Nelson Ross Award
The Nelson Ross Award is presented annually by the PFRA for "outstanding achievement in pro football research and historiography." Past winners include:
- 2010 - Kate Buford, for her book Native American Son: The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe
- 2009 - Robert Lyons, for his book On Any Given Sunday: A Life of Bert Bell
- 2008 - Sean Lahman, for his book The Pro Football Historical Abstract
- 2007 - Andy Piascik, for his book The Best Show in Football: The 1946-1955 Cleveland Browns
- 2006 - Matthew Algeo, for his book Last Team Standing: How the Steelers and the Eagles -- "The Steagles" -- Saved Pro Football During World War II
- 2005 - Chris Willis, for his book Old Leather: An Oral History of Early Pro Football in Ohio, 1920-1935
- 2004 - Michael MacCambridge, for his book America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured A Nation
- 2003 - Mark L. Ford, for his book NFLX: NFL Exhibition Games 1950 to 2002
- 2002 - Bob Gill, Steve Brainerd, and Tod Maher, for their book Minor League Football, 1960-1985
- 2001 - William J. Ryczek, for his book Crash of the Titans: The Early Years of the New York Jets and the AFL
- 2000 - Paul Reeths, for his book "The USFL Chronicle"
- 1999 - Joe Ziemba, for his book When Football Was Football: The Chicago Cardinals and the Birth of the NFL
- 1998 - Keith McClellan, for his book The Sunday Game: At the Dawn of Professional Football
- 1997 - Tod Maher & Bob Gill, for their book The Pro Football Encyclopedia
- 1996 - John Hogrogian, for his book All-Pros: The First 40 years
- 1995 - Phil Dietrich, for his book Down Payments : Professional Football 1896-1930
- 1994 - Rick Korch
- 1993 - Myron J. "Jack" Smith, Jr., for his book Professional Football: The Official Pro Football Hall of Fame Bibliography
- 1992 - John M. Carroll, for his book Fritz Pollard: Pioneer in Racial Advancement
- 1991 - Tod Maher, for his book Wiffle: The World Football League Chronicle
- 1990 - Pearce Johnson, for his book Professional Football in Rhode Island and Its National Connections
- 1989 - Bob Gill
- 1988 - Bob Braunwart
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