker)
- Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award (Best player of Polynesian descent)
- Deacon Jones Trophy (HBCU's most outstanding player)
- AFCA Coach of the Year Award (1935)
- Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (1957)
- Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963)
- Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967)
- Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976)
- Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986)
- George Munger Award (1989)
- Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994)
- AP Coach of the Year (1998)
Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010)- Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009)
- Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006)
- Woody Hayes Trophy (1977)
- Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year)
- AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year
- Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player)
- Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defensive player)
- Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman)
- Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach)
Defunct: Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete)- STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS offensive player)
- STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS defensive player)
- STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year (Div. I FCS freshman)
- STATS FCS Coach of the Year (Div. I FCS coach)
- Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II)
- Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III)
- Rawlings Award (NAIA)
- Hec Crighton Trophy (U Sports)
- Fred Mitchell Award (non-Div. I FBS placekicker)
- Defunct: Melberger Award (Div. III)
and versatility awards
- Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete)
- Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award
- William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete)
- Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete)
- Senior CLASS Award (Div. I FBS student-athlete)
- Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on)
- Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)
- Champ Pickens Cup (1923–1926; Southern Conference champion)
- Conerly Trophy (Mississippi)
- Jon Cornish Trophy (top Canadian NCAA player)
- Dudley Award (Virginia)
- Norris Cup (North Carolina, school's best athlete)
- Porter Cup (South, school's best athlete)
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player)
- Kent Hull Trophy (Mississippi; offensive lineman)
- Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)