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The Lombardi Trophy

The Rotary Club of Houston, Texas, has presented the Lombardi Award since 1970 to the nation's outstanding college lineman or linebacker.

The award is named for Vince Lombardi. Although he's best known as the coach who guided the Green Bay Packers to five NFL championships, Lombardi was a lineman at Fordham College, where he was a member of the unit known as "the Seven Blocks of Granite."

The trophy shows a block of granite sitting atop a pedestal.

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Lombardi Award Winners

YearWinner, School, Pos.
1970Jim Stillwagon, Ohio St., MG
1971Walt Patulski, Notre Dame, DE
1972Rich Glover, Nebraska, MG
1973John Hicks, Ohio St., OT
1974Randy White, Maryland, DT
1975Lee Roy Selmon, Okla., DT
1976Wilson Whitley, Houston, DT
1977Ross Browner, Notre Dame, DE
1978Bruce Clark, Penn St., DT
1979Brad Budde, USC, G
1980Hugh Green, Pitt, DE
1981Kenneth Sims, Texas, DT
1982Dave Rimington, Neb., C
1983Dean Steinkuhler, Neb., G
1984Tony Degrate, Texas, DT
1985Tony Casillas, Oklahoma, NG
1986Cornelius Bennett, Alabama, LB
1987Chris Spielman, Ohio St., LB
1988Tracy Rocker, Auburn, DT
1989Percy Snow, Michigan St., LB
1990Chris Zorich, Notre Dame, NT
1991Steve Emtman, Washington, DT
1992Marvin Jones, Florida St., LB
1993Aaron Taylor, Notre Dame, OT
1994Warren Sapp, Miami, FL, DT
1995Orlando Pace, Ohio St., OT
1996Orlando Pace, Ohio St., OT
1997Grant Wistrom, Nebraska, DE
1998Dat Nguyen, Tex. A&M, LB
1999Corey Moore, Va. Tech, DE
2000Jamal Reynolds, Florida St., DE
2001Julius Peppers, North Carolina, DE
2002Terrell Suggs, Arizona St., DE
2003Tommie Harris, Oklahoma, DT
2004David Pollack, Georgia, DE
2005A. J. Hawk, Ohio St., LB
2006LaMarr Woodley, Michigan, DE
2007Glenn Dorsey, LSU, DT
2008Brian Orakpo, Texas, ST
2009Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska, DE
2010Nick Fairley, Auburn, DT

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