DC Touchdown Club
The DC Touchdown Club, earlier known as The Touchdown Club of Washington, D.C., was started in 1935 with a passion for charity and sports. In the ensuing years the Club has benefited many local charities as well as providing scholarships to deserving student/athletes. The Touchdown Timmies, the club's trophies, are given each year to athletes who excelled in their respective arenas including professionals, college and scholastic players. Additionally, the Club provided monies to 15 charitable organizations each year.
At one point, the name was changed to "Touchdown Club Charities of Washington, DC". It was founded by a group of college football enthusiasts in 1935, among them Dutch Bergman. The motto is "Children, Scholarship, and Community".
The Timmie Awards began with a formal dinner at the
Touchdown Club Founder
Arthur "Dutch" Bergman was a back with
The "Timmie Awards" are the name given to the awards that the club awarded beginning in 1946. In addition to an NFL Player of the Year, they also award a Coach of the Year and administered the
NFL Player of the Year awards
As voted on by the DC Touchdown Club
1944—Roy Zimmerman, Philadelphia Eagles
1945—Bob Waterfield, Cleveland Rams
1946—Bill Dudley, Pittsburgh Steelers
1947—
1948—Sammy Baugh (2), Washington Redskins
1949—Steve Van Buren, Philadelphia Eagles; Otto Graham, Cleveland Browns
1950—Bob Waterfield, Los Angeles Rams
1951—Otto Graham, Cleveland Browns
1952—Lynn Chandnois, Pittsburgh Steelers
1953—Lou Groza, Cleveland Browns
1954—Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles Rams
1955—Gene Brito, Washington Redskins
1956—Frank Gifford, New York Giants
1957—Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts
1958—Johnny Unitas (2), Baltimore Colts and Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns
1959—
1960—Norm Van Brocklin (2), Philadelphia Eagles
1961—Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packers
1962—Y. A. Tittle, New York Giants[2]
1963—Jim Brown (2), Cleveland Browns
1964—Lenny Moore, Baltimore Colts
1965—Pete Retzlaff, Philadelphia Eagles
1966—Jim Nance, Boston Patriots, (AFL); Sonny Jurgensen, Washington Redskins, (NFL)
1967—Lance Alworth, San Diego Chargers, (AFL); Johnny Unitas (3), Baltimore Colts, (NFL)
1968—Daryle Lamonica, Oakland Raiders, (AFL); Ray Nitschke, Green Bay Packers, (NFL)
1969—Lance Alworth (2), San Diego Chargers, (AFL); Sonny Jurgensen (2), Washington Redskins, (NFL)
1970—Fran Tarkenton, New York Giants
1971—Billy Kilmer, Washington Redskins; Jack Pardee, Washington Redskins
1972—Larry Brown, Washington Redskins
1973—O. J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills
1974—Joe Greene, Pittsburgh Steelers
1975—Fran Tarkenton (2), Minnesota Vikings
1976—Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys (NFC); Bert Jones, Baltimore Colts (AFC)
1977—Walter Payton, Chicago Bears, (NFC); Craig Morton, Denver Broncos, (AFC)
1978—Pat Haden, Los Angeles Rams, (NFC); Jim Zorn, Seattle Seahawks, (AFC)
1979—Joe Theismann, Washington Redskins (NFC); Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers (AFC)
1980—Steve Bartkowski, Atlanta Falcons (NFC); Brian Sipe, Cleveland Browns (AFC)
1981—Tony Dorsett, Dallas Cowboys (NFC); Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals (AFC)
1982—Mark Moseley, Washington Redskins (NFC); Dan Fouts (2); San Diego Chargers (AFC)
1983—Eric Dickerson, Los Angeles Rams (NFC); Curt Warner, Seattle Seahawks (AFC)
1984—Eric Dickerson (2), Los Angeles Rams (NFC); Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins
1985—Walter Payton (2), Chicago Bears (NFC); Ken O'Brien, New York Jets (AFC)
1986—Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants (NFC); Al Toon, New York Jets (AFC)
1987—Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers (NFC); John Elway, Denver Broncos (AFC)
1988—Roger Craig, San Francisco 49ers (NFC); Boomer Esiason, Cincinnati Bengals (AFC)
1989—Joe Montana (2), San Francisco 49ers (NFC); Christian Okoye, Kansas City Chiefs (AFC)
1990—Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions (NFC); Jim Kelly, Buffalo Bills (AFC)
1991—Mark Rypien, Washington Redskins (NFC); Thurman Thomas, Buffalo Bills (AFC)
1992—
1993—Mark Stepnoski, Dallas Cowboys (NFC); Rod Woodson, Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC)
1994—Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers (NFC); Junior Seau, San Diego Chargers (AFC)
1995—Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers (NFC); Steve Bono, Kansas City Chiefs (AFC)
1996—
1997—Brett Favre (2), Green Bay Packers (NFC); Terrell Davis, Denver Broncos (AFC)
1998—Randall Cunningham, Minnesota Vikings (NFC); Terrell Davis (2), Denver Broncos (AFC)
1999—Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams (NFC); Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts (AFC)
2000—Marshall Faulk, St. Louis Rams (NFC); Rich Gannon, Oakland Raiders(AFC)
2001—Kurt Warner (2), St. Louis Rams (NFC); Rich Gannon (2), Oakland Raiders (AFC)
