User:Eagle4000/List of American football awards

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This is a list of awards given by professional leagues, college football associations and conferences, and amateur-football organizations around the world, various sportswriting associations, and other interested groups in "American" football to various football players, coaches, executives, broadcasters, and writers for excellence in achievement, sportsmanship, and community involvement.

International

 * See also: Category:National American football teams

World

 * IFAF World Cup (also known as "American Football World Cup" and "Gridiron World Cup")
 * IFAF Junior World Cup
 * NFL Global Junior Championship (1997–2007) (predecessor of IFAF Junior World Cup)

Asia

 * See: Asian Federation of American Football (AFAF)

Americas

 * See: Pan American Federation of American Football (PAFAF)

Europe

 * Eurobowl
 * EFL
 * EFAF Cup
 * EFAF Challenge Cup
 * EFAF Atlantic Cup
 * EFAF Euro Top 20
 * World Bowl (NFL Europe) (defunct)

Austria

 * See footnote

Denmark

 * See: Danish American Football Federation

Finland

 * See: American Football Association of Finland (SAJL)


 * Vaahteramalja ("Maple Bowl") (Vaahteraliiga championship trophy)

Germany

 * See: German Football League

Israel

 * See American Football Israel and Israeli Football League

Italy

 * See footnote

Japan

 * See X-League

Mexico: College football

 * ONEFA (Organización Nacional Estudiantil de Fútbol Americano; in English: National Student Organization of American Football)
 * Liga Mayor:
 * Big Six Conference
 * Central Conference
 * National Conference
 * Liga Intermedia
 * Liga Juvenil

Spain

 * See: LNFA

Sweden

 * See footnote

Switzerland

 * See footnote

United Kingdom

 * See: British American Football Association


 * British American Football League:
 * Boston Trophy – awarded to winner of Premier Division Championship game (BritBowl)
 * Division 1 championship
 * Division 2 championship
 * British Universities American Football League (BUAFL):
 * Challenge Trophy
 * Offensive MVP
 * Defensive MVP

U.S.: National Football League (NFL)

 * See also: National Football League, Pro Football Hall of Fame, List of NFL records (individual), List of NFL records (team), and List of Super Bowl records

Championships

 * Vince Lombardi Trophy (Super Bowl) (since 1967, following the 1966 season)
 * Lamar Hunt Trophy (AFC champion) (since 1970)
 * George Halas Trophy (NFC champion) (since 1970)
 * Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy (NFL championship; 1934-69) (defunct)
 * Brunswick-Balke Collender Cup (1920-33) (defunct)
 * Playoff Bowl (third place; 1960-69) (defunct)

NFL Most Valuable Player / Player of the Year awards

 * Associated Press NFL POY/MVP Award (since 1957)
 * Bert Bell Award (Professional Player of the Year) (Maxwell Football Club) (since 1959)
 * Football Digest NFL MVP Award (1973-88) (defunct)
 * Joe F. Carr Trophy (NFL) (was the official NFL MVP award from 1938-46) (defunct)
 * Joe F. Carr Trophy (Touchdown Club of Columbus) (was presented annually, from 1955-1978, to the NFL Player of the Year) defunct)
 * Miller Lite NFL Player of the Year (1989-2006) (defunct)
 * Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL MVP Award (Jim Thorpe Trophy) (since 1955)
 * Pro Football Writers Association NFL MVP Award (since 1975)
 * Sporting News NFL MVP Award (1954-69 and since 1980)
 * United Press International NFL POY Award (1948-69) (defunct)
 * Washington D.C. Touchdown Club NFL Player of the Year Award (since 1945)

AFC/NFC Player of the Year awards

 * Sporting News AFC and NFC player of the year awards (1970-79) (defunct)
 * United Press International AFC Player of the Year (1970-96) (defunct)
 * United Press International NFC Player of the Year (1970-96) (defunct)

Coach of the Year awards

 * Associated Press (AP) NFL Coach of the Year (since 1957)
 * Football Digest NFL Coach of the Year (1974-83) (defunct)
 * Kansas City Committee of 101: AFC/NFC Coach of the Year Awards (since 1969)
 * Maxwell Football Club: Earle "Greasy" Neale Award (Professional Coach of the Year) (since 1989)
 * Motorola NFL Coach of the Year (NFL.com)
 * Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year (since 1968)
 * Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year (since 1947)
 * Touchdown Club of Columbus: Paul Brown Trophy (NFL Coach of the Year) (since 1978)
 * UPI Coach of the Year (NFL, 1955-59; AFL & NFL, 1960-69; AFC & NFC, 1970-96) (defunct)

