• Source: NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award

The NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award was named in recognition of Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States as well as a University of Michigan football star. Presented by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the award honors an individual who has provided significant leadership in the role of advocate for intercollegiate athletics and has done so on a continuous basis over the course of their career. Ford played the position of center in football at the University of Michigan, participating on national championship teams in 1932 and 1933. He turned down offers from the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions to study law at Yale University. The Gerald Ford Award was first awarded in 2004.




Recipients


The recipients of the award are:

2004: Theodore Hesburgh
2005: William C. Friday
2006: Birch Bayh & John Wooden
2007: Christine Grant
2008: James Frank
2009: Billie Jean King
2010: Myles Brand
2011: Joe Paterno (subsequently revoked)
2012: Pat Summitt
2013: Donna Lopiano
2014: James Andrews
2015: Walter Harrison
2016: Condoleezza Rice
2017: Grant Hill
2018: Robin Roberts
2019: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
2020: Dick Vitale
2021: David Robinson
2022: Ann Meyers Drysdale
2023: Jim Nantz
In July 2012, following the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, the NCAA vacated the 2011 award given to Joe Paterno.




See also


NCAA Award of Valor
NCAA Inspiration Award
NCAA Sportsmanship Award
NCAA Woman of the Year Award
Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA)




References






External links


Official website

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• NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award
• Gerald Ford
• Condoleezza Rice
• Dick Vitale
• Theodore Hesburgh
• James Andrews (physician)
• National Collegiate Athletic Association
• Birch Bayh
• Grant Hill
• NCAA Award of Valor