Theodore Roosevelt Award

Theodore Roosevelt Award
Awarded for	A graduate from an NCAA member institution who earned a varsity letter in college for participation in intercollegiate athletics, and who ultimately became a distinguished citizen of national reputation based on outstanding life accomplishment
Country	United States
Presented by	NCAA
History
First award	1967
Most recent	Tom Catena

The Theodore Roosevelt Award is the highest honor the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) may confer on an individual. The award is awarded annually to a graduate from an NCAA member institution who earned a varsity letter in college for participation in intercollegiate athletics, and who ultimately became a distinguished citizen of national reputation based on outstanding life accomplishment. Each awardee, by personal example, is said to exemplify the ideals and purposes to which collegiate athletics are dedicated.

The award, nicknamed "The Teddy," is named after U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, whose concern for the conduct of intercollegiate athletes and athletic programs led to the formation of the NCAA in 1906. Past winners include four former Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower (1967), Gerald R. Ford (1975), George H. W. Bush (1986), and Ronald Reagan (1990).

Past winners

1967: Dwight D. Eisenhower, United States Military Academy (football)^[1]
1968: Leverett Saltonstall, Harvard University (rowing)^[2]
1969: Byron "Whizzer" White, University of Colorado at Boulder (football, basketball)
1970: Frederick L. Hovde, University of Minnesota (football)^[3]
1971: Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (baseball)
1972: Jerome H. Holland, Cornell University (football)^[4]
1973: Omar Bradley, United States Military Academy (baseball)
1974: Jesse Owens, Ohio State University (track and field)^[5]
1975: Gerald Ford, University of Michigan (football)
1976: Thomas J. Hamilton, United States Naval Academy (football, basketball, baseball)^[6]
1977: Tom Bradley, University of California, Los Angeles (track, football)
1978: Gerald B. Zornow, University of Rochester (football, basketball, baseball)^[7]
1979: Otis Chandler, Stanford University (track and field)
1980: Denton Cooley, University of Texas at Austin (basketball)^[8]
1981: Art Linkletter, San Diego State University (basketball, swimming)
1982: Bill Cosby, Temple University (football) - Rescinded by the NCAA in 2018 after multiple allegations and convictions of sexual assault.
1983: Arnold Palmer, Wake Forest University (golf)
1984: William P. Lawrence, United States Naval Academy (basketball, football, tennis)^[9]
1985: Robben Fleming, Beloit College
1986: George H. W. Bush, Yale University (baseball)
1987: Walter J. Zable, The College of William & Mary (football)^[10]
1988: Not presented
1989: Paul Ebert, Ohio State University (baseball, basketball)^[11]
1990: Ronald Reagan, Eureka College (football)^[12]
1991: Althea Gibson, Florida A&M University (tennis)^[13]
1992: Jack Kemp, Occidental College (football)^[14]
1993: Lamar Alexander, Vanderbilt University (track and field)^[14]
1994: Rafer Johnson, University of California, Los Angeles (track and field)^[15]
1995: Bob Mathias, Stanford University (track and field)^[16]
1996: John Wooden, Purdue University (basketball)^[17]
1997: William Porter Payne, University of Georgia (football)^[18]
1998: Bob Dole, Washburn University (basketball)^[19]
1999: Bill Richardson, Tufts University (baseball)^[14]
2000: Roger Staubach, United States Naval Academy (football)^{[citation needed]}
2001: William Cohen, Bowdoin College (basketball)^[20]
2002: Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Stanford University (swimming, track and field)^[21]
2003: Donna de Varona, University of California, Los Angeles (swimming)^[22]
2004: Alan Page, University of Notre Dame (football)^[23]
2005: Sally Ride, Stanford University (tennis)^[24]
2006: Robert Kraft, Columbia University (football)^[25]
2007: Paul Tagliabue, Georgetown University (basketball)^[26]
2008: John Glenn, Muskingum College^[27]
2009: Madeleine Albright, Wellesley College (swimming, rowing, and field hockey)^[28]
2010: George J. Mitchell, Bowdoin College (basketball)^[29]
2011: Ann E. Dunwoody, SUNY Cortland (gymnastics, tennis)^[30]
2012: Will Allen, University of Miami (basketball)^[31]
2013: Tony Dungy, University of Minnesota (football)^[32]
2014: Billy Mills, Haskell Indian Nations University and University of Kansas (track and field)^[33]
2015: Mannie Jackson, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (basketball)^[34]
2016: Peter Ueberroth, San Jose State University (water polo)^[35]
2017: Beth Brooke-Marciniak, Purdue University (women's basketball)^[36]
2018: Barry E. Wilmore, Tennessee Technological University (football)^[37]
2019: Robert L. Caslen, United States Military Academy (football)^[38]
2020: Bob Delaney, New Jersey City University (basketball)^[39]
2021: John McLendon, Tennessee State University (basketball)^[40]
2022: Gail Koziara Boudreaux, Dartmouth College (basketball)^[41]
2023: Carol L. Shields, University of Notre Dame (basketball)^[42]
2024: Tom Catena, Brown University (football)^[43]

