William V. Campbell Trophy
The Draddy is known as the Academic Heisman Trophy.
Awarded for	the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance
Presented by	HealthSouth Corporation
Country	United States
First awarded	1990
Currently held by	Alex Mack
Official Website	http://www.footballfoundation.com

The William V. Campbell trophy, formerly the Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy, is a trophy awarded by the National Football Foundation that is given to the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance. It is considered by many to be the "Academic Heisman."

While many major college football awards are theoretically open to players at all competitive levels, in practice only players at NCAA Division I level win. The Draddy Trophy is unique in that it has actually been won by a player at a lower level—Brandon Roberts of Washington University in St. Louis, an NCAA Division III school, in 2002.

Named in the honor of Vincent dePaul Draddy, who served the National Football Foundation and its College Football Hall of Fame for 33 years, including 19 years as Chairman of the Board, the 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 community leadership.

A scholar-athlete himself at Manhattan College, Draddy passionately believed in the premise that excellence on the football field could, and should, be consistent with academic distinction and the highest standards of civic leadership. He thought that young men who combined athletic performance with academic excellence should be recognized. After his passing in July of 1990, the National Football Foundation perpetuated his memory and beliefs by establishing a scholarship that would recognize the scholar-athlete who most fully embodies the ideals of the NFF.

The trophy is sponsored by HealthSouth Corporation, and as such is officially named The Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy, presented by HealthSouth.

[edit] Winners

Year	Player	School
1990	Chris Howard	Air Force
1991	Brad Culpepper	Florida
1992	Jim Hansen	Colorado
1993	Thomas D. Burns	Virginia
1994	Robert B. Zatechka	Nebraska
1995	Bobby Hoying	Ohio State
1996	Danny Wuerffel	Florida
1997	Peyton Manning	Tennessee
1998	Matt Stinchcomb	Georgia
1999	Chad Pennington	Marshall
2000	Kyle Vanden Bosch	Nebraska
2001	Joaquin Gonzalez	Miami
2002	Brandon Roberts	Washington University
2003	Craig Krenzel	Ohio State
2004	Michael Muñoz	Tennessee
2005	Rudy Niswanger	LSU
2006	Brian Leonard	Rutgers
2007	Dallas Griffin	Texas
2008	Alex Mack	California

[edit] External links

• The Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy, National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame website

v • d • e William V. Campbell Trophy winners 1990: Howard  | 1991: Culpepper  | 1992: Hansen  | 1993: Burns  | 1994: Zatechka  | 1995: Hoying  | 1996: Wuerffel  | 1997: Manning  | 1998: Stinchcomb  | 1999: Pennington  | 2000: Vanden Bosch  | 2001: Gonzalez  | 2002: Roberts  | 2003: Krenzel  | 2004: Muñoz  | 2005: Niswanger  | 2006: Leonard  | 2007: Griffin  | 2008: Mack

College football awards
Best player awards: Heisman Memorial Trophy Maxwell Award • Walter Camp Award • AP Player of the Year
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) William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end)	Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback) Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) Lott Trophy (Defenseman) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Quarterback) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete)
Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year • Home Depot Coach of the Year Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year • Walter Camp Coach of the Year AFCA Coach of the Year • Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award • Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year AP Coach of the Year
Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) • Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defenseman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach)
Big 12 awards • Big East awards • Big Ten awards (MVP) • Pac-10 awards • SEC awards
Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) • Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) • Melberger Award (Div. III) • Rawlings Award (NAIA)