Reds Bagnell Award
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The Reds Bagnell Award is presented annually to an individual for their contributions to the game of American football
. The award is presented by the Maxwell Football Club
. It is named
for longtime Club president and College Football Hall of Fame
member Reds Bagnell
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
. The award is presented by the Maxwell Football Club
Maxwell Football Club
The Maxwell Football Club was established in 1935 to promote safety in the game of American football. Named in honor of the late Robert W...
. It is named
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
for longtime Club president and College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
member Reds Bagnell
Reds Bagnell
Francis "Reds" Bagnell was an American football halfback in college. He was an All-American tailback for the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1951. He won the Maxwell Award, was runner-up for Heisman Trophy, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.-External links:...
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Winners
| Year | Winner | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Robert T. Clark | Former Executive director of the Maxwell Football Club |
| 2008 | Steve Sabol | President of NFL Films |
| 2007 | Ralph Wilson | Owner and president of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills |
| 2006 | Ernie Accorsi Ernie Accorsi Ernie Accorsi is the former General Manager of the NFL's New York Giants football team. Accorsi had held the position from January 8, 1998, when he took over for the legendary George Young until his retirement on January 16, 2007... |
Former GM of the NY Giants |
| 2005 | Darrell Royal Darrell Royal Darrell K Royal is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Mississippi State University , the University of Washington , and the University of Texas at Austin , compiling a career college football record of 184–60–5... |
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| 2004 | Vince Dooley Vince Dooley Vincent Joseph Dooley was the head football coach and athletic director at the University of Georgia. During his 25 year coaching career at UGA, Dooley compiled a 201–77–10 record. His teams won six Southeastern Conference titles and the 1980 national championship... |
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| 2003 | Art McNally Art McNally Art McNally is a former Director of Officiating for the National Football League from 1968 to 1990. Before becoming Director of Officiating, McNally served as a field judge and referee in the NFL for nine years from 1959 to 1967... |
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| 2002 | Pat Summerall Pat Summerall George Allen "Pat" Summerall is a former American football player and television sportscaster, having worked at CBS, Fox, and ESPN.Summerall is best known for his work with John Madden on NFL telecasts for CBS and Fox.-High school:... |
Broadcaster |
| 2001 | Chris Berman | Host of ESPN's NFL Prime Time |
| 2000 | Don Shula Don Shula Donald Francis "Don" Shula is a former American football cornerback and coach.He is best known as coach of the Miami Dolphins, the team he led to two Super Bowl victories, and to the National Football League's only perfect season. Shula was named 1993 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated.... |
Former Miami Dolphins head coach |
| 1999 | Joe Paterno Joe Paterno Joseph Vincent "Joe" Paterno is a former college football coach who was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions for 46 years from 1966 through 2011. Paterno, nicknamed "JoePa," holds the record for the most victories by an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football coach with... |
Pennsylvania State University |
| 1998 | Dan Rooney Dan Rooney Daniel Milton "Dan" Rooney is the United States Ambassador to Ireland. He is chairman emeritus of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team in the National Football League , which was founded by his father, Art Rooney. Rooney was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000 for his contributions... |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1997 | Carl Peterson Carl Peterson Carl D. Peterson grew up in Long Beach, California, and is an alumnus of UCLA. He is best known as the former president, general manager, and chief executive officer of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League... |
Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1996 | Jerry Richardson Jerry Richardson Jerry Richardson is the current majority owner and founder of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.-Biography:... |
Carolina Panthers |
| 1995 | Otho Davis Otho Davis Otho L. Davis was an football athletic trainer. He was the head athletic trainer for Kent State University from 1957-65. In 1965, he moved to Duke University for six seasons. In 1971, O joined the Baltimore Colts for two seasons, his first foray in the NFL.It was in Philadelphia, however, that... |
Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1994 | Ed Sabol Ed Sabol Edward "Ed" Sabol is an American filmmaker and the founder of NFL Films. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011 as a contributor due to his works with NFL Films.... |
NFL Films |
| 1993 | Don Ohlmeyer Don Ohlmeyer Don Ohlmeyer is an American television producer and former president of the NBC network's West Coast division. Currently, Don Ohlmeyer is a Professor of Television Communications at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California... |
NBC-TV |
| 1992 | Lamar Hunt Lamar Hunt Lamar Hunt was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States and an inductee into three sports' halls of fame. He was one of the founders of the American Football League and Major League Soccer , as well as MLS predecessor the... |
Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1991 | William Manlove Bill Manlove William B. Manlove Jr. was an American football coach who led Widener University to two NCAA Division III national titles and was a president of the American Football Coaches Association.... |
Widener University |
| 1990 | Eddie Robinson | Grambling University |
| 1989 | Pete Rozelle Pete Rozelle Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle was the commissioner of the National Football League from January 1960 to November 1989, when he retired from office. Rozelle is credited with making the NFL into one of the most successful sports leagues in the world.... |
NFL Commissioner |