History
The SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors has presented the Doak Walker Award to the nation's outstanding college running back since 1990.
The award is named for the SMU two-way back who won the Maxwell Award in 1947 and the Heisman Trophy in 1948. Walker went on to star with the Detroit Lions and is a member of the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame.
He died in 1998 as the result of a skiing accident.