Legendary ESPN Sportscaster Chris Berman Named Walter Camp “Distinguished American”

Legendary sportscaster Chris Berman (Brown University) is the 2019 recipient of Walter Camp Football Foundation’s Distinguished American award. 

The Walter Camp “Distinguished American” award is presented each year to an individual who has utilized his or her talents to attain great success in business, private life or public service and who may have accomplished that which no other has done. He or she may have a record of dedication to mankind that should not pass unrecognized and a life that has been dedicated to the preservation of the American ideal. The recipient need not have participated in football but must be one who understands its lesson of self-denial, cooperation and teamwork, and one who is a person of honesty, integrity and dedication. He or she must be a leader, an innovator, even a pioneer, who has reached a degree of excellence that distinguishes him or her from contemporaries, as well as someone who lives within the principles of Walter Camp.

Past recipients of the Walter Camp Distinguished American honor include nationally-respected sportscasters Keith Jackson (1995), Pat Summerall (2004) and Verne Lundquist (2014), all-purpose television personality Regis Philbin (2003), former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue (1994), world-renowned entertainer Bob Hope (1985), former college coach Eddie Robinson (1982), and last year’s recipient, former NFL standout Archie Manning.

“Chris Berman is one of the most highly-respected and beloved sportscasters of his era,” Walter Camp Foundation president Mario Coppola said. “His knowledge, enthusiasm and passion for sports, especially for the sport of football, make him a worthy recipient.”

Hired at ESPN in October 1979, Berman has become one of America’s most respected and popular sportscasters. He has also been recognized by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, his peers and countless other organizations for his exceptional contributions to sports broadcasting.  Six times the versatile Berman has been selected National Sportscaster of the Year (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996 and 2001) by the members of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Berman and his various shows have won 10 Emmy Awards and 12 CableACEs.

Berman received the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010 for his longtime exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football.  In December 2017, Berman was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. In 2016, he was honored with the Newseum Institute’s Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in Media – the first sportscaster ever honored. He was also inducted into the National Sports Media Association (formerly NSSA) Hall of Fame. In 2015, Berman was just the fifth on-air personality to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame.

Berman – a veteran of 37 Super Bowls, beginning with the 49ers’ first NFL Championship in Super Bowl XVI – began working alongside Tom Jackson on Sunday NFL Countdown in 1987 when ESPN first acquired the rights to carry the NFL. Berman and Jackson teamed together every Sunday night in the fall from 1987-2005 to host the critically-acclaimed NFL PrimeTime, which still holds the record as cable television’s highest-rated sports studio show.   In September 2019, the duo returned to host NFL PrimeTime.

Berman also anchored ESPN’s annual NFL Draft telecast for 30 years (1987-2016).  Nicknamed the “Swami,” Berman’s prognosticating alter-ego, provided weekly NFL predictions and observations on SportsCenter since ESPN’s very first year in 1979.  In addition to his NFL coverage, Berman also covered major league baseball and golf for ESPN.  Berman regularly hosted SportsCenter in ESPN’s first 11 years, culminating in the network’s first Emmy Award in 1990.

On May 24, 2010, Berman was honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as a tribute for his more than 30 years contributing to the sports television industry.  Berman is also a golf enthusiast and has played himself in 15 motion pictures.

Berman graduated from Brown University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. His first broadcasting position came while he was a student at Brown as sports director for WBRU Radio and commentator for basketball, football, ice hockey and baseball games.

In November 1991, he was inducted into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame, and in May 2007 he received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from his alma mater.

Berman began his career as a disc jockey at WERI in Westerly, RI, hosting a news-oriented talk show and covering high school football and basketball games. One year later, he joined WNVR Radio in Waterbury, Conn., broadcasting high school football games, co-hosting a sports talk show and doing traffic reports.  Berman’s first television exposure came in 1979 when he joined WVIT-TV, an NBC affiliate in Hartford, Conn., as a weekend sports anchor.

