The William V. Campbell , formerly the Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy , is awarded by the National Football Foundation to the American college football player with the best combination of academics , community service, and on-field performance. It is considered by many to be the "Academic Heisman " and nicknamed as such.
41-563: The trophy is named for William Campbell , a business executive and former player, captain and head coach at Columbia University . It was previously named in honor of Vincent dePaul Draddy , who served the National Football Foundation (NFF) and its College Football Hall of Fame for 33 years, including 19 years as the chairman of its board of directors. It has become the most prestigious and desirable "academic" award in college football. The trophy recognizes an individual as
82-678: A local school official, Campbell was born and raised in Homestead, Pennsylvania , near Pittsburgh . He attended Columbia University , where he played football under coach Buff Donelli from 1959 to 1961. In his senior year, he was named to the All-Ivy Team. He graduated in 1962 with a bachelor's degree in economics . He was a founder of the Old Blue Rugby Football Club, one of the leading amateur rugby clubs in America. In 1964, he obtained
123-657: A lower level— Brandon Roberts of Washington University in St. Louis , an NCAA Division III school, in 2002. The other is the Ted Hendricks Award , which was won by Caleb Murphy of NCAA Division II Ferris State University in 2022. In 2014, Fidelity Investments became the presenting sponsor of the Campbell Trophy, with its official name becoming the William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments. In 2013,
164-462: A master's degree in education from Teachers College, Columbia University . He was head coach of Columbia's football team, the Columbia Lions from 1974 to 1979. Prior to this he was an assistant at Boston College for six years. He met his first wife, the former Roberta Spagnola, while she was the assistant dean in charge of Columbia's undergraduate dormitories . He joined J. Walter Thompson ,
205-506: A second-place finish in the 1983 NCAA championship. Dieter Ficken was named NSCAA Coach of the Year in 1983 after the Lions' 1–0 double-overtime finals loss to seven-time champion Indiana University . Eighteen Lions players have been first-team all-Americans, and Amr Aly earned the 1984 Hermann Trophy national player of the year award. The women's team was the 2006 Ivy League champions. In 2016,
246-576: A startup pioneering a tablet computer operating system. After successfully selling GO Eo to AT&T Corporation in 1993, Campbell was CEO of Intuit from 1994 to 1998. Campbell announced that he would be retiring as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Intuit starting January 2016. Campbell was an adviser to a number of technology companies, and was elected chairman of the board of trustees at Columbia in 2005. Campbell died of cancer on April 18, 2016, at
287-731: The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Conference. Columbia has had 19 EIWA Conference Champions and five NCAA All-Americans, most recently Matt Palmer, who placed 8th in 2005 and 2007, and Steve Santos who placed 3rd in 2013 at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. The Blue Gym (or University Gym) is home to the Columbia Lions wrestling team, located within the Dodge Physical Fitness Center on campus. Columbia University
328-496: The Intercollegiate Hockey Association (IHA) alongside teams from Yale , Brown , and University of Pennsylvania , and the school was continuously represented in organized ice hockey league games against other Ivy League institutions (Yale, Brown, Harvard , Princeton , Dartmouth and Cornell ) up until the mid-1910s. As of 2020, Columbia does not have a varsity ice hockey team. Columbia does participate at
369-708: The New York Yankees in 1923, after his sophomore season) as well as Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Collins . In 1939 the first live televised sporting event in the United States, was a Columbia versus Princeton baseball game, broadcast from Baker Field in New York City. Other Columbia Lions who have gone on to play in Major League Baseball include Gene Larkin and Fernando Perez . The team plays at Hal Robertson Field at Phillip Satow Stadium , located at
410-656: The Premo-Porretta Power Poll , and as the 1904, 1905 and 1910 national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation . During the years just before the Ivy League formally became a sports conference, the Lions made it to "March Madness" on two occasions. In 1948, they were one of eight teams in the tournament, losing in the East regional semifinal to the eventual champion Kentucky . The 1951 team went undefeated in
