The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the names of fifty “players to watch” for its 2026 Player of the Year award, the nation’s fourth-oldest individual college football accolade. The 2026 watch list includes 41 offensive players (22 quarterbacks, 11 running backs and eight receivers/tight ends) along with nine from the defensive side of the […]
Three former Walter Camp All-Americans were enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 8. Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh, 2003 Walter Camp Player of Year/First Team All-American Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald was the first sophomore the Walter Camp Player of the Year award in 2003. Fitzgerald was virtually unstoppable in 2003 during his […]
The Walter Camp Foundation recently announced its new slate of leadership officers for 2026-27. President: Michael Madera, member since 1996 (President, 2017-19) President-elect: Dr. Greg Rocchio, member since 2009 Vice-President: Michael Leone, member since 2013 Vice-President: Jim Monico, member since 1997 (President, 2013-15) Treasurer: Jeremy Rosner, member since 2009 Secretary: Tony Mortali, member since 1992 (President, 2022-24) Note: […]
The 2026 Walter Camp Player of Year Watch List will be unveiled on Monday, August 17 as part of annual National College Football Awards Association preseason rollout. 2026 Preseason Watch List Calendar Sixteen of the NCFAA’s 25 awards will announce preseason watch lists between Aug. 3-21. Mon., Aug. 3: Maxwell Award Tue., Aug. 4: Outland […]
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2026 will mark the 137th edition of the nation’s oldest college football All-America team For Immediate Release: June 30, 2026 A Little History Walter Camp is the nation’s oldest college football All-America team. Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries […]
The Walter Camp Football Foundation announced that five distinguished figures who have made a lasting impact on the sport will be honored at the 2026 Walter Camp Ring of Honor Dinner on Sunday, July 12 at Race Brook Country Club in Orange, CT. Tickets to the Ring of Honor dinner are $175 each and can […]
The Walter Camp Football Foundation, caretaker of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious college football All-America team, today announced it is entering a bold new chapter with the appointment of Paddle Agency as its exclusive Agency of Record. This strategic partnership marks a renewed focus on growth, innovation, and expanding the Foundation’s impact across the […]
Sixteen former Walter Camp All-Americans were selected in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft on April 23, led by 2025 Walter Camp Player of the Year Fernando Mendoza (QB, Indiana), who was the first overall selection by the Las Vegas Raiders. All told, 30 All-Americans were selected in the three-day, seven-round draft, which […]
Congratulations on another successful college football season. Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880. Nine years later, Mr. Camp, then the Yale University head coach, selected the first-ever […]
