William V. Campbell Trophy
The William V. Campbell Trophy is an athletic award given annually in the United States since 1990 to college football players with the best combination of academic success, athletic achievement, and community service. In comparison to awards such as the Heisman Trophy or the Maxwell Award , in which only sporting criteria are decisive for the selection of the winner, the award is considered an “academic Heisman”.
A committee of the National Football Foundation is responsible for the selection of the award winner after nominations by their universities. Eligible are college football players who are in their final year of college or are working on their graduation, achieved a GPA of at least 3.2, had outstanding performance on their college football team as regulars, and had strong leadership and skills have shown social commitment.
The award for the winner consists of a bronze trophy and a scholarship of 25,000 dollars for a postgraduate course , the finalists will receive a stipend of $ 18,000.
literature
- William V. Campbell Trophy. In: Dave Blevins: College Football Awards: All National and Conference Winners Through 2010. McFarland & Company Inc., Jefferson 2012, ISBN 0-78-644867-9 , p. 69