| Awarded for | The best college football lineman of the year |
|---|---|
| Location | Houston, Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Rotary Club of Houston |
| History | |
| First award | 1970 |
| Most recent | Laiatu Latu, UCLA (2023) |
| Website | http://www.rotarylombardiaward.org |
The Rotary Lombardi Award is an award for college football in the United States. Awarded by the Rotary Club of Houston, Texas annually to the college football player "who best embodies the values and spirit of NFL's legendary coach Vince Lombardi"[1] the Rotary Lombardi Award program was created in 1970 shortly after the death of Lombardi.[2] The committee outlined the original criteria for eligibility for the award, which remained in place until this day:[3][4]
- ^ "Football Lombardi Award".
- ^ "The Rotary Lombardi Award". The Rotarian. 167 (6). Rotary International: 34. December 1995. ISSN 0035-838X. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ "College football's Lombardi Award to be open to all positions". 24 August 2016.
- ^ "The Heisman-like college football award for anti-Manziels". 27 August 2016.