Offensive and defensive player awards

 * NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award (AP) (since 1972)
 * NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award (AP) (since 1971)
 * George S. Halas Trophy (defensive player of the year) (NEA) (1966-96) (defunct)
 * GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Year (NFL.com)
 * FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year (NFL.com)
 * AFC and NFC Offensive Player of the Year Awards (Kansas City Committee of 101 Awards) (since 1969)
 * AFC and NFC Defensive Player of the Year Awards (Kansas City Committee of 101 Awards) (since 1969)
 * United Press International AFC and NFC Defensive Player of the Year Awards (since 1975) (defunct ?)

Rookie awards

 * NFL Rookie of the Year (by AP, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Pro Football Weekly, Pro Football Writers of America, The Sporting News, UPI) (1955-2000)
 * Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year (NFL.com) (since 2002)
 * Rookie of the Year (Newspaper Enterprise Association) (defunct)
 * Offensive Rookie of the Year (AP) (since 1967)
 * Defensive Rookie of the Year (AP) (since 1967)
 * United Press International AFL-AFC Rookie of the Year (defunct)
 * United Press International NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year (defunct)
 * All-Rookie team (Football Digest) (defunct)

Comeback player of the year awards

 * Associated Press (AP) Comeback Player of the Year Award (1963-66 and since 1998)
 * Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America Comeback Player of the Year Award (since 1972)
 * United Press International (UPI) Comeback Player of the Year Award (1962-63) (defunct)

Position awards

 * Pro Football Weekly Golden Toe Award (since 1971)
 * Defensive Back of the Year (Football Digest) (1973-88) (defunct)
 * Defensive Linemen of the Year (Football Digest) (1973-88) (defunct)
 * Kicker of the Year (Football Digest) (1974-83) (defunct)
 * Linebacker of the Year (Football Digest) (1973-88) (defunct)
 * Offensive Lineman of the Year (Football Digest) (1973-84) (defunct)
 * Quarterback of the Year (Football Digest) (1973-88) (defunct)
 * Receiver of the Year (Football Digest) (1973-88) (defunct)
 * Running Back of the Year (Football Digest) (1973-88) (defunct)
 * Specialist of the Year (Football Digest) (1974-83) (defunct)

Game and team MVP awards

 * Pete Rozelle Trophy (Super Bowl MVP)
 * Pro Bowl MVP
 * AFL All-Star Game MVPs (defunct)
 * Thanksgiving Classic MVP
 * Third Down Trophy (1 MVP for each team) (AFL; NFL, 1970-79) (Newspaper Enterprise Association) (defunct)

Man of the year and courage awards

 * Walter Payton Man of the Year (since 1970)
 * "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award (NFL Players Association)
 * George S. Halas Courage Award (Pro Football Writers Association) (player or coach)
 * Ed Block Courage Award (1 for each team)

Other individual awards

 * NFL Special Teams Coach of the Year
 * Dick McCann Memorial Award (football writers)
 * Harrah's Broadcast Award (college or professional ?) (Maxwell Football Club)


 * Lamar Hunt Award (Kansas City Committee of 101 Awards) (since 2007)
 * Reds Bagnell Award for Contributions to the Game of Football (college or professional ?) (Maxwell Football Club)
 * The Spirit Award (college or professional ?) (Maxwell Football Club)


 * Rozelle Award (Pro Football Writers Association) – awarded to the club public relations department that consistently strives for excellence in its dealings and relationships with the media
 * Good Guy Award (Pro Football Writers Association) – given to the player who best helps the media do its job
 * Horrigan Award (Pro Football Writers Association)

All-Pro teams

 * Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team (first team and second team) (since 1940s)
 * Football Digest All-pro team (defunct)
 * Newspaper Enterprise Association All-Pro Team ("Player's All-Pro Team"; chosen by NFL players) (1954 till 1992 or 1997) (defunct)
 * Pro Football Writers Association All-Pro Team in (now published in Pro Football Weekly) (since 1966)
 * Sporting News All-Pro Team (since 1980)
 * UPI All-Pro Team (1930s till 1969) (defunct)

