Doak Walker Award
| Doak Walker Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The nation's top college football running back |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | SMU |
| First awarded | 1990 |
| Currently held by | Derrick Henry, Alabama |
| Official website | http://smu.edu/doakwalker/ |
The Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990, honors the United States' top college football running back. It is named after the Southern Methodist and Detroit Lions football player Doak Walker. The 2015 winner of the Doak Walker Award was Derrick Henry of Alabama. The award requires all candidates to be:
- in good academic standing, and
- on schedule to graduate within one year of students in their eligibility classification.
The award recipient receives a sculpture of Doak Walker, cast in bronze and mounted on a wooden base. It was created by artist Blair Buswell, who has sculpted the busts of more than a dozen inductees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Winners
Toby Gerhart's Doak Walker Award on display at the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame
| Year | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Lewis, GregGreg Lewis | Washington |
| 1991 | Cobb, TrevorTrevor Cobb | Rice |
| 1992 | Hearst, GarrisonGarrison Hearst | Georgia |
| 1993 | Morris, Byron "Bam"Byron "Bam" Morris | Texas Tech |
| 1994 | Salaam, RashaanRashaan Salaam | Colorado |
| 1995 | George, EddieEddie George | Ohio State |
| 1996 | Hanspard, ByronByron Hanspard | Texas Tech |
| 1997 | Williams, RickyRicky Williams | Texas |
| 1998 | Williams, RickyRicky Williams | Texas |
| 1999 | Dayne, RonRon Dayne | Wisconsin |
| 2000 | Tomlinson, LaDainianLaDainian Tomlinson | TCU |
| 2001 | Staley, LukeLuke Staley | BYU |
| 2002 | Johnson, LarryLarry Johnson | Penn State |
| 2003 | Perry, ChrisChris Perry | Michigan |
| 2004 | Benson, CedricCedric Benson | Texas |
| 2005 | Bush, ReggieReggie Bush | USC |
| 2006 | McFadden, DarrenDarren McFadden | Arkansas |
| 2007 | McFadden, DarrenDarren McFadden | Arkansas |
| 2008 | Greene, ShonnShonn Greene | Iowa |
| 2009 | Gerhart, TobyToby Gerhart | Stanford |
| 2010 | James, LaMichaelLaMichael James | Oregon |
| 2011 | Richardson, TrentTrent Richardson | Alabama |
| 2012 | Ball, MonteeMontee Ball | Wisconsin |
| 2013 | Williams, AndreAndre Williams | Boston College |
| 2014 | Gordon, MelvinMelvin Gordon | Wisconsin |
| 2015 | Henry, DerrickDerrick Henry | Alabama |
Trophies won by school
| School | Winners |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 3 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Texas Tech | 2 |
| Boston College | 1 |
| BYU | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Ohio State | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Penn State | 1 |
| Rice | 1 |
| Stanford | 1 |
| TCU | 1 |
| USC | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
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