Berman currently resides in Cheshire.  He will be honored at the organization’s National Awards Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 in New Haven, Conn.

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967.  The organization’s mission is to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team and honoring deserving individuals.

Distinguished American recipients

2019 – Chris Berman, Brown

2018 – Archie Manning, Ole Miss

2017 – Lee Corso, Florida State University

2016 – Mike Ditka, University of Pittsburgh

2015 – Tim Shriver, Yale University/Special Olympics

2014 – Verne Lundquist, Texas Lutheran
2013 – Joe Theismann, Notre Dame
2012 – Tom Osborne, Hastings College/University of Nebraska
2011 – Floyd Little, Syracuse University
2010 – Chuck Bednarik, Pennsylvania
2009 – Robin Roberts, Southeastern Louisiana
2008 – Len Dawson, Purdue
2007 – Frank Broyles, Georgia Tech
2006 – Dick Vermeil, San Jose State
2005 – Arthur Blank, Babson
2004 – Pat Summerall, Arkansas
2003 – Bill Walsh, San Jose State
2002 – Regis Philbin, Notre Dame
2001 – New York City Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical Service Personnel
2000 – Gene Upshaw, Texas A&I
1999 – Bo Schembechler, Miami (Ohio)
1998 – Steve Young, Brigham Young
1997 – Steve Largent, Tulsa
1996 – Dick Ebersol, Yale
1995 – Keith Jackson, Washington State
1994 – Paul Tagliabue, Georgetown
1993 – Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C.
1992 – Carm Cozza, Miami (Ohio)/Yale
1991 – Alexander Kroll, Rutgers
1990 – Tex Schramm, Texas
1989 – Richard Kazmaier, Princeton
1989 – Burt Reynolds, Florida State
1988 – Y.A. Tittle, Louisiana State
1987 – Weeb Ewbank, Miami (Ohio)
1986 – Tom Landry, Texas
1985 – Bob Hope
1984 – Maj. Gen. Bill Carpenter, Army
1983 – Tom Harmon, Michigan
1982 – Eddie Robinson, Grambling State
1981 – Harold “Red” Grange, Illinois
1980 – Alexander Haig, Army
1980 – George Halas, Illinois
1979 – David “Sonny” Werblin, Rutgers
1978 – James Crowley, Notre Dame

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Arizona State QB Jayden Daniels and Ohio State DE Chase Young Named Walter Camp FBS Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN

The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN, for games ending November 23.

About the Award: This is the 16th year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Football Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season. Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members and administered by the Foundation.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

JAYDEN DANIELS, ARIZONA STATE

Freshman, Quarterback, San Bernardino, CA/Cajon

Freshman Jayden Daniels completed 22-of-32 passes for a season-high 408 yards and three touchdowns as Arizona State (6-5) upset No. 6 Oregon 31-28.  Daniels threw scoring passes of 57, 26 and 81 yards as the Sun Devils snapped a four-game losing streak with their first victory over a top-five team since 2017.

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Notes: Jayden Daniels is the fourth Arizona State player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004, and the first offensive honoree since former Sun Devil wide receiver Jaelen Strong (Oct. 5, 2014).

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

CHASE YOUNG, OHIO STATE

Junior, Defensive End, Hyattsville, MD/DeMatha Catholic HS

Chase Young posted a career-best nine tackles, including four tackles-for-loss, three quarterback sacks and forced two fumbles as second-ranked Ohio State defeated ninth-ranked Penn State, 28-17. The three sacks allowed Young to set the Ohio State single season record with 16.5.

Notes: Chase Young earns Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season (Oct. 27) and is the 12th Ohio State player to earn the recognition since 2004.

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Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation (www.waltercamp.org,@WalterCampFF) – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s website, www.ncfaa.org

Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces Twenty “Players to Watch” for 2019 Player of the Year Award

The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the names of twenty “Players to Watch” for its 2019 Player of the Year award, the fourth-oldest college football award in the nation.