451-581: The Rose Bowl on New Year's Day 1934. Lou Little , who coached the team from 1930 to 1956, is in the College Football Hall of Fame . Pro and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Sid Luckman, an NFL MVP and 4-Time NFL Champion played his entire college football career at Columbia. Lou Gehrig additionally played for the Columbia Lions during this period. Between 1983 and 1988, a period of financial instability for New York City and Columbia University,
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#1732851701003492-646: The Columbia College Boat Club was the first foreign crew to win a race at the Henley Royal Regatta —considered to be Columbia's greatest athletic achievement. The third-ever men's intercollegiate soccer match was played between Columbia and Rutgers University , with Rutgers winning 6 to 3. Columbia joined the American football movement soon after Harvard and Yale played their first game in 1875—in 1876, Columbia, Harvard and Princeton University formed
533-626: The Intercollegiate Football Association. In addition, the Lions' wrestling team is the nation's oldest. The Columbia football team won the Rose Bowl in 1934, upsetting Stanford University 7–0. Columbia also hosted the first televised sporting event: on May 17, 1939, the fledgling NBC network filmed the baseball double-header of the Light Blue versus the Princeton University Tigers at Columbia's Baker Field at
574-428: The Ivy League in 1986–1987, and for many years were a perennial cellar dweller, reaching their low point in 1994–1995, when they went 0–26. They had never finished higher than fourth in the league standings in their first 23 seasons. In 2009–2010, however, they finished third, putting together a 9–5 record in the Ivy League, and, at 18–10 overall, their first winning season. Columbia's soccer program traces its origins to
615-421: The Lions lost 44 games in a row. The streak was broken with a 16–13 victory over archrival Princeton . That was the Lions' first victory at Wien Stadium (which was already four years old, having been opened during the streak). Pro Football Hall of Famer Sid Luckman played his college ball at Columbia, graduating in 1938. Luckman is also in the College Football Hall of Fame . Other Lions to have success in
656-417: The Lions' opponents. Thanks to Title IX , all Columbia University students (including those women from The School of Engineering and Applied Science) were eligible for Columbia athletic programs—and so McCoy was able to stay afloat with her teammates. Dating back to 1903, wrestling has a history at Columbia. Since 2016, Zach Tanelli has been head coach of the Lions wrestling team which currently competes in
697-713: The NBA, but he moved on to a legendary career in European pro basketball. Until the 1980s, the women's basketball team (like the other women's teams) was known as the Barnard Bears, playing under the aegis of Columbia's affiliated undergraduate women's college, Barnard College . When Columbia College went co-ed in 1983, the schools formed the Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium, and today all Barnard athletes compete on Columbia teams. The women's basketball team joined
738-455: The NFF perpetuated his memory and beliefs by establishing a scholarship that would recognize the scholar-athlete who most fully embodies the ideals of the NFF. While many major college football awards are theoretically open to players at all competitive levels, in practice, only players at NCAA Division I level win them. The Campbell Trophy is one of two such awards that has been won by a player at
779-618: The NFL include offensive lineman George Starke , the Washington Redskins ' " Head Hog ," during the 1970s and 1980s, quarterback John Witkowski in the 1980s, and defensive lineman Marcellus Wiley in the 1990s. Perhaps the most famous personality associated with Lions football was a running back who had limited success on the field: the writer Jack Kerouac left school and went on the road after one injury-marred season at Columbia. Another Lions back who became legendary for his accomplishments off
820-550: The New York Athletic Club became the official home of the trophy, and it is now on display as part of its Hall of Fame. In 2019, Mazda began a three-year partnership as the presenting sponsor of the award. The $ 25,000 postgraduate scholarship that accompanies the trophy is endowed by HealthSouth Corporation . List of annual recipients since inception in 1990. William Campbell (business executive) William Vincent Campbell Jr. (August 31, 1940 – April 18, 2016)
