Paul Hornung Award

Paul Hornung Award

Awarded for	The collegiate American football player adjudged to be the most versatile of all NCAA players
Location	Louisville, Kentucky
Country	United States
Presented by	Louisville Sports Commission
First awarded	2010
Currently held by	Christian McCaffrey, Stanford
Official website	http://www.paulhornungaward.com

The Paul Hornung Award is a college football award that was created in January 2010 by the Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) with the support of Paul Hornung, a native and resident of Louisville, Kentucky and member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The mission of the award is to recognize and reward versatile, high-level performers in major college football; to help preserve the legacy Hornung, of one of Louisville's native sons and sports icons; and to promote Louisville as a great sports town.^[1]

Eponym

Paul Hornung is considered by many the most versatile player in the history of college and pro football. He won the 1956 Heisman Trophy at quarterback for Notre Dame and was the No. 1 pick in the 1957 NFL Draft. He played every position in the backfield during his career with the Irish, where he also punted, kicked, returned kicks and played defensive back. While in the NFL, he was an offensive back and kicker. He was a member of four NFL championship teams as an All-Pro halfback for the Green Bay Packers and led the NFL in scoring from 1959 to 1961, setting the single season scoring record in 1960 with 176 points. He was named league MVP following the 1961 season.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible, a candidate must be in good standing and elig ll of the season. Decisions regarding status for the award will be made by the Oversight Committee. In addition to starting or playing significant downs on offense or defense, candidates will be measured by performance from among one or more of the following:

Playing multiple positions on offense and/or multiple positions on defense
Playing a significant role on special teams
Performing as a two-way player who starts either on offense or defense and is used on the other side of the ball in some capacity
Making a significant impact during big games and elevating the team's performance through leadership displayed by excelling in multiple roles

Winners

Year	Player	Positions	School
2010	Owen Marecic	FB & LB	Stanford^[2]
2011	Brandon Boykin	WR & CB & RS	Georgia^[3]
2012	Tavon Austin	WR & RS	West Virginia^[4]
2013	Odell Beckham, Jr.	WR & RS	LSU^[5]
2014	Shaq Thompson	LB & S & RB	Washington^[6]
2015	Christian McCaffrey	RB & RS	Stanford^[7]

References

↑ http://www.paulhornungaward.com/overview-and-mission
↑ Stanford fullback/linebacker Owen Marecic wins first Paul Hornung Award, The Courier-Journal, January 10, 2011
↑ "Georgia's Boykin wins Paul Hornung Award". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
↑ Patterson, Chip. "West Virginia WR/AP Tavon Austin named most versatile player". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
↑ "LSU's Odell Beckham, Jr. named 2013 Paul Hornung Award Winner". http://www.paulhornungaward.com/. Retrieved December 14, 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Washington's Shaq Thompson named 2014 Paul Hornung Award winner". http://www.paulhornungaward.com/. Retrieved December 12, 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "STANFORD'S CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY NAMED 2015 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WINNER". http://www.paulhornungaward.com/. Retrieved December 10, 2015. External link in |publisher= (help)

Paul Hornung Award winners

2010: Marecic 2011: Boykin 2012: Austin 2013: Beckham 2014: Thompson 2015: McCaffrey

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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