“It’s been another exciting college football season with many teams and players still in the hunt for national recognition,” Foundation president Mario Coppola said. “We’ve identified some outstanding players and we know the final weeks of the regular season should be even more thrilling.”

Players from the top 12 teams in the most recent College Football Playoff rankings are on the list, including quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase from top-ranked LSU (10-0). Running back JK Dobbin and quarterback Justin Fields from second-ranked Ohio State (10-0) are on the watch list along with three players – quarterback Trevor Lawrence, running back Travis Etienne and linebacker Isaiah Simmons – from third-ranked Clemson (11-0).

The 20-player watch list includes six running backs, six quarterbacks, four receivers/tight ends and four defensive players. Fourteen different schools and five conferences are represented on the list.

The Walter Camp Player of the Year is voted on by the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.   A list of five finalists will be announced on Thursday, December 5, and the winner announced on ESPN SportsCenter on Thursday, December 12. 

The 2019 Player of the Year will be recognized along with the Walter Camp All-America team at the Foundation’s national awards dinner on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Yale University’s Lanman Center. 

The 2018 Walter Camp Player of the Year was Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

2019 Walter Camp Player of the Year Semifinalists

Joe Burrow, QB, Senior, LSU

Ja’Marr Chase, WR, Sophomore, LSU

AJ Dillon, RB, Junior, Boston College

JK Dobbins, RB, Junior, Ohio State

Travis Etienne, RB, Junior, Clemson

Justin Fields, QB, Sophomore, Ohio State

Justin Herbert, QB, Senior, Oregon

Chuba Hubbard, RB, Sophomore, Oklahoma State

Tyler Huntley, QB, Senior, Utah

Jalen Hurts, QB, Senior, Oklahoma

Cee Dee Lamb, WR, Junior, Oklahoma

Trevor Lawrence, QB, Junior, Clemson

Micah Parsons, LB, Sophomore, Penn State

Kyle Pitts, TE, Sophomore, Florida

Isaiah Simmons, LB, Redshirt Junior, Clemson

Devonta Smith, WR, Junior, Alabama

D’Andre Swift, RB, Junior, Georgia

Jonathan Taylor, RB, Junior, Wisconsin

Antoine Winfield, DB, RS Sophomore, Minnesota

Chase Young, DE, Junior, Ohio State

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side

 The Walter Camp Football Foundation (www.waltercamp.org,@WalterCampFF) – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s website, www.ncfaa.org

Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts and Florida DE Jonathan Greenard Named Walter Camp FBS Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN

The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN, for games ending November 16.

About the Award: This is the 16th year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Football Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season. Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members and administered by the Foundation.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

JALEN HURTS, OKLAHOMA

Senior, Quarterback, Houston, TX/Channelview HS

Jalen Hurts led 10th-ranked Oklahoma to come-from-behind 34-31 victory over 12th-ranked Baylor.  The Sooners (9-1, 6-1 in Big 12) trailed 28-3 in the first half before outscoring the Bears 24-0 in the second half.  After a rocky start, Hurts passed for 297 yards (30-of-42) and four touchdowns and added 114 yards rushing.

Notes: Jalen Hurts is the second Oklahoma player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors this season (WR Cee Dee Lamb, Oct. 13) and he is the tenth Sooner to earn the honor since 2004.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

JONATHAN GREENARD, FLORIDA

Graduate Student, Defensive End, Hiram, GA/Hiram HS

Jonathan Greenard posted a team-high six tackles, including five for losses, and two quarterback sacks as 11th-ranked Florida defeated Missouri, 23-6.  Greenard, who added one quarterback hurry in the victory, led a Gators’ defensive unit that held the Tigers to just 256 yards of total offense.

Notes: Jonathan Greenard is the 10th Florida player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004.

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Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation (www.waltercamp.org,@WalterCampFF) – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s website, www.ncfaa.org

Hall of Famer Curtis Martin Named Walter Camp Man of the Year Recipient

Former University of Pittsburgh standout and Pro Football Hall of Famer Curtis Martin is the recipient of the Walter Camp Football Foundation’s 2019 “Man of the Year” award.

