Theodore Roosevelt Award

American collegiate athletics award

Theodore Roosevelt AwardAwarded 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

[edit]

* 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]

## See also

[edit]

* Walter Camp Man of the Year
* Walter Camp Distinguished American Award
* Walter Camp Alumni of the Year
* Amos Alonzo Stagg Award
* National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award
* National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners
* Walter Payton Man of the Year Award
* "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award

## References

[edit]

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.
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.
14. ^ a b c "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".

## External links

[edit]

* Official website

* v
* t
* e

Student athlete awards

NCAA|

* Today's Top 10 Award (recipients)
* Walter Byers Scholarship
* NCAA Inspiration Award
* NCAA Sportsmanship Award
* NCAA Woman of the Year Award
* Silver Anniversary Awards (recipients)
* Elite 90 Award
* Theodore Roosevelt Award

Senior CLASS Award|

| Men|

* Basketball
* Football
* Baseball
* Soccer
* Lacrosse
* Ice hockey

|

Women|

* Basketball
* Volleyball
* Softball
* Soccer

Academic All-America
Team Members of the Year|

| Men|

* Basketball
* Football
* Baseball
* Soccer
* Track & Field/Cross Country
* Tennis
* Swimming & Diving
* At-Large

|

Women|

* Basketball
* Volleyball
* Softball
* Soccer
* Track & Field/Cross Country
* Tennis
* Swimming & Diving
* At-Large

Other|

* Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award (golf)
* William V. Campbell Trophy (football)

High school|

* Gatorade Player of the Year awards
* Wendy's High School Heisman awards

* v
* t
* e

Theodore Roosevelt Award winners

* 1967: Eisenhower
* 1968: Saltonstall
* 1969: White
* 1970: Hovde
* 1971: Kraft Jr.
* 1972: Holland
* 1973: Omar Bradley
* 1974: Owens
* 1975: Ford
* 1976: Hamilton
* 1977: Tom Bradley
* 1978: Zornow
* 1979: Chandler
* 1980: Cooley
* 1981: Linkletter
* 1982: ~~Cosby~~
* 1983: Palmer
* 1984: Lawrence
* 1985: Fleming
* 1986: Bush
* 1987: Zable
* 1988: Not presented
* 1989: Ebert
* 1990: Reagan
* 1991: Gibson
* 1992: Kemp
* 1993: Alexander
* 1994: Johnson
* 1995: Mathias
* 1996: Wooden
* 1997: Payne
* 1998: Dole
* 1999: Richardson
* 2000: Staubach
* 2001: Cohen
* 2002: Shriver
* 2003: de Varona
* 2004: Page
* 2005: Ride
* 2006: Kraft
* 2007: Tagliabue
* 2008: Glenn
* 2009: Albright
* 2010: Mitchell
* 2011: Dunwoody
* 2012: Allen
* 2013: Dungy
* 2014: Mills
* 2015: Jackson
* 2016: Ueberroth
* 2017: Brooke-Marciniak
* 2018: Wilmore
* 2019: Caslen
* 2020: Delaney
* 2021: McLendon
* 2022: Boudreaux
* 2023: Shields
* 2024: Catena

* 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
* New York State Executive Mansion
* 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
* Mount Roosevelt
* 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
* SS President Roosevelt
* 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
* The 'Teddy' Bears, 1907 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)

* ← William McKinley
* William Howard Taft →

* ← Garret Hobart

* Category

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template