Doak Walker Award
| Doak Walker Award | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Description | The nation's top college football running back |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | SMU |
| First awarded | 1990 |
| Currently held by | Derrick Henry, Alabama |
| Website | http://smu.edu/doakwalker/ |
The Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990, honors the United States' top college football running back. It is named after the Southern Methodist and Detroit Lions football player Doak Walker. The 2015 winner of the Doak Walker Award was Derrick Henry of Alabama. The award requires all candidates to be:
- in good academic standing, and
- on schedule to graduate within one year of students in their eligibility classification.
The award recipient receives a sculpture of Doak Walker, cast in bronze and mounted on a wooden base. It was created by artist Blair Buswell, who has sculpted the busts of more than a dozen inductees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Winners
| Year | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Greg Lewis | Washington |
| 1991 | Trevor Cobb | Rice |
| 1992 | Garrison Hearst | Georgia |
| 1993 | Byron "Bam" Morris | Texas Tech |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | Colorado |
| 1995 | Eddie George | Ohio State |
| 1996 | Byron Hanspard | Texas Tech |
| 1997 | Ricky Williams | Texas |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin |
| 2000 | LaDainian Tomlinson | TCU |
| 2001 | Luke Staley | BYU |
| 2002 | Larry Johnson | Penn State |
| 2003 | Chris Perry | Michigan |
| 2004 | Cedric Benson | Texas |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush | USC |
| 2006 | Darren McFadden | Arkansas |
| 2007 | Darren McFadden | Arkansas |
| 2008 | Shonn Greene | Iowa |
| 2009 | Toby Gerhart | Stanford |
| 2010 | LaMichael James | Oregon |
| 2011 | Trent Richardson | Alabama |
| 2012 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin |
| 2013 | Andre Williams | Boston College |
| 2014 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin |
| 2015 | Derrick Henry | Alabama |
Trophies won by school
| School | Winners |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 3 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Texas Tech | 2 |
| Boston College | 1 |
| BYU | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Ohio State | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Penn State | 1 |
| Rice | 1 |
| Stanford | 1 |
| TCU | 1 |
| USC | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
External links
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