The Maxwell Memorial Football Club of Philadelphia has presented the Maxwell Award since 1937 to the nation's outstanding college football player.
The award is named for Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, who starred as a guard for the University of Chicago from 1902 through 1904 and at Swarthmore College in 1905.
Maxwell was killed in a car crash at the age of 37. The club named for him presents several other trophies, including the Bert Bell Award for the NFL player of the year, the Greasy Neale Award for the NFL coach of the year, the George Munger Award for the college coach of the year, and the Chuck Bednarik Award for the college defensive player of the year.
