Gagliardi Trophy

Gagliardi Trophy
Image of the Gagliardi Trophy
Awarded for	Outstanding Division III college football player of the year
Location	Salem, Virginia
Country	United States
Presented by	Salem Rotary Club
First awarded	1993
Currently held by	Joe Callahan, Wesley (Dover, Delaware)
Official website	http://www.gojohnnies.com/index.aspx?path=gtrophy

The Gagliardi Trophy was first presented in 1993 to the Outstanding Division III college football player of the year by the Jostens Company and the J-Club of Saint John's University in Minnesota. Since that time, the award has become one of the leading collegiate football awards and is widely recognized as the premier individual award in Division III football, honoring excellence in athletics, academics and community service. The award is named for John Gagliardi, head football coach of Carroll College 1949 to 1952 and St. John's University in Minnesota from 1953 to 2012. The trophy is presented by the Salem Rotary Club each year in Salem, Virginia.

Winners

Year	Player	Position	School	Class
1993	Jim Ballard	Quarterback	Mount Union	Senior
1994	Carey Bender	Running back	Coe	Senior
1995	Chris Palmer	Wide receiver	St. John's (Minnesota)	Senior
1996	Lon Erickson	Quarterback	Illinois Wesleyan	Senior
1997	Bill Borchert	Quarterback	Mount Union	Senior
1998	Scott Hvistendahl	Wide receiver/ Punter	Augsburg	Senior
1999	Danny Ragsdale	Quarterback	Redlands	Senior
2000	Chad Johnson	Quarterback	Pacific Lutheran	Senior
2001	Chuck Moore	Running back	Mount Union	Senior
2002	Dan Pugh	Running back	Mount Union	Senior
2003	Blake Elliott	Wide receiver/ Punt/Kick returner	St. John's (Minnesota)	Senior
2004	Rocky Myers	Safety	Wesley (Delaware)	Senior
2005	Brett Elliott	Quarterback	Linfield	Senior
2006	Josh Brehm	Quarterback	Alma	Senior
2007	Justin Beaver	Running back	Wisconsin–Whitewater	Senior
2008	Greg Micheli	Quarterback	Mount Union	Senior
2009	Blaine Westemeyer	Offensive tackle	Augustana (Illinois)	Senior
2010	Eric Watt	Quarterback	Trine	Senior
2011	Michael Zweifel	Wide receiver	Dubuque	Senior
2012	Scottie Williams	Running back	Elmhurst (Illinois)	Senior
2013	Burke, KevinKevin Burke	Quarterback	Mount Union	Junior
2014	Burke, KevinKevin Burke	Quarterback	Mount Union	Senior
2015	Joe Callahan	Quarterback	Wesley (Delaware)	Senior

Winners by school

School	Winners
Mount Union	7
St. John's (MN)	2
Wesley (DE)	2
Alma	1
Augsburg	1
Augustana (IL)	1
Coe	1
Dubuque	1
Elmhurst	1
Illinois Wesleyan	1
Linfield	1
Pacific Lutheran	1
Redlands	1
Trine	1
Wisconsin–Whitewater	1

External links

The Gagliardi Trophy

Gagliardi Trophy winners

1993: Ballard 1994: Bender 1995: Palmer 1996: Erickson 1997: Borchert 1998: Hvistendahl 1999: Ragsdale 2000: Johnson 2001: Moore 2002: Pugh 2003: Bl. Elliott 2004: Myers 2005: Br. Elliott 2006: Brehm 2007: Beaver 2008: Micheli 2009: Westemeyer 2010: Watt 2011: Zweifel 2012: Williams 2013: Burke 2014: Burke 2015: Callahan

College football awards

Overall trophies	Heisman Memorial Trophy (winners) (1935) Maxwell Award (1937) Walter Camp Award (1967)

Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) Sporting News Player of the Year (1942) Defunct: UPI Player of the Year

Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive player) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive player) Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) Lott Trophy (Defensive player) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Jet Award (Return Specialist) Jacobs Blocking Trophy Joe Moore Award (Offensive Line) Holder of the Year (Holder)

Other national player awards	Archie Griffin Award (Best player) Bill Willis Trophy (Defensive lineman) Chic Harley Award (Best player) Jack Lambert Trophy (Linebacker) Jack Tatum Trophy (Defensive back) Jim Brown Trophy (Running back) Jim Parker Trophy (Offensive lineman) Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback) Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy (Lineman) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Paul Warfield Award (Wide receiver) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Passer) Walter Camp Memorial Trophy (Offensive back)

All-Americans	College Football All-America Team

Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) George Munger Award (1989) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010)

Assistant coaching awards	Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year

Conference awards	ACC awards American awards Big 12 awards Big Ten awards (MVP) MAC awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Defunct: Big East awards SWC awards

Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defensive player) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach) Defunct: Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete) STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS offensive player) STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS defensive player) STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year (Div. I FCS freshman) STATS FCS Coach of the Year (Div. I FCS coach)

Other divisions/associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Melberger Award (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA)

Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards	Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete) Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete) Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (Student-athlete) Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)

Service awards	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Walter Camp Man of the Year National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners Theodore Roosevelt Award

Regional awards	All-Southern team Champ Pickens Trophy Conerly Trophy (Mississippi's best college football player) Dudley Award (Virginia's best college football player) Norris Cup Porter Cup Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)

Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

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