NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award

The NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award was named in recognition of Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States as well as a University of Michigan football star. Presented by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the award honors an individual who has provided significant leadership in the role of advocate for intercollegiate athletics and has done so on a continuous basis over the course of their career. Ford played the position of center in football at the University of Michigan, participating on national championship teams in 1932 and 1933. He turned down offers from the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions to study law at Yale University. The Gerald Ford Award was first awarded in 2004.

## Recipients

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The recipients of the award are:

* 2004: Theodore Hesburgh
* 2005: William C. Friday
* 2006: Birch Bayh & John Wooden
* 2007: Christine Grant
* 2008: James Frank
* 2009: Billie Jean King
* 2010: Myles Brand
* 2011: Joe Paterno (subsequently revoked)
* 2012: Pat Summitt[1]
* 2013: Donna Lopiano[2]
* 2014: James Andrews[3]
* 2015: Walter Harrison[4]
* 2016: Condoleezza Rice[5]
* 2017: Grant Hill[6]
* 2018: Robin Roberts[7]
* 2019: Jackie Joyner-Kersee[8]
* 2020: Dick Vitale[9]
* 2021: David Robinson[10]
* 2022: Ann Meyers Drysdale[11]
* 2023: Jim Nantz[12]
* 2024: Anita DeFrantz[13]
* 2025: Gene Smith[14]

In July 2012, following the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, the NCAA vacated the 2011 award given to Joe Paterno.

## See also

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* NCAA Award of Valor
* NCAA Inspiration Award
* NCAA Sportsmanship Award
* NCAA Woman of the Year Award
* Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA)

## References

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1. ^ "NCAA honors Tennessee's Summitt". NCAA. January 12, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
2. ^ "Lopiano to receive NCAA's Ford Award". NCAA. December 13, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
3. ^ "Andrews named recipient of Ford Award". NCAA. December 11, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
4. ^ "Harrison to receive Ford Award". NCAA. December 9, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
5. ^ "2016 NCAA President's Gerald R. Ford Award winner: Condoleezza Rice". NCAA. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
6. ^ Durham, Meghan (January 10, 2017). "Grant Hill to receive NCAA Ford Award". NCAA. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
7. ^ Durham, Meghan (January 11, 2018). "NCAA to honor Robin Roberts with Ford Award". NCAA. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
8. ^ Durham, Meghan (January 16, 2019). "Jackie Joyner-Kersee named 2019 Ford Award recipient". NCAA. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
9. ^ Durham, Meghan (January 14, 2019). "Dick Vitale to receive 2020 NCAA Ford Award". NCAA. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
10. ^ "2021 Gerald R. Ford Award: David Robinson". NCAA.org. January 6, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
11. ^ "2022 Gerald R. Ford Award winner: Ann Meyers Drysdale". NCAA.org. January 14, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
12. ^ Whitaker, Justin (December 8, 2022). "2023 Gerald R. Ford Award winner: Jim Nantz". NCAA.
13. ^ "NCAA President's Gerald R. Ford Award Winner: Anita DeFrantz". NCAA.org. January 3, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
14. ^ "Former Ohio State AD Gene Smith named NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award winner". NCAA.org. December 10, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2025.

## External links

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* Official website

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NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award winners

* 2004: Hesburgh
* 2005: Friday
* 2006: Bayh & Wooden
* 2007: Grant
* 2008: Frank
* 2009: King
* 2010: Brand
* 2011: revoked*
* 2012: Summitt
* 2013: Lopiano
* 2014: Andrews
* 2015: Harrison
* 2016: Rice
* 2017: Hill
* 2018: Roberts
* 2019: Joyner-Kersee
* 2020: Vitale
* 2021: Robinson
* 2022: Meyers
* 2023: Nantz

*Note: The 2011 Gerald R. Ford Award was originally awarded to Joe Paterno, but the NCAA later revoked the award after the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.

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Gerald Ford

* 38th President of the United States (1974–1977)
* 40th Vice President of the United States (1973–1974)
* U.S. Representative for MI–5 (1949–1973)

Presidency
(timeline)|

* Inauguration
* Timeline
* Foreign policy
* Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974
* Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
* Safe Drinking Water Act
* Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
* Equal Credit Opportunity Act
* Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
* Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
* Education for All Handicapped Children Act
* Vladivostok Summit Meeting on Arms Control
* Helsinki Accords
* National Security Study Memorandum 200
* Nixon pardon
* Whip inflation now
* Cannabis policy
* Wilson desk
* Assassination attempts
* Sacramento
* San Francisco
* State of the Union Addresses
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* Judicial appointments
* Supreme Court candidates
* controversies
* Executive Orders
* Presidential Proclamations

Life|

* Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens
* President Gerald R. Ford Jr. Boyhood Home
* Gerald R. Ford Jr. House
* Warren Commission
* Confirmation as Vice President
* AEI World Forum
* Death and state funeral
* Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
* Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library

Elections|

* United States House of Representatives elections
* 1948
* 1950
* 1952
* 1954
* 1956
* 1958
* 1960
* 1962
* 1964
* 1966
* 1968
* 1970
* 1972
* 1976 presidential election
* Carter transition
* Republican Party presidential primaries
* 1976
* 1980
* 1976 Republican National Convention
* 1976
* 1980

Cultural
depictions|

* The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
* Superman vs. Muhammad Ali (1978)
* Dynasty (1981)
* The Betty Ford Story (1987)
* Assassins (1990)
* "Two Bad Neighbors" (1996)
* Saturday Night Live parodies
* The X-Presidents (1997)
* Presidential Reunion (2010)
* The Political Machine (2004)
* The Butler (2013)
* The First Lady (2022)

Legacy|

* Gerald R. Ford International Airport
* Gerald R. Ford Award
* Ford School of Public Policy
* Ford House Office Building
* USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
* Gerald R. Ford Freeway
* U.S. Postage stamps
* Statue

Family|

* Charles Henry King (grandfather)
* Leslie Lynch King Sr. (father)
* Dorothy Gardner Ford (mother)
* Gerald Rudolff Ford (stepfather)
* Thomas Gardner Ford (half-brother)
* Betty Ford (wife)
* Michael Gerald Ford (son)
* John Gardner Ford (son)
* Steven Meigs Ford (son)
* Susan Ford Bales (daughter)
* Liberty (family dog)

* ← Richard Nixon
* Jimmy Carter →

* ← Spiro Agnew
* Nelson Rockefeller →

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