Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award

The Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award is an American college football award given annually by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston to "the player who by his conduct on and off the gridiron demonstrates a high esteem for the football code and exemplifies sportsmanship to an outstanding degree" among northeastern colleges and universities.[1] In 1982, the award was narrowed to the player deemed to be the "very best, and most academically talented, college football player in New England."[1][2] Since 1989, the award has been given annually to two players (with the exception of a single winner in 1996 and three winners in 2007), one from a Division I football program, and one from a small college.[2]

Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award
Given for"the player who by his conduct on and off the gridiron demonstrates a high esteem for the football code and exemplifies sportsmanship to an outstanding degree."
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
CountryUnited States
Presented byGridiron Club of Greater Boston
History
First award1946
Most recentPatrick Witt
Bryant Johnston
Websitehttp://gridclubofgreaterboston.com/awards/swede-nelson-award.html

The award is the fourth oldest collegiate football award in the United States, following the Heisman, Maxwell, and George "Bulger" Lowe trophies.[2]

The award is named after the founder of the Gridiron Club, Nils V. "Swede" Nelson, a former college player at Harvard and coach. Nelson was a member of the unbeaten Harvard football team that defeated Oregon in the 1920 Rose Bowl.

The inaugural winner of the trophy was quarterback Perry Moss of Illinois in 1946. Other notable winners of the award include Doak Walker (1949), Johnny Bright (1951), Floyd Little (1966), Dick Jauron (1971), Otis Armstrong (1972), Tom Waddle (1988), Jay Fiedler (1992), Matt Hasselbeck (1997), and Mark Herzlich (2009).

Past winners
YearPlayerPositionSchool
2013Devin BrownDBUMass
2013Tim GruppOLWPI
2012Emmett ClearyOLBoston College
2012Ethan PetersonOLMIT
2011Patrick WittQBYale
2011Bryant JohnsonQBBentley
2010Anthony CastonzoOLBoston College
2010Ryan SchmidDLCoast Guard
2009Mark HerzlichLBBoston College
2009Alex RubinoDLMIT
2008Andrew BerryDBHarvard
2008James OleinikOLMIT
2007Dan GuarigliaOLAmherst
2007Ryne NuttCCentral Connecticut
2007Steve MorganP/KBrown
2006Ed McCarthyOLYale
2006Brendan FulmerWR/P/KWilliams
2005David DiamondOLBowdoin
2005Nick HartiganRBBrown
2004Keron HenryWRConnecticut
2004Fletcher LaddRBAmherst
2003Steve FoxOLHoly Cross
2003Greg WoodWRWorcester State
2002Kevin NooneOLDartmouth
2002Chuck McGrawRBTufts
2001John RichardsonOLBoston College
2001Bob MontgomeryCUMass Lowell
2000Eric JohnsonWRYale
2000Tim McCarthyOLMiddlebury
1999Isaiah KacyvenskiLBHarvard
1999Nicholas KozyOLMIT
1998Matt JordanWRUMass
1998Eric TrumOLTufts
1997Matt HasselbeckQBBoston College
1997Daniel LordOLTufts
1996Joseph DeAngelisOLTrinity
1995Tim O'BrienOLBoston College
1995Mike RymshaQBBentley
1994Andre MiksimowOLBoston University
1994Nate SleeperQBWilliams
1993Keith MillerRBBoston College
1993Michael TurmelleDBBowdoin
1992Jay FiedlerQBDartmouth
1992Roderick TranumWRMIT
1991Paul CapriottiRBMaine
1991Paul OliveiraOLTufts
1990Brad PrebleDBDartmouth
1990Mark KatzOLBowdoin
1989Ben CowanOLBoston University
1989Rich SchachnerRBCoast Guard
1988Tom WaddleWRBoston College
1987Gordie LockbaumRB/DBHoly Cross
1986Stan KaczorowskiOLUMass
1985Guy CarboneOLRhode Island
1984Steve StrachanRBBoston College
1983Matt MartinLBHoly Cross
1982John LougheryQBBoston College
1981Kenny DuckettWRWake Forest
1980Jerry PierceLBDartmouth
1979Tom BellOLBYU
1978Rich LeachQBMichigan
1977Roy HeffernanRBMiddlebury
1976Peter CronanLBBoston College
1975George NilandOLTrinity
1974Peter GorniewiczRBColby
1973James StoeckelWRHarvard
1972Otis ArmstrongRBPurdue
1971Richard JauronRBYale
1970Renso PerdoniDLGeorgia Tech
1969Steve SmearDLPenn State
1968Vic GattoRBHarvard
1967Brian DowlingQBYale
1966Floyd LittleRBSyracuse
1965Thomas ClarkeOLDartmouth
1964Arthur RobertsRBColumbia
1963Bob CappadonaRBNortheastern
1962Pat CulpepperLBTexas
1961Joseph KowalskiOLRutgers
1960Alan RozyckiRBDartmouth
1959George RodenQBColby
1958J.W. BrodnaxRBLSU
1957Thomas SalvoOLBoston University
1956James SwinkRBTCU
1955Don HollenderTEArmy
1954Arthur LuppinoRBArizona
1953Don KingQBClemson
1952Joseph MitingerQBYale
1951Johnny BrightRBDrake
1950Bob WilliamsQBNotre Dame
1949Doak WalkerRB/DB/KSMU
1948Gordon LongOLArkansas
1947Everett DorrRBBoston University
1946Perry MossQBIllinois
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References
  1. "McGraw to Receive Gridiron Club's Swede Nelson Award". Tufts University. 2003-01-08. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
  2. "Bowdoin's Dave Diamond Honored by Gridiron Club of Greater Boston". New England Small College Athletic Conference. 2005-12-30. Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
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