Theodore Roosevelt Award

Last updated
Theodore Roosevelt Award
Awarded forA graduate from an NCAA member institution who earned a varsity letter in college for participation in intercollegiate athletics, and who ultimately became a distinguished citizen of national reputation based on outstanding life accomplishment
CountryUnited States
Presented by NCAA
History
First award1967
Most recent Tom Catena

The Theodore Roosevelt Award is the highest honor the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) may confer on an individual. The award is awarded annually to a graduate from an NCAA member institution who earned a varsity letter in college for participation in intercollegiate athletics, and who ultimately became a distinguished citizen of national reputation based on outstanding life accomplishment. Each awardee, by personal example, is said to exemplify the ideals and purposes to which collegiate athletics are dedicated.

Contents

The award, nicknamed "The Teddy," is named after U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, whose concern for the conduct of intercollegiate athletes and athletic programs led to the formation of the NCAA in 1906. Past winners include four former Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower (1967), Gerald R. Ford (1975), George H. W. Bush (1986), and Ronald Reagan (1990).

Past winners

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">State University of New York at Cortland</span> Public university in Cortland, New York, US

The State University of New York at Cortland is a public university in Cortland, New York. It was founded in 1868 and is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sports in Syracuse</span> Overview article

Syracuse, New York, United States, is a top-division, minor-league and college sports city. Teams include the Syracuse Mets of AAA Baseball and the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL. The most attended sporting events in Syracuse are those of the NCAA Division I Syracuse University Orange.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Springfield College</span> Private college in Massachusetts, US

Springfield College is a private university in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. The institution's mission, called the Humanics philosophy, calls for educating students in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service to others It is also notable for its historical significance as the birthplace of basketball, which was invented on campus in 1891 by Canadian-American instructor and graduate student James Naismith.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Helms Athletic Foundation</span> Sports awards organization

The Helms Athletic Foundation, founded in 1936, was a Los Angeles-based organization dedicated to the promotion of athletics and sportsmanship. Paul H. Helms was the organization's founder and benefactor, funding the foundation via his ownership of Helms Bakery. Bill Schroeder founded the organization with Helms and served as its managing director. The men were united in a love of amateur athletic competition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zable Stadium</span> Sports stadium in Virginia, U.S.

Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field, named for Walter J. Zable, former member of the College of William & Mary Board of Visitors, is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and is the home of the William & Mary Tribe football team. It is located centrally in the William & Mary campus, adjoining the Sadler Center building and situated on Richmond Road. The stadium is used for football and track & field. It has an official capacity of 12,672 fans. The attendance figures for William & Mary football games are usually inexact, however, since students are not counted among the official results in an accurate fashion. The area of Cary Field behind the stadium was the baseball field for William & Mary until the opening of Plumeri Park in 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Carolina Gamecocks</span> Intercollegiate sports teams of the University of South Carolina

The South Carolina Gamecocks represent the University of South Carolina in the NCAA Division I.

Gerald B. Zornow was an American business executive and former president and chairman of the board of Eastman Kodak Company. He was also a professional baseball player and a hall of fame college football player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elon Phoenix</span> Intercollegiate sports teams of Elon University

The Elon Phoenix is the official mascot of Elon University, located in Elon, North Carolina. It is the name that each of the sports teams at the university are referred to. The university is a member of the Coastal Athletic Association and that league's technically separate football arm of CAA Football. Elon competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, fielding 17 varsity teams in 11 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gail Koziara Boudreaux</span> American businesswoman and athlete (born 1960)

Gail Koziara Boudreaux is an American businesswoman. She is the president and CEO of Elevance Health since 2017, and has been an executive for other health insurance companies including Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois (2002), and UnitedHealth Group (2008).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manhattan Jaspers</span> Sports teams for Manhattan University

The Manhattan Jaspers are composed of 19 teams representing Manhattan University in intercollegiate athletics. The Jaspers compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indiana State Sycamores</span> Collegiate sports club in the United States

