The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA. The organization also selects the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner, the Outland Trophy winner, the Grantland Rice Award winner, a freshman All-America team, and weekly defensive player of the week, as well as developing scholarship programs and surveys for better working conditions. Since 1954, the association has awarded the Grantland Rice Trophy to the college football team they choose to be the National Champion.

Contents 1 Overview 2 All-America Committees 2.1 2009 Committee 2.2 2008 Committee 2.3 2007 Committee 2.4 2006 Committee 3 Bert McGrane Award Winners 4 All-Time Teams 4.1 1969-1994 All-America Team 4.2 1919-1968 Modern Era All-America Team 4.3 1869-1918 Early Era All-America Team 5 Awards Sponsored 6 Notes 7 External links

[edit] Overview

The FWAA, composed of approximately 850 sports writers from both print and Internet media outlets, strives for better working conditions for sports writers in college football press boxes, and deals with access issues to college athletes and coaches.

Celebrating its 66th year, the Football Writers Association of America consists of the men and women across North America who cover college football for a living. The membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists, as well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game. The FWAA works to govern areas that include game day operations, major awards and an All-America team. The FWAA also sponsors scholarships for aspiring writers and an annual writing contest.

[edit] All-America Committees

The Football Writers Association of America All-America Committee selects the 25-man All-America Team and the winners of the Bronko Nagurski and Outland trophies. In the spring, the committee selects the FWAA All-America Watch List and the watch lists for both of the FWAA's major player awards. The FWAA has chosen an All-America Team annually since the 1944 season; it is the second longest continuously-published team in major college football.

[edit] 2009 Committee

John Davis, Oxford (Miss.) Eagle Heather Dinich, espn.com Pete DiPrimio, Fort Wayne (Ind.) News-Sentinel Dennis Dodd, cbssports.com Ryan Finley, Arizona Daily Star Pete Fiutak, College Football News Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Anthony Hanshew, The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, W. Va.) Dave Matter, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune Mick McGrane, The San Diego Union-Tribune Rodney McKissic, The Buffalo News Adam Sparks, Daily News Journal (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Phil Steele, Phil Steele Publications Jimmy Watson, Shreveport Times

[edit] 2008 Committee

Bob Asmussen, Champaign News-Gazette Frank Coyle, draftinsiders.com Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman Dennis Dodd, CBSSports.com Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle Antonya English, St. Petersburg Times Maureen Fulton, Toledo Blade

Bob Holt, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Tom Kensler, Denver Post Lenn Robbins, New York Post George Schroeder, Eugene Register-Guard Phil Steele, Phil Steele Publications Paul Strelow, The State Phil Stukenborg, The Commercial Appeal

[edit] 2007 Committee

Mark Blaudschun, Boston Globe Chip Brown, The Dallas Morning News Bob Clark, Eugene Register-Guard Buddy Davis, Ruston Leader Dennis Dodd, CBSSports.com

Bob Holt, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Steve Irvine, Birmingham News Michael Lewis, Salt Lake Tribune Matt Markey, Toledo Blade Brett McMurphy, Tampa Tribune

[edit] 2006 Committee

Eric Bailey, Tulsa World Chad Cripe, Idaho Statesman Scott Ferrell, Shreveport Times Robert Gagliardi, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle Eric Hansen, South Bend Tribune

Andrew Logue, Des Moines Register Tom Luicci, Newark Star-Ledger Jeff Metcalfe, Arizona Republic George Schroeder, Daily Oklahoman Norm Wood, Daily Press

[edit] Bert McGrane Award Winners

Presented to a member of the FWAA for "outstanding contribution to the organization".^[1]

