Lombardi Award

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The Rotary Lombardi Award is awarded annually to the best college football lineman or linebacker. The Rotary Lombardi Award program was approved by the Rotary Club in Houston in 1970 shortly after the death of Vince Lombardi. The committee outlined the criteria for eligibility for the award, which remains in place to this day. A player should be a down lineman on either side of the ball or a linebacker who lines up no farther than five yards deep from the ball. The main part of the trophy is a block of Granite giving homage to Lombardi's college days as an offensive lineman, when his offensive line was referred to as the, "7 Blocks of Granite."

This award is not to be confused with the Vince Lombardi Trophy which is given to the National Football League Super Bowl winner.

Contents 1 Lombardi Award winners 2 Winners by school 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Lombardi Award winners

Year	Player	School
1970	Jim Stillwagon	Ohio State
1971	Walt Patulski	Notre Dame
1972	Rich Glover	Nebraska
1973	John Hicks	Ohio State
1974	Randy White	Maryland
1975	Lee Roy Selmon	Oklahoma
1976	Wilson Whitley	Houston
1977	Ross Browner	Notre Dame
1978	Bruce Clark	Penn State
1979	Brad Budde	USC
1980	Hugh Green	Pittsburgh
1981	Kenneth Sims	Texas
1982	Dave Rimington	Nebraska
1983	Dean Steinkuhler	Nebraska
1984	Tony Degrate	Texas
1985	Tony Casillas	Oklahoma
1986	Cornelius Bennett	Alabama
1987	Chris Spielman	Ohio State
1988	Tracy Rocker	Auburn
1989	Percy Snow	Michigan State
1990	Chris Zorich	Notre Dame
1991	Steve Emtman	Washington
1992	Marvin Jones	Florida State
1993	Aaron Taylor	Notre Dame
1994	Warren Sapp	Miami
1995	Orlando Pace	Ohio State
1996	Orlando Pace	Ohio State
1997	Grant Wistrom	Nebraska
1998	Dat Nguyen	Texas A&M
1999	Corey Moore	Virginia Tech
2000	Jamal Reynolds	Florida State
2001	Julius Peppers	North Carolina
2002	Terrell Suggs	Arizona State
2003	Tommie Harris	Oklahoma
2004	David Pollack	Georgia
2005	A. J. Hawk	Ohio State
2006	LaMarr Woodley	Michigan
2007	Glenn Dorsey	LSU

[edit] Winners by school

School	Winners
Ohio State	6
Nebraska	4
Notre Dame	4
Oklahoma	3

[edit] See also

• Outland Trophy
• UPI Lineman of the Year (College)

[edit] External links

• Official Site

College football awards:
Best player awards: Heisman Memorial Trophy Maxwell Award | Walter Camp Award
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Best Defenseman) Chuck Bednarik Award (Best Defenseman) Dave Rimington Trophy (Best C) Davey O'Brien Award (Best QB) Dick Butkus Award (Best LB) Doak Walker Award (Best RB) Draddy Trophy (Academic Heisman) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Best WR) Jim Thorpe Award (Best DB) John Mackey Award (Best TE) Johnny Unitas Award (Best Senior QB)	Lombardi Award (Best Lineman or LB) Lott Trophy (Defensive impact) Lou Groza Award (Best PK) Manning Award (Best QB) Mosi Tatupu Award (Best spec. teams) Outland Trophy (Best IOL or DL) Ray Guy Award (Best P) Randy Moss Award (Best KR/PR) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Best QB) Ted Hendricks Award (Best DE) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-Athlete)
Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year | Home Depot Coach of the Year Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year | Walter Camp Coach of the Year Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year | Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year
Walter Payton Award (Best Div. I FCS Off.) | Buck Buchanan Award (Best Div. I FCS Def.) Eddie Robinson Award (Best Div. I FCS Coach)
Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) | Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) | Melberger Award (Div. III)

v • d • e Lombardi Award winners 1970: J. Stillwagon  | 1971: W. Patulski  | 1972: R. Glover  | 1973: J. Hicks  | 1974: R. White  | 1975: L. Selmon  | 1976: W. Whitley  | 1977: R. Browner  | 1978: B. Clark  | 1979: B. Budde  | 1980: H. Green  | 1981: K. Sims  | 1982: D. Rimington  | 1983: D. Steinkuhler  | 1984: T. Degrate  | 1985: T. Casillas  | 1986: C. Bennett  | 1987: C. Spielman  | 1988: T. Rocker  | 1989: P. Snow  | 1990: C. Zorich  | 1991: S. Emtman  | 1992: M. Jones  | 1993: A. Taylor  | 1994: W. Sapp  | 1995: O. Pace  | 1996: O. Pace  | 1997: G. Wistrom  | 1998: D. Nguyen  | 1999: C. Moore  | 2000: J. Reynolds  | 2001: J. Peppers  | 2002: T. Suggs  | 2003: T. Harris  | 2004: D. Pollack  | 2005: A. Hawk  | 2006: L. Woodley  | 2007: G. Dorsey