Walter Camp Distinguished American Award

The Walter Camp Distinguished American Award recipient is an individualwho has utilized his or her talents to attain great success in business, private lifeor public service and who may have accomplished that which no other has done.

The recipient does not have to have participated in football but must understand its lesson of self-denial, cooperation and teamwork and who is a person of honesty, integrity and dedication. He or she must be a leader, aninnovator, even a pioneer, who has reached a degree of excellence whichdistinguished him or her from contemporaries and who lives within the principlesof Walter Camp.

Walter Camp Distinguished American Award Honorees

2007—Frank Broyles, "Georgia Tech"
2006—Dick Vermeil, "San Jose State"
2005—Arthur Blank, "Babson"
2004—Pat Summerall, "Arkansas"
2003—Bill Walsh, "San Jose State"
2002—Regis Philbin, "Notre Dame"
2001—New York City Police, Fire, and EmergencyMedical Service Personnel
2000—Gene Upshaw, "Texas A&I"
1999—Bo Schembechler, "Miami (Ohio)"
1998—Steve Young, "Brigham Young"
1997—Steve Largent, "Tulsa"
1996—Dick Ebersol, "Yale"
1995—Keith Jackson, "Washington State"
1994—Paul Tagliabue, "Georgetown"
1993—Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, "C.S.C."
1992—Cami Cozza, "Miami (Ohio)/Yale"
1991—Alexander Kroll, "Rutgers"
1990—Tex Schramm, "Texas"
1989—Richard Kazmaier, "Princeton"
1989—Burt Reynolds, "Florida State"
1988—Sid Luckman/Y.A. Tittle, "Columbia"/"Louisiana State"
1987—Weeb Ewbank, "Miami (Ohio)"
1986—Tom Landry, "Texas"
1985—Bob Hope
1984— Maj. Gen. Bill Carpenter, "Army"
1983—Tom Harmon, "Michigan"
1982— Eddie Robinson, "Grambling State"
1981—Harold "Red" Grange, "Illinois"
1980—Alexander Haig, "Army"
1980 —George Halas, "Illinois"
1979— David "Sonny” Werblin, "Rutgers"
1978—James Crowley; "Notre Dame"
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References

[http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/awards/P100/ Walter Camp Football Foundation Awards - List of recipients]

ee also

*Walter Camp Man of the Year
*Walter Camp Distinguished American Award
*Walter Camp Alumni of the Year
*Amos Alonzo Stagg Award
*National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award
*National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners
*Theodore Roosevelt Award (NCAA)