Kansas City Committee of 101 awards
The Kansas City Committee of 101 was founded by Jack Wheeler. The name was chosen because the membership was limited to 101 Chief's fans and cost $1,000 to join. The group began presenting its annual NFL awards in 1969. They started as NFL and AFL Awards. After the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, however, they have been awarded to the top AFC and NFC players and coaches. The "Committee of 101" is a national media committee of 101 sportswriters and sportscasters, who cover the NFL, and are asked to vote on the top offensive player, defensive player, and coach on each of the National Football League conferences, rather than the NFL as a whole.
The annual NFL 101 Awards, as they are known, purport to be the nation's only awards event dedicated exclusively to professional football.[1]
The awards are handed out at an annual banquet in Kansas City, MO, and all proceeds from the 101 Banquet benefit the Chiefs Children’s Fund. This fund allocates monies to approximately 60 area youth-related agencies annually. [2]
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[edit] Offensive Player of the Year Awards
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NFC Offensive Player of the Year |
AFC Offensive Player of the Year |
[edit] Defensive Player of the Year Awards
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NFC Defensive Player of the Year |
AFC Defensive Player of the Year |
[edit] Coach of the Year Awards
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NFC Coach of the Year |
AFC Coach of the Year |
[edit] Lamar Hunt Award
- 2007— Members of "The Foolish Club" (the group that founded the AFL; Lamar Hunt (Dallas Texans) and Bud Adams, Jr. (Houston Oilers), Harry Wismer (New York Titans), Bob Howsam (Denver Broncos), Barron Hilton (Los Angeles Chargers), Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. (Buffalo Bills), Billy Sullivan (Boston Patriots), and Chet Soda (Oakland Raiders).)[1]
- 2008— Tony Dungy
- 2009— Monday Night Football (Created by the late Roone Arledge, ABC’s sports broadcasting pioneer, in 1970.)
[edit] See also
- Bert Bell Award
- Maxwell Football Club
- Touchdown Club of Columbus
- Washington D.C. Touchdown Club
- National Football League Most Valuable Player Award
- NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award
- NEA NFL Defensive Players of the Year
- NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award
- UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year
- UPI NFC Player of the Year
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "McCarthy, Favre Selected For NFL 101 Awards". Green Bay Packers, Inc.. Jan. 28, 2008. http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2008/01/28/1/. Retrieved 2010-01-02.[dead link]
[edit] External links
- Kansas City Star, 101 Awards Committee hands out honors
- "Committee of 101 Announces Six NFL Award Winners for 34th Annual Salute to Professional Football". Kansas City Chiefs. Jan. 21, 2004. http://www.kcchiefs.com/news_article.asp?ID=N3N6FFF5SPA9HM9Q652MEBNF3W. Retrieved 2010-01-02.[dead link]
- "Colts and Bears Dominate 2005 Selections for NFL 101 Awards to be presented in Kansas City". Kansas City Chiefs. Jan. 12, 2006. http://staff2.kcchiefs.com/news/2006/01/12/colts_and_bears_dominate_2005_selections_for_nfl_101_awards_to_be_presented_in_kansas_city/. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- "Mangini Named NFL 101 Awards' AFC Coach of The Year". New York Jets. Jan. 18, 2007. http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/articles/show/1085-mangini-named-nfl-101-awards-afc-coach-of-the-year. Retrieved 2010-01-02.[dead link]
- "37th Annual NFL 101 Awards in Kansas City". Kansas City Chiefs. Feb. 06, 2007. http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2007/02/06/37ththannual_nfl_101_awards_in_kansas_city/. Retrieved 2010-01-02.[dead link]
- "McCarthy, Favre Selected For NFL 101 Awards". Green Bay Packers, Inc.. Jan. 28, 2008. http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2008/01/28/1/. Retrieved 2010-01-02.[dead link]
- Peyton Manning is king of the 101 Awards banquet
- "Three Returning Award Winners and Three New Honorees Selected as Recipients of NFL 101 Awards for 2009 Season". Kansas City Chiefs. Jan. 27, 2010. http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2010/01/27/three_returning_award_winners_and_three_new_honorees_selected_as_recipients_of_nfl_101_awards_for_2009_season/. Retrieved 2010-02-01.[dead link]
