Bert Bell Award

Bert Bell Award

The Bert Bell Award for the Professional American football Player of the Year is presented by the Maxwell Football Club. This award is named in honor of Bert Bell (1895-1959), Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) and founder of the Maxwell Club. Voters for the Pro Awards are NFL owners, football personnel, head and assistant coaches as well as members of the Maxwell Football Club, national media, both electronic and print, and local media. The award consists of a trophy in the form of a statue in the likeness of Bell. The award is presented at the club's annual football banquet.

Note: Not to be confused with the Bert Bell Man of the Year Award presented by the Bakers Club of Philadelphia.

2007 winner

New England Patriot quarterback Tom Brady won the 49th Annual Bert Bell Award as Professional Player of the Year. He received 501 first-place votes, 115 second-place votes, and 76 third-place votes totaling 1,809 points on a 3-2-1 scoring basis. Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers, the runner-up, received 149 first-place votes, and the Philadelphia Eagles' Brian Westbrook was third with 88 first-place votes. [ [http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/news/2007/press_pro.htm 2007 award announcement at the Maxwell Football Club] ]

Winners

External links

* [http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/bell_m.htm Maxwell Football Club Official site]

See also

*Touchdown Club of Columbus
*Washington D.C. Touchdown Club
*Kansas City Committee of 101 Awards
*National Football League Most Valuable Player Award
*NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award
*Newspaper Enterprise Association Defensive Player of the Year Award
*NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award
*UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year
*UPI NFC Player of the Year

References


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