The Indiana State Sycamores are the NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic teams of Indiana State University. Since the 1977–78 academic year, Indiana State has been a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The Indiana State football team has competed in Division I FCS since the 1982 season, and has been a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) since it was spun off from the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (Gateway) when the latter league merged into the MVC in 1992. Past conference memberships include the Indiana College Athletic League (1895–1922), the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (1922–1950), the Indiana Collegiate Conference (1950–1968) and the Midwestern Conference (1970–1972). The women's teams were Gateway members from the league's 1982 founding until its absorption by the MVC. In 1986, a year after the Gateway took on football as its only men's sport, the Sycamores football team joined that conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James H. Horne</span> American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field coach, athletic director

James Howard Horne was an athletic director and coach of American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field at Indiana University between 1898 and 1905.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bowdoin Polar Bears</span> Athletic teams of Bowdoin College

The Bowdoin Polar Bears are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Bowdoin College, located in Brunswick, Maine. The Polar Bears compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). Bowdoin College currently fields teams in fourteen men's sports and sixteen women's sports. The polar bear team name was selected to honor Robert Peary of the class of 1877 who lead the first expedition that reached the North Pole.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colby Mules</span> Intercollegiate sports teams of Colby College

The Colby Mules are the varsity and club athletic teams of Colby College, a liberal arts college located in Waterville, Maine. Colby's varsity teams compete in the New England Small College Athletic Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The college offers 32 varsity teams, plus club sports, intramural sports called I-play.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walter J. Zable</span> American businessman and entrepreneur (1915–2012)

Walter Joseph Zable was an American businessman, entrepreneur, semi-professional football player and college athlete. He was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Cubic Corporation, a public corporation providing military defense equipment and automated fare collection equipment. At the time of Zable's death, he was the world's oldest public company CEO and Cubic was worth 1.28 billion dollars. Earlier in his life he had played semi-professional football for the Richmond Arrows in the Dixie League. Some sources also mention him as having played for the National Football League's New York Giants, although no official Giants records exist of his having played for the team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cortland Red Dragons</span> Intercollegiate sports teams of State University of New York at Cortland

The Cortland Red Dragons are composed of 23 teams representing the State University of New York at Cortland in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, and track and field. Men's sports include baseball, football, and wrestling. Women's sports include field hockey, golf, gymnastics, volleyball, tennis, and softball. The Red Dragons compete in the NCAA Division III and are members of the State University of New York Athletic Conference for most sports, except for the football team, which competes in the Empire 8 Athletic Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Central Cardinals</span> Athletic teams representing North Central College

The North Central Cardinals are the athletic teams that represent North Central College, located in Naperville, Illinois, in NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Framingham State Rams</span> Athletic teams representing Framingham State University

The Framingham State Rams are composed of 14 varsity teams representing Framingham State University in intercollegiate athletics. All teams compete at the NCAA Division III level and all teams compete in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bates Bobcats</span> Athletic teams of Bates College

The Bates Bobcats are the athletic teams of Bates College largely based in Lewiston, Maine and the surrounding areas. The college's official mascot has been the bobcat since 1924, and maintains garnet as its official color. The school sponsors 32 varsity sports, most of which compete in the Division III New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). Bates has rivalries with Princeton in Squash and Dartmouth in Skiing and selected hockey bouts. The college also competes with its Maine rivals Bowdoin and Colby in the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium (CBB). This is one of the oldest football rivalries in the United States. This consortium is a series of historically highly competitive football games ending in the championship game between the three schools. Bates has won this championship at total of twelve times including 2014, 2015, and in 2016 beat Bowdoin 24–7 after their 21–19 abroad victory over Colby. Bates is currently the holder of the winning streak, and has the record for biggest victory in the athletic conference with a 51–0 shutout of Colby College. The three colleges also contest the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Chase Regatta. The college is the all-time leader of the Chase Regatta with a total of 14 composite wins, followed by Colby's 5 wins, concluded with Bowdoin's 2 wins.