References

^ "EISENHOWER GETS NEW SPORTS PRIZE; N.C.A.A. Chooses Him for Theodore Roosevelt Award". The New York Times. 1967-01-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Ivy@50". ivy50.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Frederick L. Hovde - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Jerome H. Holland". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ David K. Wiggins (26 March 2015). African Americans in Sports. Routledge. pp. 272–. ISBN 978-1-317-47744-0.
^ "Thomas J. Hamilton - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Gerald B. Zornow - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Legends and landmarks: Dr. Denton Cooley". University of Texas Athletics. September 2010. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "William P. Lawrence Jr. - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Walter J. Zable - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Sports Digest". UPI. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ Bishop, Tate Zeigleror Kevin. "Graham to Participate in Ronald Reagan Centennial Coin Toss". United States Senator Lindsey Graham. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "GIBSON WINS THEODORE ROOSEVELT AWARD". Deseret News. 1991-01-09. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c "TTU's Wilmore Awarded NCAA's Highest Honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Award". ovcsports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Rafer Johnson to Get a 'Teddy'". Los Angeles Times. 1994-01-09. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ JACKMAN, PHIL (21 December 1994). "6-4-1 Irish can still fill the (dollar) bill for bowls". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Another Honor for List : Wooden Gets Award but Wants to Talk Pants". Los Angeles Times. 1996-01-08. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "William Payne (1968) - Hall of Fame". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Senior Statesman". Dole Institute of Politics. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "William S. Cohen". cohengroup.net. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "CNN.com - Eunice Shriver recovers from hip surgery - August 21, 2002". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Donna de Varona To Receive Theodore Roosevelt Award". UCLA. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Alan Page Named The 2003 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award Honoree". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. 2003-12-08. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Former astronaut Sally Ride to receive NCAA Roosevelt Award". Plainview Daily Herald. 2004-12-02. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Robert Kraft Recipient of NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Paul Tagliabue to Receive NCAA's Teddy Roosevelt Award". Georgetown University Athletics. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "John H. Glenn Jr. Receives NCAA's Highest Award". Muskingum University. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Madeleine Korbel Albright '59 Returns to Wellesley to Accept NCAA Award". Wellesley. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Bowdoin Alum Mitchell '54, Former U.S. Senator, Named NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award Winner". NESCAC. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Gen. Ann Dunwoody '75 Receives NCAA's Highest Honor - SUNY Cortland". www2.cortland.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "Will Allen - University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame". UM Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "President Kaler To Present NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award To Tony Dungy". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ Staff Reports (2013-12-07). "NCAA honors KU legend Billy Mills". KUsports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
^ "Mannie Jackson: 2015 Theodore Roosevelt Award Honoree". NCAA. 22 December 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
^ "2016 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award: Peter Ueberroth". NCAA. 16 December 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
^ "2017 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Beth Brooke-Marciniak". NCAA. 12 January 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
^ "2018 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Capt. Barry "Butch" Wilmore". NCAA. 7 December 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
^ "2019 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr". NCAA. 13 December 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
^ "NJCU Legend Bob Delaney '85 to Receive NCAA's Highest Honor: The Theodore Roosevelt Award". njacsports.com. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ Johnson, Greg (6 January 2021). "2021 Theodore Roosevelt Award: John McLendon". NCAA. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ McGuire, Corbin (13 January 2022). "2022 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Gail Koziara Boudreaux". NCAA. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^ Myers, Massillon (7 December 2022). "2023 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Carol Lally Shields". NCAA. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ "Tom Catena '86 Named 2024 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award Recipient".

