The award is named for George Halas, a charter member (1963) of the Pro Football Hall of Fame who was associated with the Chicago Bears and NFL from their inception in 1920 until his death in 1983 as an owner, manager, player and promoter.
Halas represented the Bears, then known as the Decatur Staleys, at the Sept. 17, 1920 organizational meeting of the American Football Association in Canton, Ohio. One year later, the AFA became known as the National Football League.
Halas’ teams won six NFL titles in his 40 seasons as the Bears’ coach. His 318 regular-season wins and 324 total victories were long-standing NFL records until broken by Don Shula in 1993.[1]
In 1970, the George Halas Award went to Gale Sayers for his comeback from knee surgery to lead the NFL in rushing in 1969.[citation needed] Sayers gave an emotional speech that was memorialized in the film Brian's Song. Said Sayers, "You flatter me by giving me this award, but I’ll tell you here and now that I accept it for Brian Piccolo. Brian Piccolo is the man of courage who should receive the George S. Halas Award. I accept it tonight, but I’ll present it to Brian tomorrow. I love Brian Piccolo. And I’d like all of you to love him, too. And tonight, when you hit your knees, ask God to love him, too."[2][3]
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For the defensive award which presented the George Halas Trophy see Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award The George Halas Award is given by the Pro Football Writers of America PFWA to a National Football League NFL player coach or staff member who overcomes the most adversity to succeed George Halas AwardSportAmerican footballLeagueNational Football LeagueAwarded forAn NFL player coach or staff member overcoming adversityPresented byPro Football Writers of AmericaHistoryFirst awardJoe Namath 1969Most recentRon Rivera 2022Websitewww wbr profootballwriters wbr org wbr off field awards wbr pfwa george halas award wbr The award is named for George Halas a charter member 1963 of the Pro Football Hall of Fame who was associated with the Chicago Bears and NFL from their inception in 1920 until his death in 1983 as an owner manager player and promoter Halas represented the Bears then known as the Decatur Staleys at the Sept 17 1920 organizational meeting of the American Football Association in Canton Ohio One year later the AFA became known as the National Football League Halas teams won six NFL titles in his 40 seasons as the Bears coach His 318 regular season wins and 324 total victories were long standing NFL records until broken by Don Shula in 1993 1 In 1970 the George Halas Award went to Gale Sayers for his comeback from knee surgery to lead the NFL in rushing in 1969 citation needed Sayers gave an emotional speech that was memorialized in the film Brian s Song Said Sayers You flatter me by giving me this award but I ll tell you here and now that I accept it for Brian Piccolo Brian Piccolo is the man of courage who should receive the George S Halas Award I accept it tonight but I ll present it to Brian tomorrow I love Brian Piccolo And I d like all of you to love him too And tonight when you hit your knees ask God to love him too 2 3 Other notable winners of the George Halas Award include Joe Namath 4 Steeler running back Rocky Bleier Hall of Fame cornerback Jimmy Johnson 5 New York Giant cancer survivor Karl Nelson 6 Hall of Famers Dan Hampton and Joe Montana 7 Denver Broncos guard Mark Schlereth 8 former N Y Giant Kerry Collins 9 San Francisco 49ers Garrison Hearst 10 and Bryant Young 11 coach and former linebacker Sam Mills 12 Dolphins running back Robert Edwards 13 linebacker Mark Fields 14 former head coach Tony Dungy 15 former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees 16 New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft 17 and former Saints safety and ALS advocate Steve Gleason 18 Contents 1 Winners 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksWinners EditGeorge Halas Award winners Year Winner Team1969 Joe Namath New York Jets1970 Gale Sayers Chicago Bears1971 Tom Dempsey New Orleans Saints1972 Jimmy Johnson San Francisco 49ers1973 Mike Tileman Atlanta Falcons1974 Dick Butkus Chicago Bears1975 Rocky Bleier Pittsburgh Steelers1976 Billy Kilmer Washington Redskins1977 Tom DeLeone Cleveland Browns1978 Pat Fischer Washington Redskins1979 Bert Jones Baltimore Colts1980 Roger Staubach Dallas Cowboys1981 Rolf Benirschke San Diego Chargers1982 Joe Klecko New York Jets1983 Eddie Lee Ivery Green Bay Packers1984 Ted Hendricks Los Angeles Raiders1985 John Stallworth Pittsburgh Steelers1986 Gary Jeter Los Angeles Rams1987 William Andrews Atlanta Falcons1988 Joe Montana San Francisco 49ers1989 Karl Nelson New York Giants1990 Tim Krumrie Cincinnati Bengals1991 Dan Hampton Chicago Bears1992 Mike Utley Detroit Lions1993 Mark Bavaro New York Giants1994 Joe Montana Kansas City Chiefs1995 Dan Marino Miami Dolphins1996 Larry Brown Oakland Raiders1997 Jim Harbaugh Indianapolis Colts1998 Mark Schlereth Denver Broncos1999 Dan Reeves Atlanta Falcons2000 Bryant Young San Francisco 49ers2001 Kerry Collins New York Giants2002 Garrison Hearst San Francisco 49ers2003 Robert Edwards Miami Dolphins2004 Sam Mills Carolina Panthers2005 Mark Fields Carolina Panthers2006 Tony Dungy Indianapolis Colts2007 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints2008 Kevin Everett Buffalo Bills2009 Matt Bryant Tampa Bay Buccaneers2010 Mike Zimmer Cincinnati Bengals2011 Mike Heimerdinger Tennessee Titans2012 Robert Kraft New England Patriots2013 Chuck Pagano Indianapolis Colts2014 O J Brigance Baltimore Ravens2015 Steve Gleason New Orleans Saints2016 Eric Berry Kansas City Chiefs2017 David Quessenberry Houston Texans2018 Marquise Goodwin San Francisco 49ers2019 Ryan Shazier Pittsburgh Steelers2020 Travis Frederick Dallas Cowboys2021 Alex Smith Washington Football Team2022 Ron Rivera 19 Washington CommandersSee also EditList of National Football League awardsReferences Edit George Halas Award PFWA Retrieved 2017 12 24 Michael E Eidenmuller Movie Speech from Brian s Song Gale Sayers Accepts George Halas Trophy for Courage American Rhetoric Retrieved 2015 10 16 ESPN Classic Courageous Piccolo never lost hope Espn go com 2003 11 19 Retrieved 2015 10 16 History Archived from the original on November 14 2006 Retrieved April 22 2007 Professional Football Researchers Association Pro Football History Archived from the original on October 24 2006 Retrieved April 22 2007 Joseph McDonald 2006 05 03 The Bookends Interview Karl Nelson NY Sports Day Independent New York Giants Coverage NY Sports Day Retrieved 2015 10 16 Vic Carucci and Football Livingprimetime com Retrieved 2015 10 16 permanent dead link 1 dead link PLUS PRO FOOTBALL Halas Award Goes To Giants Collins NYTimes com Select nytimes com 2001 06 19 Retrieved 2015 10 16 49ers Champ s Incredible Fan Paradise Paradise Press 49ersparadise com 2002 06 20 Retrieved 2015 10 16 49ers Bryant Young Honored by PFWA AP Online HighBeam Research Archived from the original on October 4 2007 Retrieved April 22 2007 Panthers 20 Rams 7 NFL Yahoo Sports Sports yahoo com 2004 12 12 Retrieved 2015 10 16 Dolphins Robert Edwards Named Halas Award Winner FinHeaven Forums Archived from the original on 2007 09 29 Retrieved 2007 04 22 Cafardo Nick 2005 07 24 McGinest tackles some topics The Boston Globe Boston com Retrieved 2015 10 16 2 Archived October 22 2006 at the Wayback Machine 3 Archived May 9 2007 at the Wayback Machine Robert Kraft selected as PFWA s 2012 George Halas Award winner New England Patriots Patriots com Retrieved 2015 10 16 Steve Gleason selected as PFWA s 2015 George Halas award winner New Orleans Saints June 15 2015 Commanders coach Ron Rivera wins PFWA s George Halas Award NFL com Associated Press Retrieved 9 May 2022 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Halas Award amp oldid 1123073131, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
