Ralph Hay Award
The Ralph Hay Award, named after the Canton Bulldogs owner whose showroom was the site of the NFL's first organizational meeting, is awarded for "lifetime achievement in pro football research and historiography." Past winners include:
- 2010 - Pete Palmer
- 2009 - Bob Carroll
- 2008 - Ralph Hickok
- 2007 - Vince Popo
- 2006 - Emil Klosinski
- 2005 - John Gunn
- 2004 - Jeffrey Miller
- 2003 - John Hogrogian
- 2002 - Ken Pullis
- 2001 - Tod Maher
- 2000 - Mel "Buck" Bashore
- 1999 - Stan Grosshandler
- 1998 - Seymour Siwoff
- 1997 - Total Sports Publishing
- 1996 - Don Smith
- 1995 - John Hogrogian
- 1994 - Jim Campbell
- 1993 - Robert Van Atta
- 1992 - Richard Cohen
- 1991 - Joe Horrigan
- 1990 - Bob Gill
- 1989 - Joe Plack
- 1988 - David Neft
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