2002—Brett Favre (3), Green Bay Packers (NFC); Rich Gannon (3), Oakland Raiders (AFC)
2003—Randy Moss, Minnesota Vikings (NFC); Jamal Lewis, Baltimore Ravens (AFC)
2004—Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles (NFC); Peyton Manning (2), Indianapolis Colts (AFC)
2005—Shaun Alexander, Seattle Seahawks (NFC); Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals (AFC)
2006—Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints (NFC); LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers (AFC)
2007—Brett Favre (4), Green Bay Packers (NFC); Tom Brady, New England Patriots (AFC)
2008—Kurt Warner (3), Arizona Cardinals (NFC); Peyton Manning (3), Indianapolis Colts (AFC)
2009—Brett Favre (5), Minnesota Vikings (NFC); Peyton Manning (4), Indianapolis Colts (AFC)
Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy
Presented annually by the DC Touchdown Club to the collegiate lineman of the year
1939—
1940—
1941—
1942—
1943—Cas Myslinski, C, Army
1944—Don Whitmire, T, Navy
1945—
1946—
1947—
1948—
1949—
1950—
1951—
1952—
1953—
1954—
1955—
1956—
1957—
1958—
1959—
1960—
1961—
1962—
1963—
1964—
1965—
1966—Jim Lynch, DE, Notre Dame
1967—Ron Yary, T, Southern California[7]
1968—Ted Hendricks, DE, Miami
1969—Mike Reid, T, Penn State
1970—Jim Stillwagon, T, Ohio State
1971—Larry Jacobson, DT, Nebraska
1972—
1973—Ed "Too Tall" Jones, DE, Tennessee State
1974—Randy White, DE, Maryland
1975—Lee Roy Selmon, DE, Oklahoma
1976—Wilson Whitley, DT, Houston
1977—Ken MacAfee, TE, Notre Dame
1978—
1979—Bruce Clark, DE, Penn State
1980—Hugh Green, DE, Pittsburgh
1981—Kenneth Sims, DE, Texas
1982—Billy Ray Smith Jr., DE, Arkansas
1983—
1984—
1985—Tony Casillas, DT, Oklahoma
1986—
1987—Chad Hennings, DT, Air Force
1988—Tracy Rocker, DT, Auburn
1989—Chris Zorich, DT, Notre Dame
1990—Chris Zorich, DT, Notre Dame
1992—Eric Curry, DE, Alabama
1993—
1994—
1995—Nebraska offensive line
1996—
Walter Camp Memorial Trophy
Since 1937, presented annually by the DC Touchdown Club to the collegiate back of the year
1939—Nile Kinnick, HB, Iowa[4]
1946—Charley Trippi, HB, Georgia[8]
1954—Ralph Guglielmi, QB, Notre Dame[9]
1959—Billy Cannon, HB, LSU[3]
1961—Ernie Davis, HB, Syracuse[10]
1962—Jerry Stovall, HB, LSU[3]
1963—Roger Staubach, QB, Navy[11]
1966—Steve Spurrier, QB, Florida[12]
1968—O. J. Simpson, RB, USC[13]
1969—Archie Manning, QB, Ole Miss[14]
Touchdown Club Charities Hall of Fame
Touchdown Club Charities hosts its own Football
Distinguished individuals in the DC Touchdown Club Hall of Fame are players such as
See also
- Touchdown Club of Columbus
- Bert Bell Award
- Maxwell Football Club
- Kansas City Committee of 101 Awards
- National Football League Most Valuable Player Award
- NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award
- NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award
- UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year
- UPI NFC Player of the Year
References
- ^ Reid, Ron (February 28, 1977). "In the Spirit of Joy and Some Joy of the Spirit". Sports Illustrated. pp. 32–37. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
Proclaimed as the granddaddy of all sports banquets, the Touchdown Club's bash has caught some heat from The Washington Post for its policy of excluding women. This criticism contributes to the raucous humor of the evenin...
- ^ "Tittle Earns More Honors". Schenectady Gazette. Associated Press. December 22, 1962. p. 16. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ a b c "2013 LSU Football Media Guide-National Awards". Louisiana State University. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7603-3248-1. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-7603-3248-1. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "Touchdown Club Pick Army's Bob Novogratz". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. January 11, 1959. p. 29. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ISBN 9781602396777. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "New Honor for Charley Trippi". The Decatur Herald. Associated Press. June 24, 1947. p. 14. Retrieved April 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Guglielmi, Irish Football Ace, Award Walter Camp Trophy". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. January 9, 1955. p. 29. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-345-51086-0. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "All NACDA Members Opening Remarks and Keynote Address". NACDA. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "Sonny Jurgensen And Steve Spurrier At The Touchdown Club". Washington Redskins. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "O. J. Simpson Wins Walter Camp Award". Traverse City Record-Eagle. United Press International. November 25, 1968. p. 23. Retrieved March 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red-letter Year For Quarterbacks". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Past award winners Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine