Walter Camp Alumni of the Year

Walter Camp “Alumni of the Year” award
Awarded for	a worthy individual who has distinguished himself in the pursuit of excellence as an athlete, in his personal career and in doing good works for others
Presented by	Walter Camp Football Foundation
Country	United States
First awarded	1986
Currently held by	Chris Spielman

The Walter Camp “Alumni of the Year” award is bestowed by the Walter Camp Football Foundation on a worthy individual who has distinguished himself in the pursuit of excellence as an athlete, in his personal career and in doing good works for others. He must be an individual who has exhibited dedication and good moral conduct in achieving success. He must be a compassionate and unselfish person who contributes his time and assistance in helping to encourage and comfort fellow human beings less talented and less fortunate than himself. He must be an individual who takes pride in having been a Walter Camp All-American.^[1]

Honorees

2011 - Chris Spielman, Ohio State
2010 - Tedy Bruschi, Arizona
2009 - David Fulcher, Arizona State
2008 - Tim Brown, Notre Dame
2007 - Ray Guy^[2], Southern Mississippi
2006 - Mike Rozier, Nebraska
2005 - Cornelius Bennett, Alabama
2004 - George Rogers, South Carolina
2003 - Mark May, Pittsburgh
2002 - Dave Casper, Notre Dame
2001 - Herschel Walker, Georgia
2000 - Don McPherson, Syracuse
1999 - Bo Jackson, Auburn
1998 - Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh
1997 - Jim Plunkett, Stanford
1996 - Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma
1995 - Jim Covert, Pittsburgh
1994 - Ed Marinaro, Cornell
1993 - Archie Griffin, Ohio State
1992 - Kellen Winslow, Missouri
1991 - Steve Owens, Oklahoma
1990 - Tom Jackson, Lousiville
1989 - Dr. Tommy Casanova, Louisiana State
1988 - Alan Page, Notre Dame
1987 - Mike Reid, Penn State
1986 - Joe Greene, North Texas

References

College football awards

Overall trophies	Heisman Memorial Trophy (1935) • Maxwell Award (1937) • Walter Camp Award (1967)

Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) • SN Player of the Year (1942)

Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defenseman) • Chuck Bednarik Award (Defenseman) • Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) • Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) • Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) • Doak Walker Award (Running back) • Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide receiver) • Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) • John Mackey Award (Tight end) • Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) • Lott Trophy (Defenseman) • Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) • Manning Award (Quarterback) • Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) • Ray Guy Award (Punter) • Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end)

Other national player awards	Chic Harley Award (Best player) • Archie Griffin Award (Best player) • Bill Willis Trophy (Defensive lineman) • Jack Lambert Trophy (Linebacker) • Jack Tatum Trophy (Defensive back) • Jim Brown Trophy (Running back) • Jim Parker Trophy (Offensive lineman) • Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) • Sammy Baugh Trophy (Quarterback) • Paul Warfield Trophy (Wide receiver) • Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback)

All-Americans	College Football All-America Team

Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) • Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) • SN Coach of the Year (1963) • Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) • Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) • Woody Hayes Trophy (1977) • Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) • Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) • AP Coach of the Year (1998) • Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) • Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) • Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010) (formerly the George Munger Award (1989))

Assistant coaching awards	Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) • AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year

Conference awards	ACC awards • Big 12 awards • Big East awards • Big Ten awards (MVP) • MAC awards • Pac-12 awards • SEC awards • Defunct: SWC awards

Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) • Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defenseman) • Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) • Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach)

Other divisions/associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) • Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) • Melberger Award (Div. III) • Rawlings Award (NAIA)

Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards	Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete) • Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award • William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) • Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete) • Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (Student-athlete) • Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) • Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)

Service awards	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award • Walter Camp Alumni of the Year • Walter Camp Man of the Year • National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award • National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners • Theodore Roosevelt Award

Regional awards	Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England Sportsmanship)

Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

Walter Camp Alumni of the Year

1986: Greene 1987: Reid 1988: Page 1989: Casanova 1990: T. Jackson 1991: Owens 1992: Winslow 1993: Griffin 1994: Marinaro 1995: Covert 1996: Selmon 1997: Plunkett 1998: Dorsett 1999: B. Jackson 2000: McPherson 2001: Walker 2002: Casper 2003: May 2004: Rogers 2005: Bennett 2006: Rozier 2007: Guy 2008: Brown 2009: Fulcher 2010: Bruschi 2011: Spielman

Walter Camp Alumni of the Year

Honorees

See also

References