Maxwell Award - Definition and Overview

The Maxwell Football Club presents the Maxwell Award for the College Player of the Year. This award is presented in honor of Robert W. (Tiny) Maxwell, legendary college football player, official and sports columnist.

The Maxwell Award Collegiate Player of the Year Past Recipients

• 1937 Clinton E. Frank, Yale
• 1938 Davey O'Brien, TCU
• 1939 Nile C. Kinnick, Iowa
• 1940 Tom Harmon, University of Michigan
• 1941 Bill Dudley, Virginia
• 1942 Paul V. Governali, Columbia
• 1943 Robert H. Odell, Penn
• 1944 Glenn Davis, Army
• 1945 Felix A. Blanchard, Army
• 1946 Charles Trippi, Georgia
• 1947 Doak Walker, SMU
• 1948 Charles Bednarik, Penn
• 1949 Leon Hart, Notre Dame
• 1950 Francis J. Bagnell, Penn
• 1951 Dick Kazmaier, Princeton
• 1952 John Lattner, Notre Dame
• 1953 John Lattner, Notre Dame
• 1954 Ronald Beagle, Navy
• 1955 Howard Cassidy, Ohio State
• 1956 Tom McDonald, Oklahoma
• 1957 Robert H. Reifsnyder, Navy
• 1958 Peter J. Dawkins, Army
• 1959 Richard J. Lucas, Penn State
• 1960 Joseph Bellino, Navy
• 1961 Robert E. Ferguson, Ohio State
• 1962 Terry Baker, Oregon State
• 1963 Roger Staubach, Navy
• 1964 Glenn Ressler, Penn State
• 1965 Tommy Nobis, Jr., Texas
• 1966 James R. Lynch, Notre Dame
• 1967 Gary Beban, UCLA
• 1968 O.J. Simpson, USC
• 1969 Mike Reid, Penn State
• 1970 Jim Plunkett, Stanford
• 1971 Ed Marinaro, Cornell
• 1972 Brad Van Pelt, Michigan State
• 1973 John Cappelletti, Penn State
• 1974 Steve Joachim, Temple
• 1975 Archie Griffin, Ohio State
• 1976 Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh
• 1977 Ross Browner, Notre Dame
• 1978 Charles Fusina, Penn State
• 1979 Charles White, USC
• 1980 Hugh Green, Pittsburgh
• 1981 Marcus Allen, USC
• 1982 Herschel Walker, Georgia
• 1983 Mike Rozier, Nebraska
• 1984 Doug Flutie, Boston College
• 1985 Chuck Long, Iowa
• 1986 Vinny Testaverde, Miami
• 1987 Don McPherson, Syracuse
• 1988 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State
• 1989 Anthony Thompson, Indiana
• 1990 Ty Detmer, BYU
• 1991 Desmond Howard, Michigan
• 1992 Gino Torretta, Miami
• 1993 Charlie Ward, Florida State
• 1994 Kerry Collins, Penn State
• 1995 Eddie George, Ohio State
• 1996 Danny Wuerffel, Florida
• 1997 Peyton Manning, Tennessee
• 1998 Ricky Williams, Texas
• 1999 Ron Dayne, Wisconsin
• 2000 Drew Brees, Purdue
• 2001 Ken Dorsey, Miami
• 2002 Larry Johnson, Penn State
• 2003 Eli Manning, Ole Miss
• 2004 Jason White, Oklahoma