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The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award was created by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in honor of the former Major League Baseball player Lou Gehrig, who was a member of the fraternity at Columbia University. It is given to players who best exemplify his character and integrity both on and off the field. Since the award was created in 1955, the name of each winner has been placed on the Lou Gehrig Award plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
[edit] Previous Winners
| Year |
Player, Team |
| 1955 |
Alvin Dark, New York Giants |
| 1956 |
Pee Wee Reese, Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 1957 |
Stan Musial, St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1958 |
Gil McDougald, New York Yankees |
| 1959 |
Gil Hodges, Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1960 |
Dick Groat, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1961 |
Warren Spahn, Milwaukee Braves |
| 1962 |
Robin Roberts, Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1963 |
Bobby Richardson, New York Yankees |
| 1964 |
Ken Boyer, St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1965 |
Vern Law, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1966 |
Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles |
| 1967 |
Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs |
| 1968 |
Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers |
| 1969 |
Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds |
| 1970 |
Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves |
| 1971 |
Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins |
| 1972 |
Wes Parker, Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1973 |
Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs |
| 1974 |
Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1975 |
Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds |
| 1976 |
Don Sutton, Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1977 |
Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1978 |
Don Kessinger, Chicago White Sox |
| 1979 |
Phil Niekro, Atlanta Braves |
| 1980 |
Tony Perez, Boston Red Sox |
| 1981 |
Tommy John, New York Yankees |
| 1982 |
Ron Cey, Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1983 |
Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1984 |
Steve Garvey, San Diego Padres |
| 1985 |
Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves |
| 1986 |
George Brett, Kansas City Royals |
| 1987 |
Rick Sutcliffe, Chicago Cubs |
| 1988 |
Buddy Bell, Houston Astros |
| 1989 |
Ozzie Smith, St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1990 |
Glenn Davis, Houston Astros |
| 1991 |
Kent Hrbek, Minnesota Twins |
| 1992 |
Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore Orioles |
| 1993 |
Don Mattingly, New York Yankees |
| 1994 |
Barry Larkin, Cincinnati Reds |
| 1995 |
Curt Schilling, Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1996 |
Brett Butler, Los Angeles Dodgersยน |
| 1997 |
Paul Molitor, Minnesota Twins |
| 1998 |
Tony Gwynn, San Diego Padres |
| 1999 |
Mark McGwire, St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2000 |
Todd Stottlemyre, Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 2001 |
John Franco, New York Mets |
| 2002 |
Danny Graves, Cincinnati Reds |
| 2003 |
Jamie Moyer, Seattle Mariners |
| 2004 |
Jim Thome, Philadelphia Phillies |
| 2005 |
None Awarded |
| 2006 |
John Smoltz, Atlanta Braves |
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