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198<br />
AWARD WINNERS<br />
THE TOUCHDOWN CLUB TROPHY<br />
(PAUL ROBESON AWARD)<br />
Awarded to that senior<br />
whose performance, leadership<br />
and dedication on and off the field,<br />
during his varsity career,<br />
had the greatest impact on<br />
<strong>Rutgers</strong> Football<br />
1968 - Pete Savino<br />
1969 - Lee Schneider<br />
1970 - Larry Clymer<br />
1971 - Sam Picketts<br />
1972 - David Rinehimer<br />
1973 - James "JJ" Jennings<br />
1974 - Tony Pawlik<br />
1975 - Thomas R. Holmes<br />
Dwight A. Lipscomb<br />
1976 - Nate Toran<br />
1977 - Robert Davis<br />
Michael Fisher<br />
1978 - Timothy Blanchard<br />
1979 - Kennan Startzell<br />
1980 - Ted Blackwell<br />
1981 - Andy F. Carino<br />
1982 - Bill Pickel<br />
1983 - Bill Beschner<br />
1984 - George Pickel<br />
1985 - George Pickel<br />
1986 - Joe Gagliardi<br />
1987 - Curtis Stephens<br />
1988 - Bill Dubiel<br />
1989 - Jeff Erickson<br />
1990 - Donald Forbes<br />
1991 - Tom Tarver<br />
1992 - Travis Broadbent<br />
1993 - Bill Bailey<br />
1994 - Wes Bridges<br />
1995 - Ray Lucas<br />
1996 - Chad Bosch<br />
1997 - Chris Cebula<br />
1998 - Aaron Brady<br />
1999 - Shaun O’Hara<br />
Dax Strohmeyer<br />
2000 - Tom Petko<br />
2001 - Delrico Fletcher<br />
2002 - Mike Esposito<br />
2003 - Raheem Orr<br />
2004 - Ray Pilch<br />
2005 - Will Gilkison<br />
2006 - Brian Leonard<br />
2007 - Mike Teel<br />
2008 - Ryan D’Imperio<br />
THE 12TH MAN AWARD<br />
For significant contributions to the<br />
enhancement of Special Teams<br />
1990 - Ron Allen<br />
1991 - Gary Melton<br />
1992 - Marshall Roberts<br />
James Guarantano<br />
1993 - Shaun Smith<br />
1994 - Mark Washington<br />
1995 - Dan Latore<br />
1996 - Kevin Williams<br />
1997 - Dax Strohmeyer<br />
1998 - Dante Siciliano<br />
1999 - Dennis Thomas<br />
2000 - Gary Brackett<br />
2001 - Nate Jones<br />
2002 - Mike Barr<br />
UPSTREAM AWARD<br />
Awarded as a symbol<br />
of academic achievement<br />
1967 - Donald F. Riesett<br />
1968 - Rich Bing<br />
1969 - Rich Policastro<br />
1970 - John R. Bauer<br />
1971 - Bill Donaldson<br />
1972 - Vic Lapkowicz<br />
1973 - Gary Smolyn<br />
1974 - Andy Farkas<br />
1975 - Steve Simek<br />
1976 - Jim Teatom<br />
1979 - Frank Cerone<br />
1981 - Steve Pfirman<br />
1982 - Jim Martello<br />
1983 - John Owens<br />
1984 - Reynold Walbrook<br />
1985 - Jay Getzendanner<br />
1986 - Paul Halada<br />
1987 - Chris Evans<br />
1988 - Steve Tardy<br />
1989 - Steve Tardy<br />
1990 - Marty Mayes<br />
1991 - Elnardo Webster<br />
1992 - Maurice Owens<br />
1993 - Bryan Fortay<br />
1994 - Ken Dammann<br />
1995 - Michael Theokas<br />
1996 - Ron Keller<br />
1997 - Jared Slovan<br />
1998 - Aaron Brady<br />
1999 - Karl Mayall<br />
