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The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive player of the year in college football as judged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. The award is named for Chuck Bednarik, a former college and professional American football player. Voters for the Maxwell College Awards are NCAA head college football ...
In 1948, Bednarik placed third in Heisman Trophy voting and won the Maxwell Award for outstanding college player that year. [ 3 ] [ 11 ] He was seventh place for the Heisman in 1947 and second team All-America in 1946. [ 11 ]
Payton Wilson of NC State won both the Butkus Award and the Chuck Bednarik Award as the best linebacker and defensive player in the country, respectively, and Air Force's Trey Taylor won the Jim ...
Colorado star Travis Hunter cemented his legacy as the best two-way player in recent decades by becoming the first in college football history to win both the annual Chuck Bednarik Award as top ...
Heck, he's already won a player of the week honor from the Chuck Bednarik Award committee. Henley officially was added to the Chuck Bednarik Award watch list Wednesday, the Maxwell Football Club ...
The award is named for Bronko Nagurski, ... Chuck Bednarik Award, a similar award given by the Maxwell Football Club; References. General
Chuck Bednarik Award. Awarded to: Defensive player of the year (judged by Maxwell Club) Finalists: Payton Wilson (LB), NC State; Dallas Turner (LB), Alabama; Laiatu Latu (DL): UCLA.
In 1974, Randy White won the Lombardi Award, for best lineman or linebacker; the Outland Trophy, for best interior lineman; and was named the UPI Lineman of the Year. In 2002, E. J. Henderson received the Chuck Bednarik Award, for best linebacker, and the Dick Butkus Award for best lineman or linebacker. [2]