Doak Walker Award
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Doak Walker Award
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| Awarded for | America's best college football running back |
| Country | United States of America |
| Awarded by | Southern Methodist University |
| First awarded | 1990 |
| Last award | Jonathan Taylor , Wisconsin |
| website | http://www.smu.edu/doakwalkeraward |
The Doak Walker Award is a prize for the best running back in college football . Awarded since 1990, it is named after Doak Walker , a former Southern Methodist University (SMU) American football player in college football and the Detroit Lions in the National Football League (NFL).
The nominees are judged not only on their skills on the field, but also on their academic performance.
The winner is presented with a bronze statue of Doak Walker, which is attached to a wooden base. It was designed by Blair Buswell , who also busted more than a dozen members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame .
winner
| Year | winner | school |
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| 1990 | Greg Lewis | Washington |
| 1991 | Trevor Cobb | Rice |
| 1992 | Garrison Hearst | Georgia |
| 1993 | Byron "Bam" Morris | Texas Tech |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | Colorado |
| 1995 | Eddie George | Ohio State |
| 1996 | Byron Hanspard | Texas Tech |
| 1997 | Ricky Williams | Texas |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin |
| 2000 | LaDainian Tomlinson | TCU |
| 2001 | Luke Staley | BYU |
| 2002 | Larry Johnson | Penn State |
| 2003 | Chris Perry | Michigan |
| 2004 | Cedric Benson | Texas |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush | USC |
| 2006 | Darren McFadden | Arkansas |
| 2007 | Darren McFadden | Arkansas |
| 2008 | Shonn Greene | Iowa |
| 2009 | Toby Gerhart | Stanford |
| 2010 | LaMichael James | Oregon |
| 2011 | Trent Richardson | Alabama |
| 2012 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin |
| 2013 | Andre Williams | Boston College |
| 2014 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin |
| 2015 | Derrick Henry | Alabama |
| 2016 | D'Onta Foreman | Texas |
| 2017 | Bryce Love | Stanford |
| 2018 | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin |
Web link
credentials
- ↑ Description Doak Walker Award . (English) SMU.edu. Retrieved July 3, 2014.