Maxwell Football Club - Awards

Awards

The club presents several awards annually to professional, college, and high-school football players, coaches, and others, including:

• Maxwell Award for College Player of the Year, first awarded in 1937
• Chuck Bednarik Award for College Defensive Player of the Year, instituted in 1995
• Bert Bell Award for Professional Player of the Year, established following Bell's death in 1959
• Jim Henry Award for Area High-School Student-Athlete Football Player of the Year, instituted in 1986
  • New Jersey High School Player of the Year
  • Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year
• Earle "Greasy" Neale Award for Professional Coach of the Year, introduced in 1989
• Reds Bagnell Award for Contributions to the Game of Football, introduced in 1989
• Tri-State Player of the Year Award, first presented in 2001
• Tri-State Coach of the Year Award, established in 1998
• Harrah's Broadcast Award for Sports Broadcaster of the Year, established in 2003
• The Spirit Award
• Al Lucas Award for Arena Football League Player of the Year
• National High School Player Award, presented to the best high school football player in the United States, first awarded in 2007