External links

Official website

[1] "EISENHOWER GETS NEW SPORTS PRIZE; N.C.A.A. Chooses Him for Theodore Roosevelt Award". The New York Times. 1967-01-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[2] "Ivy@50". ivy50.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[3] "Frederick L. Hovde - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[4] "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Jerome H. Holland". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[Wiggins2015-5] David K. Wiggins (26 March 2015). African Americans in Sports. Routledge. pp. 272–. ISBN 978-1-317-47744-0.

[6] "Thomas J. Hamilton - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[7] "Gerald B. Zornow - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[8] "Legends and landmarks: Dr. Denton Cooley". University of Texas Athletics. September 2010. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[9] "William P. Lawrence Jr. - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[10] "Walter J. Zable - General". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[11] "Sports Digest". UPI. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[12] Bishop, Tate Zeigleror Kevin. "Graham to Participate in Ronald Reagan Centennial Coin Toss". United States Senator Lindsey Graham. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[13] "GIBSON WINS THEODORE ROOSEVELT AWARD". Deseret News. 1991-01-09. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[:0-14] "TTU's Wilmore Awarded NCAA's Highest Honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Award". ovcsports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[15] "Rafer Johnson to Get a 'Teddy'". Los Angeles Times. 1994-01-09. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[16] JACKMAN, PHIL (21 December 1994). "6-4-1 Irish can still fill the (dollar) bill for bowls". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[17] "Another Honor for List : Wooden Gets Award but Wants to Talk Pants". Los Angeles Times. 1996-01-08. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[18] "William Payne (1968) - Hall of Fame". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[19] "Senior Statesman". Dole Institute of Politics. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[20] "William S. Cohen". cohengroup.net. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[21] "CNN.com - Eunice Shriver recovers from hip surgery - August 21, 2002". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[22] "Donna de Varona To Receive Theodore Roosevelt Award". UCLA. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[23] "Alan Page Named The 2003 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award Honoree". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. 2003-12-08. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[24] "Former astronaut Sally Ride to receive NCAA Roosevelt Award". Plainview Daily Herald. 2004-12-02. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[25] "Robert Kraft Recipient of NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[26] "Paul Tagliabue to Receive NCAA's Teddy Roosevelt Award". Georgetown University Athletics. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[27] "John H. Glenn Jr. Receives NCAA's Highest Award". Muskingum University. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[28] "Madeleine Korbel Albright '59 Returns to Wellesley to Accept NCAA Award". Wellesley. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[29] "Bowdoin Alum Mitchell '54, Former U.S. Senator, Named NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award Winner". NESCAC. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[30] "Gen. Ann Dunwoody '75 Receives NCAA's Highest Honor - SUNY Cortland". www2.cortland.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[31] "Will Allen - University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame". UM Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[32] "President Kaler To Present NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award To Tony Dungy". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[33] Staff Reports (2013-12-07). "NCAA honors KU legend Billy Mills". KUsports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.

[34] "Mannie Jackson: 2015 Theodore Roosevelt Award Honoree". NCAA. 22 December 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

[35] "2016 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award: Peter Ueberroth". NCAA. 16 December 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

[36] "2017 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Beth Brooke-Marciniak". NCAA. 12 January 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

[37] "2018 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Capt. Barry "Butch" Wilmore". NCAA. 7 December 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2019.

[38] "2019 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr". NCAA. 13 December 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2019.

[39] "NJCU Legend Bob Delaney '85 to Receive NCAA's Highest Honor: The Theodore Roosevelt Award". njacsports.com. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[40] Johnson, Greg (6 January 2021). "2021 Theodore Roosevelt Award: John McLendon". NCAA. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[41] McGuire, Corbin (13 January 2022). "2022 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Gail Koziara Boudreaux". NCAA. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

[42] Myers, Massillon (7 December 2022). "2023 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Carol Lally Shields". NCAA. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

[43] "Tom Catena '86 Named 2024 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award Recipient".