Curtis Martin – Walter Camp Man of the Year (photo courtesy of Pro Football Hall of Fame)

The Walter Camp “Man of the Year” award honors an individual who has been closely associated with the game of football as a player, coach or close attendant to the game. He must have attained a measure of success and been a leader in his chosen profession. He must have contributed to the public service for the benefit of his community, country and his fellow man. He must have an impeccable reputation for integrity and must be dedicated to our American Heritage and the philosophy of Walter Camp.

Martin joins a distinguished list of former “Man of the Year” winners, including Roger Staubach (Navy), Gale Sayers (Kansas), Dick Butkus (Illinois), John Elway (Stanford), Jerome Bettis (Notre Dame), and last year’s recipient Mike Golas (Notre Dame).

“We are thrilled to honor Curtis Martin as our Man of the Year,” Foundation President Mario Coppola said. “In addition to his Hall of Fame playing career, Martin’s volunteer work and compassion for others truly embodies what our Foundation stands for.”                                                                                                         

A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Martin attended the University of Pittsburgh where he rushed for 1,045 yards his junior season in 1993.  After rushing for a career-best 251 yards in his first game his senior season, he suffered a season-ending injury.

Martin was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round with the 74th overall pick in the 1995 NFL Draft. He was an 11-year NFL veteran for the Patriots and New York Jets, amassing 14,101 rushing yards – the fifth-highest total in NFL history.      

Martin was the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1995 after rushing for 1,487 yards and 14 touchdowns for the Patriots, who reached Super Bowl XXI.  Martin would go on to rush for 1,000 or more yards in 10 of his 11 professional seasons, and was named to five Pro Bowls. He earned All-Pro honors in 2001 and 2004.  In 2004, he rushed for a career-best 1,697 yards and 12 touchdowns as a member of the Jets. 

In 2012, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and later that year, the Jets retired Martin’s No. 28 jersey.

Following his retirement, Martin has involved himself in charity work, including the Curtis Martin Job Foundation, established by Martin during his playing career, and designed to provide “financial aid and hands-on support to single mothers, children’s charities, individuals with disabilities and low income housing providers.”

Martin and his wife Carolina and two daughters currently reside in Long Island.

         Martin, along with the 130th annual Walter Camp All-America team and other award winners, will be honored at the organization’s 53rd national awards banquet on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Yale University’s Lanman Center in New Haven.   For more information, visit www.waltercamp.org

         Walter Camp, “The Father of American Football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.

Walter Camp Man of the Year Recipients

2019 – Curtis Martin, Pittsburgh

2018 – Mike Golic, Notre Dame

2017 – Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech

2016 – Warrick Dunn, Florida State

2015 – Fred Biletnikoff, Florida State; Joe Andruzzi, Southern Connecticut State University

2014 – Jerome Bettis, Notre Dame

2013 – Matt Millen, Penn State

2012 – Herm Edwards, San Diego State

2011 – Harry Carson, South Carolina State

2010 – Will Shields, Nebraska

2009 – John Elway, Stanford

2008 – Morten Andersen, Michigan State

2007– Dick Butkus, University of Illinois

2006 – Mike Utley, Washington State

2005 – Dwight Stephenson, Alabama

2004 – Anthony Munoz, Southern California

2003 – Ozzie Newsome, Alabama

2002 – Jim Kelly, Miami (Fla.)

