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Message: [QUOTE="CuseLegacy, post: 4332007, member: 469"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://footballfoundation.org/sports/2018/7/31/the-william-v-campbell-trophy.aspx[/URL] [HEADING=1][URL='https://footballfoundation.org/roster.aspx?roster=12'][B][U]Click Here to See The William V. Campbell Trophy® Recipients[/U][/B][/URL][/HEADING] [B]Established: 1990[/B] Named in honor of the late William V. Campbell, the former chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF's Gold Medal, The William V. Campbell Trophy® has become the most prestigious and desirable "academic" award in college football. The trophy recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the country for his academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. [B]Criteria and Selection Process [/B] Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates must be: * A senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility; * Have a grade point average of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale; * Have outstanding football ability as a first team player; and * Have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. Selected by the NFF Awards Committee in October, the finalists and the winner are all honored at the [URL='https://www.nff2021.com/'][U]NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas[/U][/URL] in December. Each finalist receives an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the [U][URL='https://footballfoundation.org/sports/2018/7/31/nff-national-scholar-athlete-awards.aspx?id=39']NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class[/URL][/U] Presented by Fidelity Investments. During the event, one member of the class is selected as the recipient of the Campbell Trophy® as the best football scholar-athlete in the nation and has his postgraduate scholarship increased to a total of $25,000. Each recipient also receives a 24-inch, 25-pound bronze trophy that was designed based on the [U][URL='https://footballfoundation.org/documents/2021/1/7/NFF_Historical_Logo.pdf']vintage NFF logo[/URL][/U], which was the organization’s primary mark from 1959 to 2010. Following the NFF Annual Awards Dinner, the recipient of the Campbell Trophy® is honored at several prestigious events. He will take part in ESPN's virtual "The Home Depot College Football Awards" on Thursday, where he will be interviewed live during the show. Finally, he is honored on the field during the College Football Playoff National Championship in January. Known as "The Coach of Silicon Valley," Bill Campbell became one of our country's most influential business leaders, playing critical roles in the success of Apple, Google, Intuit and countless other high tech companies. The captain of the 1961 Columbia Ivy League championship team, he found his true calling after an unlikely career change at age 39 from football coach to advertising executive. His ability to recruit, develop, and manage talented executives - all lessons learned on the gridiron - proved to be a critical component of his ability to inspire his business teams to the highest levels of success. Later in life, Campbell was driven by a heartfelt desire to give back, and he quietly gave away tens of millions of dollars to multiple charities while also finding an hour and half each autumn weekday to coach an eighth-grade boys and girls flag-football team near his home in Palo Alto, California. Campbell passed away April 18, 2016, at the age of 75. With an average GPA of 3.74, past recipients of the Campbell Trophy® include two Rhodes Scholars, a Rhodes Scholar finalist, two Heisman Trophy winners and seven first round NFL Draft picks. Additionally, 20 of the 31 winners have made their mark in the NFL. If you hold the title Campbell Trophy® recipient, you are one of the following: a university president, a doctor, a lawyer, a world-wide leader in climatology research, a PhD nuclear engineer executive, a partner in a highly successful real estate firm, a director with a non-profit foundation, high school football coach, television broadcaster or personality, insurance executive, corporate executive, assistant college football coach, philanthropist, humanitarian, U.S. Army captain, consulting analyst, financial advisor or PhD candidate, and that does not include the five recipients still playing in the NFL. [/QUOTE]

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