Chuck Bednarik Award
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| Chuck Bednarik Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | College Defensive Player of the Year |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Maxwell Football Club |
| First awarded | 1995 |
| Currently held by | Jonathan Allen, Alabama |
| Official website | Chuck Bednarik Award |
The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive collegiate football player adjudged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. The award is named for Chuck Bednarik, a former collegiate and professional American football player. Voters for the Maxwell College Awards are NCAA Head College Football Coaches, members of the Maxwell Football Club & sportswriters and sportscasters from across the country.
The Maxwell Club is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the presentations are held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Club members are given voting privileges for the award; just over one-fifth of Bednarik winners are from Penn State.
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Winners[edit]
| Year | Player | School | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern | |
| 1996 | Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern | |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan | [1] |
| 1998 | Dat Nguyen | Texas A&M | |
| 1999 | LaVar Arrington | Penn State | |
| 2000 | Dan Morgan | Miami | |
| 2001 | Julius Peppers | North Carolina | |
| 2002 | E. J. Henderson | Maryland | |
| 2003 | Teddy Lehman | Oklahoma | |
| 2004 | David Pollack | Georgia | |
| 2005 | Paul Posluszny | Penn State | [2] |
| 2006 | Paul Posluszny | Penn State | |
| 2007 | Dan Connor | Penn State | |
| 2008 | Rey Maualuga | USC | |
| 2009 | Ndamukong Suh | Nebraska | |
| 2010 | Patrick Peterson | LSU | |
| 2011 | Tyrann Mathieu | LSU | |
| 2012 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | |
| 2013 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | |
| 2014 | Scooby Wright III | Arizona | [3] |
| 2015 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | [4] |
| 2016 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | [5] |
See also[edit]
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy, a similar award given by the Football Writers Association of America
References[edit]
- ^ "Manning, Woodson earn football honors". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. December 12, 1997. p. 3C. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ "Posluszny wins the Bednarik Award". Beaver County Times. December 9, 2005. p. B1. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ^ "Arizona LB Scooby Wright wins Chuck Bednarik Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ "Temple's Tyler Matakevich wins Bednarik Award for defense". USA Today. Associated Press. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ "Alabama defensive lineman Allen wins Bednarik Award". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