2000 - Garrett Shea<br />
2001 - Seth Stanton<br />
2002 - Greg Pyszczmuka<br />
2003 - Nate Jones<br />
COLLINS ACADEMIC<br />
IMPROVEMENT AWARD<br />
Donated by Kevin and Helen Collins<br />
1999 - Julian Ross<br />
2000 - Marty Pyszczymuka<br />
2001 - Mitch Davis<br />
2002 - Chris Loomis<br />
2003 - Ryan Neill<br />
2004 - Leslie “Manny” Collins<br />
2005 - Brad Cunningham<br />
2006 - Pedro Sosa<br />
2008 - Fabian Ruiz<br />
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD<br />
2005 - Ryan Hart, Tres Moses<br />
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD<br />
2005 - Brandon Renkart<br />
2006 - Brandon Renkart<br />
2007 - Brandon Renkart<br />
2008 - Jason McCourty<br />
IRON KNIGHT AWARD<br />
2005 - Sameeh McDonald<br />
2006 - Devraun Thompson<br />
2007 - Brandon Renkart<br />
2008 - Kevin Malast<br />
DRADDY TROPHY<br />
Academic Heisman<br />
2006 - Brian Leonard<br />
MAXWELL AWARD<br />
2006 - Ray Rice - Finalist<br />
RIMINGTON AWARD<br />
2006 - Darnell Stapleton - Finalist<br />
CO-SIDA ACADEMIC<br />
ALL-AMERICAN<br />
1989 - Steve Tardy (2nd Team)<br />
2002 - Nate Jones (2nd Team)<br />
2003 - Nate Jones (1st Team)<br />
2007 - Brandon Renkart (2nd Team)<br />
THE FRANK R. BURNS AWARD<br />
Awarded for mental and physial toughness<br />
in spring practice<br />
1990 - Elnardo Webster<br />
1991 - Doug Adkins<br />
1992 - Jay Bellamy<br />
1993 - Andrew Beckett<br />
1994 - Mark Washington<br />
1995 - Robert Higgins<br />
1996 - Matt Fleming<br />
1997 - Alan Davis<br />
1998 - Andy Holland<br />
1999 - Roger Wingate<br />
2000 - Greg Pyszczymuka<br />
2001 - Mike Esposito<br />
2002 - Marty Pyszczymuka<br />
2003 - Brian Bender<br />
2004 - Ryan Neill<br />
2005 - Clarence Pittman<br />
2006 - Sam Johnson<br />
2007 - Kevin Malast<br />
2008 - Pete Tverdov<br />
2009 - Jim Dumont<br />
DOUGLAS A. SMITH-DEFENSIVE<br />
MARK MILLS-OFFENSIVE<br />
SECOND EFFORT AWARDS<br />
Awarded to the players who have shown the<br />
most improvement during the spring<br />
1980 - Gary Liska<br />
1981 - Craig Hoffner<br />
1982 - Mercer Hedgeman<br />
1983 - Mike Brenner<br />
1984 - Barry Buchowski<br />
1985 - Darryl Brittingham<br />
Glenn Fine<br />
1986 - John Kutz<br />
Harry Swayne<br />
1987 - George Bankos<br />
Tyrone McQueen<br />
1988 - Jeff Erickson<br />
Tim Lester<br />
1989 - Marty Mayes<br />
Gary Melton<br />
1990 - Todd Lane<br />
Donald Forbes<br />
1991 - Andrew Beckett<br />
Tim Christ<br />
1992 - George Stewart<br />
Doug Kavulich<br />
1993 - Jay Bellamy<br />
Terrell Willis<br />
1994 - Keif Bryant<br />
Marco Battaglia<br />
1995 - Rusty Swartz<br />
Pat Gorman<br />
1996 - Thomas Kelly<br />
Chad Bosch<br />
1997 - Norris Crawford<br />
Chris Hutton<br />
1998 - Riley Jefferson<br />
Jason Ohene<br />
1999 - Tarell Freeney<br />