861-411: The United States. All eight Ivy schools are listed in the top 20 NCAA Division I schools in number of sports offered for both men and women. The women's archery team became a varsity sport at Barnard in 1978 and was absorbed into the Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium when Columbia College became co-educational in 1983. Archers compete in both the recurve (Olympic) and compound divisions. Until 2003,
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#1732851701003902-542: The absolute best in the country for his academic success, football performance, and exemplary community leadership. A scholar-athlete himself at Manhattan College , Draddy passionately believed in the premise that excellence on the football field could, and should, be consistent with academic distinction and the highest standards of civic leadership. He thought that young men who combined athletic performance with academic excellence should be recognized. After his death in July 1990,
943-531: The advertising agency, and then Kodak , where he rose to run Kodak's European film business. He was hired by John Sculley , became Apple's VP of Marketing, and then ran Apple's Claris software division. When Sculley refused to spin Claris off into an independent company, Campbell and much of the Claris leadership left. Since 1997, when Steve Jobs returned to Apple, Campbell was a corporate director on Apple's board of directors. Campbell became CEO of GO Corporation ,
984-530: The age of 75. He was survived by his wife, Eileen Bocci Campbell, his two children, and his three step children. On April 21, 2016 Apple announced that they would be delaying their earnings release until Tuesday April 26, 2016, for a memorial that Apple had held. In his honor, the National Football Foundation has issued the William V. Campbell Trophy since 1990 to the college football player with
1025-608: The best combination of academic, athletic, and community service achievements. Intuit presents the Bill Campbell Coach's Award to a select number of employees who excel in mentorship and growth, while promoting diversity and sense of community. Eric Schmidt , Jonathan Rosenberg , and Alan Eagle co-wrote a book about Bill Campbell - Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell . # denotes interim head coach Columbia Lions Other conferences : The Columbia University Lions are
1066-568: The club level, competing in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. Columbia's first intercollegiate regatta dates back to 1873, when it raced a six-oared shell in Springfield, Massachusetts. The next year, Columbia won the intercollegiate title at Saratoga. Historical note: 1976 – First and only female varsity athlete at Columbia (before Columbia College began admitting women): Annemarie McCoy competed against
1107-491: The collective athletic teams and their members from Columbia University , an Ivy League institution in New York City , United States. The current director of athletics is Peter Pilling. Intercollegiate sports at Columbia date to the foundation of the baseball team in 1867. Men's association football (i.e. soccer) followed in 1870, and men's crew in 1873. Men's Crew was one of Columbia's best early sports, and in 1878
1148-680: The gridiron was baseball great Lou Gehrig , who was a two-sport star at Columbia. Norries Wilson is the first African-American head coach in the history of Ivy League football. He served as the Lions' head coach from 2005 to 2011. Former Penn Quakers football coach Al Bagnoli became Columbia's head coach on February 23, 2015. Columbia and Cornell play for the Empire Cup, emblematic for Ivy League supremacy in New York State. Since 2018, they have played each other in their season finale. Lou Gehrig played college baseball at Columbia (he joined
1189-460: The men's soccer team were Co-Ivy League Champions. The Blue Gym (or University Gym) is home to the Columbia Lions fencing team, located within the Dodge Physical Fitness Center on campus. Columbia University had a team early on in the American intercollegiate ice hockey circuit. Columbia had a team organized already during the 1896–97 season and during the 1897–98 campaign the university appeared in
1230-605: The northern tip of Manhattan . Columbia was one of the first schools to take up basketball. The Lions' rivalry with the Yale Bulldogs is the longest continuous rivalry in NCAA college basketball (tied with the Yale-Princeton rivalry): the two teams have played each other for 108 seasons in a row, going back to the 1901–1902 season. The Lions were retroactively recognized as the pre- NCAA Tournament 1904 and 1905 national champions by
