- Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award
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Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award Awarded for "the player who by his conduct on and off the gridiron demonstrates a high esteem for the football code and exemplifies sportsmanship to an outstanding degree." Presented by Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Location Boston, Massachusetts Country United States First awarded 1946 Currently held by Anthony Castonzo
Ryan SchmidOfficial website http://www.gridclubofgreaterboston.com/awardWinners.php?t=4 The Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award is an American college football award given annually by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston to "the player who by his conduct on and off the gridiron demonstrates a high esteem for the football code and exemplifies sportsmanship to an outstanding degree" among northeastern colleges and universities.[1] In 1982, the award was narrowed to the player deemed to be the "very best, and most academically talented, college football player in New England."[1][2] Since 1989, the award has been given annually to two players (with the exception of a single winner in 1996 and three winners in 2007), one from a Division I football program, and one from a small college.[2]
The award is the fourth oldest collegiate football award in the United States, following the Heisman, Maxwell, and George "Bulger" Lowe trophies.[2]
The award is named for the founder of the Gridiron Club, Nils V. "Swede" Nelson, a former college player at Harvard and coach. Nelson was a member of the unbeaten Harvard football team that defeated Oregon in the 1920 Rose Bowl.
Anthony Castonzo, an offensive lineman from Boston College, and Ryan Schmid, a defensive lineman from Coast Guard, were the 2010 winners of the award.
The inaugural winner of the trophy was quarterback Perry Moss of Illinois in 1946. Other notable winners of the award include Doak Walker (1949), Johnny Bright (1951), Floyd Little (1966), Dick Jauron (1971), Otis Armstrong (1972), Tom Waddle (1988), Jay Fiedler (1992), and Matt Hasselbeck (1997).
Past winners
Year Player Position School 2010 Anthony Castonzo OL Boston College 2010 Ryan Schmid DL Coast Guard 2009 Mark Herzlich LB Boston College 2009 Alex Rubino DL MIT 2008 Andrew Berry DB Harvard 2008 James Oleinik OL MIT 2007 Dan Guariglia OL Amherst 2007 Ryne Nutt C Central Connecticut 2007 Steve Morgan P/K Brown 2006 Ed McCarthy OL Yale 2006 Brendan Fulmer WR/P/K Williams 2005 David Diamond OL Bowdoin 2005 Nick Hartigan RB Brown 2004 Keron Henry WR Connecticut 2004 Fletcher Ladd RB Amherst 2003 Steve Fox OL Holy Cross 2003 Greg Wood WR Worcester State 2002 Kevin Noone OL Dartmouth 2002 Chuck McGraw RB Tufts 2001 John Richardson OL Boston College 2001 Bob Montgomery C UMass-Lowell 2000 Eric Johnson WR Yale 2000 Tim McCarthy OL Middlebury 1999 Isaiah Kacyvenski LB Harvard 1999 Nicholas Kozy OL MIT 1998 Matt Jordan WR UMass 1998 Eric Trum OL Tufts 1997 Matt Hasselbeck QB Boston College 1997 Daniel Lord OL Tufts 1996 Joseph DeAngelis OL Trinity 1995 Tim O'Brien OL Boston College 1995 Mike Rymsha QB Bentley 1994 Andre Miksimow OL Boston University 1994 Nate Sleeper QB Williams 1993 Keith Miller RB Boston College 1993 Michael Turmelle DB Bowdoin 1992 Jay Fiedler QB Dartmouth 1992 Roderick Tranum WR MIT 1991 Paul Capriotti RB Maine 1991 Paul Oliveira OL Tufts 1990 Brad Preble DB Dartmouth 1990 Mark Katz OL Bowdoin 1989 Ben Cowan OL Boston University 1989 Rich Schachner RB Coast Guard 1988 Tom Waddle WR Boston College 1987 Gordie Lockbaum RB/DB Holy Cross 1986 Stan Kaczorowski OL UMass 1985 Guy Carbone OL Rhode Island 1984 Steve Strachan RB Boston College 1983 Matt Martin LB Holy Cross 1982 John Loughery QB Boston College 1981 Kenny Duckett WR Wake Forest 1980 Jerry Pierce LB Dartmouth 1979 Tom Bell OL BYU 1978 Rich Leach QB Michigan 1977 Roy Heffernan RB Middlebury 1976 Peter Cronan LB Boston College 1975 George Niland OL Trinity 1974 Peter Gorniewicz RB Colby 1973 James Stoeckel WR Harvard 1972 Otis Armstrong RB Purdue 1971 Richard Jauron RB Yale 1970 Renso Perdoni DL Georgia Tech 1969 Steve Smear DL Penn State 1968 Vic Gatto RB Harvard 1967 Brian Dowling QB Yale 1966 Floyd Little RB Syracuse 1965 Thomas Clarke OL Dartmouth 1964 Arthur Roberts RB Columbia 1963 Bob Cappadona RB Northeastern 1962 Pat Culpepper LB Texas 1961 Joseph Kowalski OL Rutgers 1960 Alan Rozycki RB Dartmouth 1959 George Roden QB Colby 1958 J.W. Brodnax RB LSU 1957 Thomas Salvo OL Boston University 1956 James Swink RB TCU 1955 Don Hollender TE Army 1954 Arthur Luppino RB Arizona 1953 Don King QB Clemson 1952 Joseph Mitinger QB Yale 1951 Johnny Bright RB Drake 1950 Bob Williams DL Arkansas 1949 Doak Walker RB/DB/K SMU 1948 Gordon Long OL Arkansas 1947 Everett Dorr RB Boston University 1946 Perry Moss QB Illinois References
- ^ a b "McGraw to Receive Gridiron Club's Swede Nelson Award". Tufts University. 2003-01-08. http://ase.tufts.edu/athletics/menFootball/press/2002-2003/mcgraw-swede.html. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
- ^ a b c "Bowdoin's Dave Diamond Honored by Gridiron Club of Greater Boston". New England Small College Athletic Conference. 2005-12-30. Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20070814011629/http://www.nescac.com/Releases/2005-06/Bowdoin_Diamond_123005.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
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