Kevin Sinclair<br />
2000 - Gary Brackett<br />
Chad Schwenk<br />
2001 - Shawn Seabrooks<br />
Antoine Lovelace<br />
2002 - Gary Gibson<br />
Mike Williamson<br />
2003 - Brandon Haw<br />
Chris Loomis<br />
2004 - Terry Bynes<br />
Chris Baker<br />
2005 - Corey Barnes<br />
Ishmael Medley<br />
2006 - Jason McCourty<br />
Kevin Haslam<br />
2007 - Pete Tverdov<br />
Kenny Britt<br />
2008 - Davon Smart<br />
Dennis Campbell<br />
2009 - Charlie Noonan<br />
Desmond Wynn<br />
NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION<br />
HALL OF FAME<br />
Player<br />
Years at RU<br />
Homer Hazel 1916, 1923-24<br />
Paul Robeson 1916-18<br />
Alex Kroll 1960-61<br />
Coach<br />
Inducted<br />
George Foster Sanford<br />
1971<br />
(56-32-5 Record)<br />
Harvey Harman 1981<br />
(66-43-2 Record)<br />
NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION<br />
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD<br />
Player<br />
Years at RU<br />
Paul Benke 1958-60<br />
Alex Kroll 1960-61<br />
"JJ" Jennings 1971-73<br />
Brandon Renkart 2003-07<br />
Steve Tardy 1986-89<br />
ALL-STAR PARTICIPANTS<br />
Senior Bowl<br />
1962 - Alex Kroll<br />
Steve Simms<br />
2000 - Mike McMahon<br />
2003 - L.J. Smith (DNP - Injury)<br />
2006 - Brian Leonard<br />
Clark Harris (DNP - Injury)<br />
Hula Bowl<br />
1974 - “JJ” Jennings<br />
1987 - Tyronne Stowe<br />
1994 - Bryan Fortay<br />
1999 - Shaun O’Hara<br />
East-West Shrine Bowl<br />
1949 - Frank Burns<br />
1977 - John Alexander<br />
1985 - Alan Andrews<br />
1987 - Lee Getz<br />
1993 - Shawn Williams<br />
1995 - Ken Damman<br />
1996 - Marco Battaglia<br />
Bruce Presley<br />
1998 - Reggie Stephens<br />
2007 - Pedro Sosa<br />
Jeremy Zuttah<br />
2009 - Courtney Greene<br />
Blue-Gray Classic<br />
1939 - Bill Tranavitch<br />
1947 - William Vigh<br />
1952 - Russ Sandblom<br />
1953 - Les Miller<br />
1958 - Bill Austin<br />
1969 - Richard Policastro<br />
1975 - Tom Holmes<br />
1976 - Nate Toran<br />
1978 - Jim Hughes<br />
1986 - Tyronne Stowe<br />
1989 - Jeff Erickson<br />
Pat Udovich<br />
1990 - Scott Miller<br />
1992 - Shawn Williams<br />
1993 - Jay Bellamy<br />
Chris Brantley<br />
Malik Jackson (Def. MVP)<br />
1994 - Bob Sneathen<br />
1995 - Robert Barr<br />
Bruce Presley<br />
1996 - Rashod Swinger<br />
1999 - Wayne Hampton<br />
2000 - Mike McMahon (Off. MVP)<br />
2003 - Raheem Orr<br />
Inta Juice North-South All-Star Classic<br />
2006 - Ramel Meekins<br />
Darnell Stapleton<br />
Cameron Stephenson<br />
Devraun Thompson<br />
Texas vs. the Nation All-Star Challenge<br />
2007 - Eric Foster<br />
2009 - Kevin Malast, Jason<br />
McCourty, Mike Teel,<br />
Tiquan Underwood<br />
Brian Leonard won the 2006 Draddy Trophy<br />
from the National Football Foundation<br />
in New York City.