1271-668: The northernmost point in Manhattan. The eight-institution athletic league to which Columbia University belongs, the Ivy League , also includes Brown University , Cornell University , Dartmouth College , Harvard University , University of Pennsylvania , Princeton University and Yale University . The Ivy League conference sponsors championships in 33 men's and women's sports and averages 35 varsity teams at each of its eight universities. The League provides intercollegiate athletic opportunities for more men and women than any other conference in
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1312-590: The pandemic-shortened 2020 season, five Lions archers were named to the Collegiate Archery All-American team. The Lions compete in the Ivy League , which is part of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision . Columbia was one of the first schools to take up the game; Columbia's 1870 contest with Princeton was the first football game played between future Ivy League Schools and their contest against Rutgers that same year
1353-495: The program Monday Night Football . The 1957 team had 2,016 rebounds, fourth highest in NCAA Division I history, even though they played only 24 games. The Lions have only won the official Ivy League championship once, in 1968, when they reached the "Sweet Sixteen" in the NCAA national tournament. Two members of the 1968 team went on to play professional basketball: Jim McMillian and Dave Newmark . (NFL great George Starke
1394-458: The regular season and were one of the 16 teams invited to the championship. The Lions lost 79–71 to eventual semi-finalist Illinois for a final record of 21–1 (best record in the nation that year with win–loss percentage of .956). The 1951 team is, however, sadly best known for the tragic story of its brilliant but troubled star forward Jack Molinas , who eventually ended up in prison for crimes related his longtime involvement with gambling and who
1435-406: The same Columbia-Rutgers game that the gridiron football program counts as its first contest. (The 1870 Columbia-Rutgers game was played by a set of rules which combined elements of present-day soccer and rugby.) The Lions soccer team has a long history of success, spanning three centuries, highlighted by national collegiate championships in 1909 and 1910 (Intercollegiate Soccer Football League), and
1476-460: The team consisted exclusively of walk-ons with little prior experience; as of 2020, most archers are recruited similar to other varsity sports. Columbia also fields a club-level archery team for male archers and female students interested in learning the sport. Columbia won outdoor national championships in 2005 (recurve), 2008 (recurve), 2011 (recurve), 2013 (recurve), 2015 (recurve and compound), 2017 (recurve and compound) and 2018 (compound). In
1517-501: Was also a member of the Lions' basketball team in that era.) Jack Rohan was voted Coach of the Year in 1968. The Lions had a powerful squad in the late 1970s, even though they never won the Ivy League championship or made it to post-season play. In 1979, the diminutive point guard Alton Byrd won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award , given to the best player under 6 feet (180 cm) in height. Byrd never made it to
1558-494: Was an American businessman and chairman of the board of trustees of Columbia University and chairman of the board of Intuit . He was VP of Marketing and board director for Apple Inc. and CEO for Claris , Intuit , and GO Corporation . Campbell coached, among others, Larry Page , Sergey Brin , Eric Schmidt , and Sundar Pichai at Google, Steve Jobs at Apple, Jeff Bezos at Amazon, Jack Dorsey and Dick Costolo at Twitter, and Sheryl Sandberg at Facebook. Son of
1599-595: Was founded in 1754 and currently fields 31 co-ed, men's and women's teams. Women's teams are cooperatively organized with the affiliated Barnard College . All Columbia teams compete at the Division I level in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The school's football team competes at the NCAA Division I FCS level. In 1910, the school adopted the lion mascot as a reference to
1640-501: Was murdered in 1975 in what appeared to be an organized crime-related assassination. Molinas still holds several school scoring records. In 1957 Chet Forte was a consensus All-American and UPI player of the year for the NCAA University Division (which was replaced in 1973 by NCAA Division I ); he averaged 28.9 points (fifth in the nation). He is even more famous for his later work as a producer for ABC Sports, especially on
1681-412: Was the fourth intercollegiate football game ever played. During the first half of the 20th century the Columbia Lions were a national power and at times the best football program in the nation. The 1875 squad was named National Champion and the 1915 squad went undefeated and untied. The 1933 edition of the Lions won an unofficial national championship by upsetting the top-ranked Stanford Indians 7–0 in