Awarded for | the "Man of the Year" in the world of college football |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Walter Camp Football Foundation |
History | |
First award | 1967 |
Most recent | Bruce Matthews |
Website | https://waltercamp.org/man-of-the-year/ |
The Walter Camp Man of the Year is one of seven awards given annually by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. The award is given to the "Man of the Year" in the world of college football. The criteria for the award are stated to include success, leadership, public service, integrity, and commitment to American heritage and Walter Camp's philosophy. [1]
1967 — Hamilton Fish, Harvard
1968 — Ted Blair, Yale
1969 — Pete Rozelle, San Francisco
1970 — Harry Kipke, Michigan
1971 — Doc Blanchard, Army
1972 — Clinton Frank, Yale
1973 — Duffy Daugherty, Syracuse/Michigan State
1974 — Jake Gaither, Knoxville College/Florida A&M
1975 — Pete Dawkins, Army
1976 — Edward Krause, Notre Dame
1977 — Frederick Dunlap, Colgate
1978 — Floyd Little, Syracuse
1979 — Jack Kemp, Occidental
1980 — Gale Sayers, Kansas
1981 — Otto Graham, Northwestern
1982 — Merlin Olsen, Utah State
1983 — Roger Staubach, Navy
1984 — Don Shula, John Carroll
1985 — Rocky Bleier, Notre Dame
1986 — Willie Davis, Grambling
1987 — Levi Jackson, Yale
1988 — Andy Robustelli, Arnold
1989 — Paul Brown, Miami (Ohio)
1990 — Nick Buoniconti, Notre Dame
1991 — Mel Blount, Southern
1992 — Bob Griese, Purdue
1993 — Warren Moon, Washington
1994 — Dick Anderson, Colorado
1995 — Reggie Williams, Dartmouth
1996 — Lynn Swann, Southern California
1997 — Calvin Hill, Yale
1998 — Lou Holtz, Kent State University
1999 — Gil Brandt, Dallas Cowboys
2000 — Howie Long, Villanova
2001 — Mike Singletary, Baylor
2002 — Jim Kelly, Miami (Florida)
2003 — Ozzie Newsome, Alabama
2004 — Anthony Muñoz, Southern California
2005 — Dwight Stephenson, Alabama
2006 — Mike Utley, Washington State
2007 — Dick Butkus, Illinois
2008 — Morten Andersen, Michigan State
2009 — John Elway, Stanford
2010 — Will Shields, Nebraska
2011 — Harry Carson, South Carolina State
2012 — Herm Edwards, San Diego State
2013 — Matt Millen, Penn State
2014 — Jerome Bettis, Notre Dame
2015 — Fred Biletnikoff, Florida State [2] and Joe Andruzzi, Southern Connecticut State University
2016 — Warrick Dunn, Florida State
2017 — Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech
2018 — Mike Golic, Notre Dame
2019 — Curtis Martin, Pitt [3]
2021 — Drew Pearson, Tulsa [4]
2022 — Tony Boselli, Southern California
2023 — Bruce Matthews, Southern California [5]
The 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Coalition and concluded with Alabama's first national championship in thirteen years—their first since the departure of Bear Bryant. One of Bryant's former players, Gene Stallings, was the head coach, and he used a style similar to Bryant's, a smashmouth running game combined with a tough defense.
The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State crowned national champions, in both the AP and Coaches poll.
The Walter Camp “Alumni of the Year” award is bestowed by the Walter Camp Football Foundation on a worthy individual who has distinguished himself in the pursuit of excellence as an athlete, in his personal career and in doing good works for others. He must be an individual who has exhibited dedication and good moral conduct in achieving success. He must be a compassionate and unselfish person who contributes his time and assistance in helping to encourage and comfort fellow human beings less talented and less fortunate than himself. He must be an individual who takes pride in having been a Walter Camp All-American.
The Walter Camp Distinguished American Award is presented by the Walter Camp Football Foundation to an individual who has used his or her talents to attain great success in business, private life or public service and who may have accomplished that which no other has done.
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The NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, is the highest level of college football in the United States. The FBS consists of the largest schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As of the 2024 season, there are 10 conferences and 134 schools in FBS.
The 2002 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Pro Football Weekly (PFW), Sports Illustrated (CNNSI) and ESPN.
The 1974 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1974. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1974 season. They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers; (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other selectors included Football News (FN), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), The Sporting News (TSN), and Time magazine.
The 1971 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1971. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1971 season. They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (5) the United Press International (UPI).
The 1972 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1972. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1972 season. They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) which selected its team for Kodak based on a vote of the nation's coaches; (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers; (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) selected based on the votes of sports writers at NEA newspapers; (5) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (6) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).
The 1967 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1967.
The 1966 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1966.
The 1964 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1964. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1964 season are (1) the Associated Press (AP), (2) the United Press International (UPI), (3) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the Central Press Association (CP), and (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA). Other selectors include Time magazine, Football News, and The Sporting News.
The 1992 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and publications that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1992. It is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions.
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