1974 Charley Johnson, Minneapolis Star 1975 Wilfrid Smith, Chicago Tribune 1976 Paul Zimmerman, Los Angeles Times 1977 Dick Cullum, Minneapolis Tribune 1978 Wilbur Evans, Cotton Bowl Athletic Association 1979 Tom Siler, Knoxville News-Sentinel 1980 Maury White, Des Moines Register 1981 Fred Russell, Nashville Banner 1982 Furman Bisher, Atlanta Journal 1983 John Mooney, Salt Lake Tribune 1984 Si Burick, Dayton News 1985 Blackie Sherrod, The Dallas Morning News 1986 Raymond Johnson, Nashville Tennessean 1987 Tim Cohane, Look Magazine 1988 Dave Campbell, Waco Tribune Herald 1989 Jim Brock, Cotton Bowl Athletic Association 1990 Jack Hairston, Gainesville Sun 1991 Murray Olderman, Newspaper Enterprise Association

1992 Volney Meece, The Daily Oklahoman 1993 Bob Hentzen, Topeka Capital Journal 1994 Edgar Allen, Nashville Journal 1995 Dick Herbert, Raleigh News & Observer 1996 Bob Hammel, Bloomington Herald-Times 1997 Bill Lumpkin, Birmingham Post-Herald 1998 Don Bryant, University of Nebraska 1999 Field Scovell, Cotton Bowl Athletic Association 2000 Jimmie McDowell, All-American Football Foundation 2001 Edwin Pope, Miami Herald 2002 Orville Henry, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 2003 Dan Foster, Greenville News 2004 Pat Harmon, Cincinnati Post 2005 Steve Richardson, FWAA Executive Director 2006 John Junker, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl 2007 Mark Blaudschun, Boston Globe 2008 Claude Felton, University of Georgia 2009 Tony Barnhart, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

[edit] All-Time Teams

Selected by the Football Writers Association of America for the centennial year of college football in 1969. An Early Era team was chose that featured Jim Thorpe, a modern team (1919-68) and a Quarter-Century team that was chosen in 1994, 25 years ofter the college football centennial celebration.

[edit] 1969-1994 All-America Team

Offense C – Dave Rimington, Nebraska G - John Hannah, Alabama G – Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska T – Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh T – Jerry Sisemore, Texas TE – Keith Jackson, Oklahoma WR – Anthony Carter, Michigan WR – Jerry Rice, Mississippi Valley QB – John Elway, Stanford RB – Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh RB – Herschel Walker, University of Georgia K – Tony Franklin, Texas A&M KR – Johnny Rogers, Nebraska

Defense DE – Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma DE – Jack Youngblood, Florida DT – Steve Emtman, Washington DT – Randy White, Maryland LB – Hugh Green, Pittsburgh LB – Lawrence Taylor, North Carolina MLB – Mike Singletary, Baylor DB – Deion Sanders, Florida State DB – Ronnie Lott, Southern California DB – Jack Tatum, Ohio State DB – Kenny Easley, UCLA P- Ray Guy – Southern Mississippi[2]

[edit] 1919-1968 Modern Era All-America Team

E – Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan
E – Don Hutson, Alabama
L – Bronko Nagurski, Minnesota
L – Bruiser Kinard, Mississippi
L – Jim Parker, Ohio State
L – Bob Suffridge, Tennessee
C – Mel Hein, Washington State
B – Sammy Baugh, Texas Christian
B – Jay Berwanger, Chicago
B – Ernie Nevers, Stanford
B – Red Grange, Illinois^[3]

[edit] 1869-1918 Early Era All-America Team

E – Frank Hinkey, Yale
E – Huntington Hardwick, Harvard
T – Josh Cody, Vanderbilt
T – Wilbur Henry, Washington and Jefferson
G – Pudge Heffelfinger,Yale
G – Truxton Hare, Pennsylvania
C – Germany Schulz, Michigan
B – Jim Thorpe, Carlisle
B – Elmer Oliphant, Purdue
B – Willie Heston, Michigan
B – Walter Eckersall, Chicago^[4]

[edit] Awards Sponsored

Currently the FWAA sponsors seven awards and those are affiliated with the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA).

• All-America and Freshman All-America Teams
• Bronko Nagurski Trophy
• Outland Trophy
• Grantland Rice Award
• Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
• FedEx Orange Bowl Courage Award
• Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Football Writers Association of America official website
• FWAA all-time All-Americans since 1944