Doak Walker Award

Doak Walker Award
Awarded for	The nation's top college football running back
Country	United States
Presented by	SMU
First awarded	1990
Currently held by	Derrick Henry, Alabama
Official website	http://smu.edu/doakwalker/

The Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990, honors the United States's top college football running back. It is named after the Southern Methodist and Detroit Lions football player Doak Walker. The 2015 winner of the Doak Walker Award was Derrick Henry of Alabama The award requires all candidates to be

in good academic standing, and
on schedule to graduate within one year of students in their eligibility classification.

The award recipient receives a sculpture of Doak Walker, cast in bronze and mounted on a wooden base. It was created by artist Blair Buswell, who has sculpted the busts of more than a dozen inductees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Winners

Toby Gerhart's Doak Walker Award on display at the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame

Year	Winner	School
1990	Lewis, GregGreg Lewis	Washington
1991	Cobb, TrevorTrevor Cobb	Rice
1992	Hearst, GarrisonGarrison Hearst	Georgia
1993	Morris, Byron "Bam"Byron "Bam" Morris	Texas Tech
1994	Salaam, RashaanRashaan Salaam	Colorado
1995	George, EddieEddie George	Ohio State
1996	Hanspard, ByronByron Hanspard	Texas Tech
1997	Williams, RickyRicky Williams	Texas
1998	Williams, RickyRicky Williams	Texas
1999	Dayne, RonRon Dayne	Wisconsin
2000	Tomlinson, LaDainianLaDainian Tomlinson	TCU
2001	Staley, LukeLuke Staley	BYU
2002	Johnson, LarryLarry Johnson	Penn State
2003	Perry, ChrisChris Perry	Michigan
2004	Benson, CedricCedric Benson	Texas
2005	Bush, ReggieReggie Bush	USC
2006	McFadden, DarrenDarren McFadden	Arkansas
2007	McFadden, DarrenDarren McFadden	Arkansas
2008	Greene, ShonnShonn Greene	Iowa
2009	Gerhart, TobyToby Gerhart	Stanford
2010	James, LaMichaelLaMichael James	Oregon
2011	Richardson, TrentTrent Richardson	Alabama
2012	Ball, MonteeMontee Ball	Wisconsin
2013	Williams, AndreAndre Williams	Boston College
2014	Gordon, MelvinMelvin Gordon	Wisconsin
2015	Henry, DerrickDerrick Henry	Alabama

Trophies won by school

School	Winners
Texas	3
Wisconsin	3
Alabama	2
Arkansas	2
Texas Tech	2
Boston College	1
BYU	1
Colorado	1
Georgia	1
Iowa	1
Michigan	1
Ohio State	1
Oregon	1
Penn State	1
Rice	1
Stanford	1
TCU	1
USC	1
Washington	1

External links

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Official website

Doak Walker Award winners

1990: Lewis 1991: Cobb 1992: Hearst 1993: Morris 1994: Salaam 1995: George 1996: Hanspard 1997: R. Williams 1998: R. Williams 1999: Dayne 2000: Tomlinson 2001: Staley 2002: Johnson 2003: Perry 2004: Benson 2005: Bush 2006: McFadden 2007: McFadden 2008: Greene 2009: Gerhart 2010: James 2011: Richardson 2012: Ball 2013: A. Williams 2014: Gordon 2015: Henry

College football awards

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

Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) Sporting News 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 (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) Jet Award (Return Specialist) Jacobs Blocking Trophy Joe Moore Award (Offensive Line)

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

All-Americans	College Football All-America Team

Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) Sporting News 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) George Munger Award (1989) 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)

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

Conference awards	ACC awards American awards Big 12 awards Big Ten awards (MVP) MAC awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Defunct: Big East awards 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) Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete) 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	All-Southern team Champ Pickens Trophy Conerly Trophy (Mississippi's best college football player) Dudley Award (Virginia's best college football player) Norris Cup Porter Cup Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)

Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

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