2001 – Mike Singletary, Baylor

2000 – Howie Long, Villanova

1999 – Gil Brandt, Dallas Cowboys

1998 – Lou Holtz, Kent State University

1997 – Calvin Hill, Yale

1996 – Lynn Swann, Southern California

1995 – Reggie Williams, Dartmouth

1994 – Dick Anderson, Colorado

1993 – Warren Moon, Washington

1992 – Bob Griese, Purdue

1991 – Mel Blount, Southern

1990 – Nick Buoniconti, Notre Dame

1989 – Paul Brown, Miami (Ohio)

1988 – Andy Robustelli, Arnold

1987 – Levi Jackson, Yale

1986 – Willie Davis, Grambling

1985 – Ricky Bleier, Notre Dame

1984 – Don Shula, John Carroll

1983 – Roger Staubach, Navy

1982 – Merlin Olsen, Utah State

1981 – Otto Graham, Northwestern

1980 – Gale Sayers, Kansas

1979 – Jack Kemp, Occidental

1978 – Floyd Little, Syracuse

1977 – Fred Dunlap, Colgate

1976 – Edward Krause, Notre Dame

1975 – Pete Dawkins, Army

1974 – Jake Gaither, Knoxville College/Florida A&M

1973 – Duffy Daugherty, Syracuse/Michigan State

1972 – Clinton Frank, Yale

1971 – Doc Blanchard, Army

1970 – Harry Kipke, Michigan

1969 – Pete Rozelle, San Francisco

1968 – Ted Blair, Yale

1967 – Hamilton Fish, Harvard

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LSU QB Joe Burrow and Minnesota DB Antoine Winfield, Jr. Named Walter Camp FBS Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN

The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN, for games ending November 9.

About the Award: This is the 16th year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Football Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season. Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members and administered by the Foundation.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

JOE BURROW, LSU

Senior, Quarterback, Athens, OH/Athens

Joe Burrow completed 31-of-39 passes for 393 yards and three touchdowns as second-ranked LSU defeated third-ranked Alabama, 46-41.  Burrow had scoring passes of 33, 29 and 13 yards the Tigers improved to 9-0. 

Notes: Joe Burrow earns Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors for the second time this season (Sept. 8) and he is the 10th Tigers to earn the honor since 2004.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

ANTOINE WINFIELD, JR.

Redshirt Sophomore, Defensive Back , The Woodlands, TX/The Woodlands

Antoine Winfield posted 11 tackles (9 solo) and made two key interceptions as 13th-ranked Minnesota defeated fourth-ranked Penn State, 31-26.  With the victory, Minnesota improved to 9-0, 6-0 in the Big Ten.  It was the Gophers’ first win at home over a top-five team since a shutout of No. 1 Michigan in 1977.

Notes: Antoine Winfield is the second Minnesota player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004, joining former Gopher linebacker Nate Triplett (Sept. 13, 2009).

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Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation (www.waltercamp.org,@WalterCampFF) – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s website, www.ncfaa.org

Memphis WR Antonio Gibson and Miami (Fla.) DE Greg Rousseau Named Walter Camp FBS Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN

The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN, for games ending November 2.

About the Award: This is the 16th year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Football Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season. Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members and administered by the Foundation.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

ANTONIO GIBSON, MEMPHIS

Senior, Wide Receiver/Kick Returner, Stockbridge, GA/East Central CC

Antonio Gibson set a school record with 386 all-purpose yards and scored touchdowns in three different ways (rushing, receiving and kickoff return) as 24th-ranked Memphis defeated 15th-ranked SMU, 54-48.  Gibson rushed for 97 yards, including a 78-yard scoring run, and had 130 receiving yards, including a 50-yard scoring reception.  He added a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. 

Notes: Antonio Gibson is the second Memphis player to receive Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004, joining former Tiger quarterback Riley Ferguson (Sept. 17, 2017).

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

GREG ROUSSEAU, MIAMI (FLA.)

Redshirt Freshman, Defensive End, Coconut Creek, FL/Champagnat Catholic

Greg Rousseau had eight tackles, including five for losses, and four quarterback sacks as Miami (Fla.) defeated ACC-rival Florida State, 27-10.   Rousseau led a Hurricane defensive unit that held the Seminoles to just 31 rushing yards.  With the win, Miami improved to 5-4, 3-3 in the ACC.

Notes: Greg Rousseau is the fourth Miami player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004, and the first since defensive back Jaquan Jackson (Nov. 12, 2017).

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Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation (www.waltercamp.org,@WalterCampFF) – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s website, www.ncfaa.org