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Not to be confused with the Vince Lombardi Trophy, which is given to the winner of the Super Bowl.

Rotary Lombardi Award
Awarded forThe best college football lineman of the year
LocationHouston, Texas
CountryUnited States
Presented byRotary Club of Houston
History
First award1970
Most recentTexas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez
Websitehttp://www.rotarylombardiaward.org

The Rotary Lombardi Award is an award for college football in the United States. Awarded by the Rotary Club of Houston, Texas annually to the college football player "who best embodies the values and spirit of NFL's legendary coach Vince Lombardi"[1] the Rotary Lombardi Award program was created in 1970 shortly after the death of Lombardi.[2] The committee outlined the original criteria for eligibility for the award, which remained in place until this day:[3][4]

History

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Following the death of highly regarded football coach Vince Lombardi in 1970 his widow, Marie, authorised the Rotary Club of Houston to establish the Rotary Lombardi Award. The award began as recognition to only interior line positions that Vince Lombardi played while an undergraduate at Fordham University, offensive and defensive guard, and later expanded to include linebackers and tight ends, with the addition of including non-performance values: leadership, courage, desire, respect for authority, and discipline.

To be considered for the award, players must be an NCAA FBS College Football team member and meet the following qualifications:

  • Be a down Lineman, end to end, either on offense or defense, setting up no further than ten yards to the left or right of the ball at the time of the snap.
  • Be a Linebacker on defense, setting up no further than five yards deep from the line of scrimmage.
  • Must not come out of the offensive backfield and set up on the line of scrimmage as a Blocker or a Receiver or listed in the program as an Offensive Back or Receiver.
  • Be eligible to participate in the current season.

The voting electorate is made up of the head coaches from all NCAA Division I schools, sports media personnel from across the country, and former winners and finalists of the Lombardi Award. The total number of voters is approximately 500.[5] The Ohio State University holds the record for most Lombardi awards with six. Orlando Pace, the only two-time winner (1995 and 1996), was the most recent offensive lineman to be honored until 2024, when Kelvin Banks, Jr. of the Texas Longhorns took home the award.

Net proceeds from the award activities are contributed to cancer research, awareness, and treatment, on the stipulation of Marie Lombardi.

Expansion of candidates, then retraction

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In 2017, the presenting Rotary Club expanded the award's eligibility to include all positions.[6] This lasted until 2021, when they reverted to the original criteria. The winners from 2017 through 2020 are not recognized by the current award committee, although 2020 winner Zaven Collins qualified under the original criteria.[7]

Unrecognized recipients[8]
Year Player Position School Ref
2017 Bryce Love Running back Stanford [9]
2018 Ugo Amadi Safety Oregon [10]
2019 Joe Burrow Quarterback LSU [11]
2020 Zaven Collins Linebacker Tulsa [12]

Trophy

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The main part of the trophy is a block of granite, paying homage to Lombardi's college days at Fordham University as an offensive lineman when his offensive line was referred to as the "Seven Blocks of Granite".[13]

Winners

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Year Player Position School Ref
1970 Jim Stillwagon Middle guard Ohio State [14]
1971 Walt Patulski Defensive tackle Notre Dame [15]
1972 Rich Glover Middle guard Nebraska [16]
1973 John Hicks Offensive tackle Ohio State (2) [17]
1974 Randy White Defensive tackle Maryland [18]
1975 Lee Roy Selmon Defensive tackle Oklahoma [19]
1976 Wilson Whitley Defensive tackle Houston [20]
1977 Ross Browner Defensive end Notre Dame (2) [21]
1978 Bruce Clark Defensive tackle Penn State [22]
1979 Brad Budde Guard USC [23]
1980 Hugh Green Defensive end Pittsburgh [24]
1981 Kenneth Sims Defensive tackle Texas [25]
1982 Dave Rimington Center Nebraska (2) [26]
1983 Dean Steinkuhler Offensive tackle Nebraska (3) [27]
1984 Tony Degrate Defensive tackle Texas (2) [28]
1985 Tony Casillas Defensive tackle Oklahoma (2) [29]
1986 Cornelius Bennett Linebacker Alabama [30]
1987 Chris Spielman Linebacker Ohio State (3) [31]
1988 Tracy Rocker Defensive tackle Auburn [32]
1989 Percy Snow Linebacker Michigan State [33]
1990 Chris Zorich Defensive tackle Notre Dame (3) [34]
1991 Steve Emtman Defensive tackle Washington [35]
1992 Marvin Jones Linebacker Florida State [36]
1993 Aaron Taylor Offensive tackle Notre Dame (4) [37]
1994 Warren Sapp Defensive tackle Miami (FL) [38]
1995 Orlando Pace Offensive tackle Ohio State (4) [39]
1996 Orlando Pace (2) Offensive tackle Ohio State (5)
1997 Grant Wistrom Defensive end Nebraska (4) [40]
1998 Dat Nguyen Linebacker Texas A&M [41]
1999 Corey Moore Defensive end Virginia Tech [42]
2000 Jamal Reynolds Defensive tackle Florida State (2) [43]
2001 Julius Peppers Defensive end North Carolina [44]
2002 Terrell Suggs Defensive end Arizona State [45]
2003 Tommie Harris Defensive tackle Oklahoma (3) [46]
2004 David Pollack Defensive end Georgia [47]
2005 A. J. Hawk Linebacker Ohio State (6) [48]
2006 LaMarr Woodley Defensive end Michigan [49]
2007 Glenn Dorsey Defensive tackle LSU [50][51]
2008 Brian Orakpo Defensive end Texas (3) [52]
2009 Ndamukong Suh Defensive tackle Nebraska (5) [53][54]
2010 Nick Fairley Defensive tackle Auburn (2) [55]
2011 Luke Kuechly Linebacker Boston College [56]
2012 Manti Te'o Linebacker Notre Dame (5) [57]
2013 Aaron Donald Defensive tackle Pittsburgh (2) [58]
2014 Scooby Wright Linebacker Arizona [59]
2015 Carl Nassib Defensive end Penn State (2) [60]
2016 Jonathan Allen Defensive tackle Alabama (2) [61]
2017 Bryce Love Running back Stanford [9]
2018 Ugo Amadi Safety Oregon [10]
2019 Joe Burrow Quarterback LSU (2) [11]
2020 Zaven Collins Linebacker Tulsa [12]
2021 Aidan Hutchinson Defensive end Michigan (2) [62]
2022 Will Anderson Jr. Linebacker Alabama (3) [63]
2023 Laiatu Latu Defensive end UCLA [64]
2024 Kelvin Banks Jr. Offensive tackle Texas (4) [65]
2025 Jacob Rodriguez Linebacker Texas Tech [66]

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See also

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