References

  1. ↑ "EISENHOWER GETS NEW SPORTS PRIZE; N.C.A.A. Chooses Him for Theodore Roosevelt Award". The New York Times. 1967-01-04. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  2. ↑ "Ivy@50". ivy50.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  3. ↑ "Frederick L. Hovde - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  4. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Jerome H. Holland". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  5. ↑ David K. Wiggins (26 March 2015). African Americans in Sports. Routledge. pp. 272–. ISBN   978-1-317-47744-0.
  6. ↑ "Thomas J. Hamilton - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  7. ↑ "Gerald B. Zornow - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  8. ↑ "Legends and landmarks: Dr. Denton Cooley". University of Texas Athletics. September 2010. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  9. ↑ "William P. Lawrence Jr. - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  10. ↑ "Walter J. Zable - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  11. ↑ "Sports Digest". UPI. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  12. ↑ Bishop, Tate Zeigleror Kevin. "Graham to Participate in Ronald Reagan Centennial Coin Toss". United States Senator Lindsey Graham. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  13. ↑ "GIBSON WINS THEODORE ROOSEVELT AWARD". Deseret News. 1991-01-09. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  14. 1 2 3 "TTU's Wilmore Awarded NCAA's Highest Honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Award". ovcsports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  15. ↑ "Rafer Johnson to Get a 'Teddy'". Los Angeles Times. 1994-01-09. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  16. ↑ JACKMAN, PHIL (21 December 1994). "6-4-1 Irish can still fill the (dollar) bill for bowls". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  17. ↑ "Another Honor for List : Wooden Gets Award but Wants to Talk Pants". Los Angeles Times. 1996-01-08. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  18. ↑ "William Payne (1968) - Hall of Fame". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  19. ↑ "Senior Statesman". Dole Institute of Politics. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  20. ↑ "William S. Cohen". cohengroup.net. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  21. ↑ "CNN.com - Eunice Shriver recovers from hip surgery - August 21, 2002". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  22. ↑ "Donna de Varona To Receive Theodore Roosevelt Award". UCLA. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  23. ↑ "Alan Page Named The 2003 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award Honoree". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. 2003-12-08. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  24. ↑ "Former astronaut Sally Ride to receive NCAA Roosevelt Award". Plainview Daily Herald. 2004-12-02. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  25. ↑ "Robert Kraft Recipient of NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  26. ↑ "Paul Tagliabue to Receive NCAA's Teddy Roosevelt Award". Georgetown University Athletics. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  27. ↑ "John H. Glenn Jr. Receives NCAA's Highest Award". Muskingum University. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  28. ↑ "Madeleine Korbel Albright '59 Returns to Wellesley to Accept NCAA Award". Wellesley. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  29. ↑ "Bowdoin Alum Mitchell '54, Former U.S. Senator, Named NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award Winner". NESCAC. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  30. ↑ "Gen. Ann Dunwoody '75 Receives NCAA's Highest Honor - SUNY Cortland". www2.cortland.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  31. ↑ "Will Allen - University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame". UM Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  32. ↑ "President Kaler To Present NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award To Tony Dungy". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  33. ↑ Staff Reports (2013-12-07). "NCAA honors KU legend Billy Mills". KUsports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  34. ↑ "Mannie Jackson: 2015 Theodore Roosevelt Award Honoree". NCAA. 22 December 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  35. ↑ "2016 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award: Peter Ueberroth". NCAA. 16 December 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  36. ↑ "2017 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Beth Brooke-Marciniak". NCAA. 12 January 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  37. ↑ "2018 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Capt. Barry "Butch" Wilmore". NCAA. 7 December 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  38. ↑ "2019 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr". NCAA. 13 December 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  39. ↑ "NJCU Legend Bob Delaney '85 to Receive NCAA's Highest Honor: The Theodore Roosevelt Award". njacsports.com. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  40. ↑ Johnson, Greg (6 January 2021). "2021 Theodore Roosevelt Award: John McLendon". NCAA. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  41. ↑ McGuire, Corbin (13 January 2022). "2022 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Gail Koziara Boudreaux". NCAA. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  42. ↑ Myers, Massillon (7 December 2022). "2023 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Carol Lally Shields". NCAA. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  43. ↑ "Tom Catena '86 Named 2024 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award Recipient".
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.