Pro Bowl, All-Conference, and All-Joe teams

 * Pro Bowl teams (AFC and NFC)
 * Pro Football Weekly All-AFC and All-NFC teams (since 1970)
 * Sporting News All-Conference teams (1950s till 1979) (defunct)
 * UPI All-AFC and All-NFC teams (1970-96) (defunct)
 * USA Today All-Joe Team

Monthly and weekly awards

 * Defensive Player of the Month (AP)
 * Defensive Player of the Week (AP)
 * FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week (NFL.com)
 * Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week (NFL.com)

All-Time

 * NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team (1994)

All-Decade

 * NFL All-Decade Teams (since 1920s)
 * Sports Illustrated All-Decade Team (2000–09)
 * Sports Illustrated Top Team of the Decade (2000–09)
 * Sporting News NFL Athlete of the Decade (2000–09)

Awards given by specific teams

 * Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award (St. Louis Rams) – given annually to the Rams' most valuable player of the year as determined by the players and coaches.
 * Ye Olde Rams Award (St. Louis Rams) – given annually to the Rams' most valuable player as determined by alumni.
 * Carroll Rosenbloom Memorial Award (St. Louis Rams) – given annually to the Rams' rookie of the year as determined by the players and coaches.
 * Carl Ekern Spirit Of The Game Award (St. Louis Rams)
 * Steve Largent Award (Seattle Seahawks) – given annually to the team contributor(s) who best exemplifies the spirit, dedication, and integrity of former Seahawk wide receiver Steve Largent.

U.S.: American Football League (AFL) (merged into NFL)

 * For AFL awards, see: Category:American Football League players and Category:American Football League


 * American Football League All-Star game

U.S.: United Football League (UFL)

 * ''See: United Football League

U.S.: United States Football League (USFL) (defunct)

 * USFL All-Time Team

U.S.: Adult amateur football / Semi-pro football

 * See: American football in the United States and National Football Foundation


 * National Football Foundation Gold Medal
 * National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award

U.S. college football

 * See also: National College Football Awards Association, College Football Hall of Fame, NCAA, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)

Championships

 * NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship
 * NCAA Football National Champions (Helms Athletic Foundation) (1883-1982) (defunct)
 * AFCA National Championship Trophy ("The Coaches' Trophy") (American Football Coaches Association)
 * AP National Championship Trophy (Associated Press) (since 1936)
 * Grantland Rice Award (Football Writers Association of America) (since 1954)
 * MacArthur Trophy (National Football Foundation) (since 19 )
 * NCAA Division I FCS National Football Championship
 * NCAA Division I FCS Consensus Mid-Major Football National Championship (2001-07) (defunct)
 * NCAA Division II National Football Championship
 * NCAA Division III National Football Championship
 * NAIA National Football Championship
 * NJCAA National Football Championship

Athlete of the Decade

 * Sporting News College Football Athlete of the Decade (2000–09)

Player of the Year

 * Archie Griffin Award (most valuable player) (Touchdown Club of Columbus) (since 1999)
 * Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award (since 1998)
 * Chic Harley Award (player of the year) (Touchdown Club of Columbus) (since 1955)
 * Heisman Memorial Trophy Award (since 1935)
 * Maxwell Award (since 1937)
 * Sporting News College Football Player of the Year (since 1942)
 * Walter Camp Award (since 1967)

Other outstanding players

 * Chuck Bednarik Award for College Defensive Player of the Year (Maxwell Football Club)
 * Bronko Nagurski Trophy (best defensive player) (Charlotte Touchdown Club and Football Writers Association of America)
 * Jim Thorpe Award (top defensive back) (voted on by the Jim Thorpe Association)
 * Outland Trophy (best interior lineman) (Football Writers Association of America)
 * weekly defensive player of the week (Football Writers Association of America)
 * Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (football) (outstanding senior NCAA Division I Student-Athlete of the Year in football)

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INDIVIDUAL awards: Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defenseman) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defenseman) Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback)


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Lott Trophy (Defenseman) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (Student-athlete) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Quarterback) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete)
 * Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker)

