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