Wuerffel Trophy

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Wuerffel Trophy
Awarded for	the college football player "who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement"
Presented by	All Sports Association of Fort Walton Beach
Country	United States
Location	Fort Walton Beach, Florida
First awarded	2005
Currently held by	Tim Hiller
Official Website	http://www.wuerffeltrophy.org

The Wuerffel Trophy is an award given annually by the All Sports Association of Fort Walton Beach, Florida to the college football player "who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement."^[1] It is named for Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel, a former football player at the University of Florida and in the NFL who graduated from Fort Walton Beach High School. Wuerffel helped run Desire Street Ministries, a faith-based organization for underprivileged kids in New Orleans.

Joel Penton of Ohio State University was the 2006 winner of the award. Joel is active in FCA, Athletes in Action and Campus Crusade for Christ, volunteering time to local high school chapters. The first winner of the trophy was Rudy Niswanger of LSU in 2005, also a winner of the Draddy Trophy.

[edit] Winners

Year	Player	Position	School
2005	Rudy Niswanger	C	LSU
2006	Joel Penton	DT	Ohio State
2007	Paul Smith	QB	Tulsa
2008	Tim Tebow	QB	Florida
2009	Tim Hiller	QB	Western Michigan

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Wuerffel Trophy.org

v • d • e Wuerffel Trophy winners 2005: R. Niswanger  | 2006: J. Penton  | 2007: P. Smith  | 2008: T. Tebow  | 2009: T. Hiller

College football awards
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