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v t e Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States (1901–1909) 25th Vice President of the United States (1901) 33rd Governor of New York (1899–1900) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1897–1898) New York City Police Commissioner (1895–1897)
Presidency (timeline)	First inauguration historic site Second inauguration Foreign policy "Square Deal" Booker T. Washington dinner Conservation Newlands Reclamation Act Transfer Act of 1905 Antiquities Act Pelican Island Devils Tower National Monument Muir Woods National Monument United States Forest Service, United States Reclamation Service National Wildlife Refuge System Roosevelt Arch Conference of Governors Northern Securities Company breakup court case Coal strike of 1902 Pure Food and Drug Act Food and Drug Administration Meat Inspection Act Expediting Act Elkins Act Hepburn Act Aldrich–Vreeland Act Tillman Act of 1907 Federal Employers Liability Act Kinkaid Act Big stick ideology Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty Panama Canal Zone Panama Canal Venezuelan crisis Roosevelt Corollary Occupation of Cuba Russo-Japanese War Treaty of Portsmouth 1906 Nobel Peace Prize Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907 Army War College Roosevelt Hall College football meetings Bureau of Investigation Department of Commerce and Labor Bureau of Corporations Keep Commission Inland Waterways Commission Bureau of the Census Great White Fleet Perdicaris affair Cabinet White House West Wing State of the Union Address, 1901 1906 1908 White House desk Federal judiciary appointments
Other events	Spanish–American War Rough Riders Battle of Las Guasimas Battle of San Juan Hill "Bull Moose" Progressive Party New Nationalism Assassination attempt Boone and Crockett Club Smithsonian–Roosevelt African expedition "River of Doubt" Amazonian expedition
Life and homes	Birthplace, boyhood home replica Sagamore Hill Home and Museum Maltese Cross Cabin Elkhorn Ranch Pine Knot cabin Gravesite
Writings and speeches	Theodore Roosevelt bibliography The Naval War of 1812 (1882 book) "The Strenuous Life" (1899 speech) League to Enforce Peace "Citizenship in a Republic" (1910 speech) "Progressive Cause Greater Than Any Individual" (1912 post-assassination-attempt speech) Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography (1913 book) The Forum magazine articles Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia Archival collections
Elections	1898 New York state election Republican National Convention: 1900 1904 1912 1916 United States presidential elections: 1900 1904 1912
Legacy	Bibliography Mount Rushmore Theodore Roosevelt Center and Digital Library White House Roosevelt Room Theodore Roosevelt National Park Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness Theodore Roosevelt Island Roosevelt National Forest Roosevelt Park (San Antonio) Roosevelt Study Center Theodore Roosevelt Association Mount Rushmore Anniversary coins Statues New York City Portland, Oregon Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park Monument Assemblage Theodore Roosevelt Monument Roosevelt Memorial, Portland, Oregon Proposed presidential library Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse Roosevelt River Theodore Roosevelt Bridge Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge Theodore Roosevelt Award USS Theodore Roosevelt (1906, 1961, 1984) Roosevelt Road U.S. postage stamps
Popular culture	Teddy bear "Speak softly, and carry a big stick" Books Films Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King, 1901 film Roosevelt in Africa, 1910 documentary The Rough Riders, 1927 film Teddy, the Rough Rider, 1940 film Rough Riders, 1997 miniseries The Roosevelts, 2014 documentary Theodore Roosevelt, 2022 miniseries Elkhorn, 2024 series
Related	Political positions "Bully pulpit" Ananias Club "Nature fakers" League to Enforce Peace A Guest of Honor "Muckraker" "Roosevelt Republican" Barnes vs. Roosevelt libel trial
Family	Alice Hathaway Lee (first wife) Edith Kermit Carow (second wife) Alice Lee Roosevelt (daughter) Theodore Roosevelt III (son) Kermit Roosevelt (son) Ethel Carow Roosevelt (daughter) Archibald Roosevelt (son) Quentin Roosevelt (son) Theodore Roosevelt IV (grandson) Cornelius V. S. Roosevelt III (grandson) Quentin Roosevelt II (grandson) Kermit Roosevelt Jr. (grandson) Joseph Willard Roosevelt (grandson) Edith Roosevelt Derby (granddaughter) Theodora Roosevelt (granddaughter) Theodore Roosevelt Sr. (father) Martha Bulloch Roosevelt (mother) Anna "Bamie" Roosevelt (sister) Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt (brother) Corinne Roosevelt (sister) Cornelius Roosevelt (grandfather) James Stephens Bulloch (grandfather) James Alfred Roosevelt (uncle) Robert Barnhill Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (niece) Gracie Hall Roosevelt (nephew) Pete (dog)
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Theodore Roosevelt Award

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