All-America teams

 * College Football All-America Team (NCAA "consensus" All-Americans)
 * American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) (since 1945; often referred to as the "Coaches' All-America Team")
 * Associated Press (AP) (since 1925)
 * Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) (since 1944; sometimes referred to as the "Writers' All-America Team")
 * Sporting News (since 1934)
 * Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF)
 * ABC Sports
 * CBSSports.com
 * CNN
 * College Football News
 * ESPN
 * Rivals.com
 * Scout.com
 * Sports Illustrated
 * Central Press
 * Newspaper Enterprise Association (1924-96) (defunct)
 * United Press International (UPI) (1925-96) (defunct)
 * Time (magazine) (1956-76) (defunct)
 * freshman All-America team (Football Writers Association of America)

Coach of the Year

 * AFCA Coach of the Year (1935):
 * Football Bowl Subdivision Coach of the Year (1935)
 * Football Championship Subdivision Coach of the Year (1983)
 * Division II Coach of the Year (1983, including NAIA through 2005)
 * Division III Coach of the Year (1983, including NAIA through 2005)
 * NAIA Coach of the Year (2006)
 * College Division Coach of the Year (1960-1982)
 * Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year Award (1998)
 * Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1976)
 * Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (Football Writers Association of America) (1957)
 * George Munger Award (Maxwell Football Club) (1989)
 * Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (1994)
 * Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006)
 * Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association) (1986)
 * Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963)
 * Woody Hayes Trophy (Touchdown Club of Columbus) (1977)
 * Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1967)

Assistant Coach of the Year

 * Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year)
 * AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year Award:
 * Football Bowl Subdivision
 * Football Championship Subdivision
 * Division II
 * Division III
 * NAIA

Other awards

 * John L. Toner Award (athletic director)
 * Harrah's Broadcast Award (college or professional ?) (Maxwell Football Club)
 * Amos Alonzo Stagg Award
 * Gold Medal (National Football Foundation) – see (above)
 * Distinguished American Award (National Football Foundation) – see (above)
 * Reds Bagnell Award for Contributions to the Game of Football (college or professional ?) (Maxwell Football Club)
 * Walter Camp Man of the Year
 * Walter Camp Distinguished American Award
 * Walter Camp Alumni of the Year
 * The Spirit Award (college or professional ?) (Maxwell Football Club)
 * Tri-State Player of the Year Award (college or professional ?) (Maxwell Football Club)
 * Jim Henry Award for Area Student-Athlete Football Player of the Year (Maxwell Football Club)
 * Tri-State Coach of the Year Award (college or professional ?) (Maxwell Football Club)

DIVISION I FCS awards
Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) • Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defenseman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach)

CONFERENCE awards
Big 12 awards • Big East awards • Big Ten awards (MVP) • MAC awards • Pac-10 awards • SEC awards

OTHER DIVISIONS / ASSOCIATIONS
Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) • Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) • Melberger Award (Div. III) • Rawlings Award (NAIA)


 * College Football All-America Team (D3football.com)

RIVALRY TROPHIES

 * Michigan MAC Trophy

MOST INSPIRATIONAL individual or team

 * Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award

Awards

 * USA Today High School Football National Championship
 * Gatorade Player of the Year awards (football)
 * The Sam B. Nicola Trophy (National High School Player of the Year) (Touchdown Club of Columbus)
 * Walter Payton Trophy
 * USA Today All-USA high school football team (including Offensive High School Player of the Year, Defensive High School Player of the Year, and High School Football Coach of the Year)
 * The James A. Rhodes Trophy (Ohio High School Player of the Year) (Touchdown Club of Columbus)


 * Category:High school football trophies and awards in the United States
 * Category:American high school football award navbox templates

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Best player awards:
 * Kenneth Hall Trophy
 * Gatorade Player of the Year Award
 * Parade Player of the Year Award
 * USA Today Player of the Year Award


 * ESPN RISE National Junior Player of the Year (Best Junior)
 * ESPN RISE National Sophomore Player of the Year (Best Sophomore)
 * Dick Butkus Award (Best LB)
 * Walter Payton Trophy (Best Athlete)
 * Pete Dawkins Trophy (U.S. Army All-American Bowl MVP)

U.S. youth football

 * See: American football in the United States


 * American Youth Football
 * Pop Warner Little Scholars