Maxwell Award Winners

PRESS RELEASE - January 6, 2009

Contact: Bob Clark
P.O. Box 1067
Roslyn, PA  19001
Phone (610) 277-8900
Fax (610) 277-2239
                              e-mail: bobclark@maxwellfootballclub.org

Adrian Peterson, Jeff Fisher & Steve Sabol win Maxwell Football Club Awards

Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski, announced that Minnesota Vikings’ running back Adrian Peterson has won the 50th Annual Bert Bell Award as Professional Player of the Year.  Adrian Peterson received 183 first place votes, 173 second place votes and 109 third place votes resulting in 1,004 points on a 3-2-1 basis.  There were 1,109 first place votes cast.  In second place was Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback, Peyton Manning, with 181 (1st), 66 (2nd) and 82 (3rd) totaling 757 points.  Third place went to Arizona Cardinals quarterback, Kurt Warner with 142 (1st)), 111 (2nd), and 90 (3rd)  for 738 points.  Saints’ quarterback, Drew Brees was fourth with 106 (1st), 99 (2nd) and 105 (3rd) for 621 points. The remaining 497 votes were divided among 30 other players. 

Peyton Manning won this award for the 2003 and 2004 seasons,  and Kurt Warner won the award in 1999 while playing for the St. Louis Rams.

Jaworski also announced that Tennessee Titans Head Coach, Jeff Fisher, won the 20th Annual Earle “Greasy” Neale Award as Professional Coach of the Year.  Of the 1,109 votes received, Fisher had 332; second place went to Tony Sparano, Miami Dolphins, with 292; third place to Mike Smith, Atlanta Falcons, with 185. The remaining 300 votes were divided among sixteen other coaches.

Voters for the Pro Awards are NFL owners, football personnel, head and assistant coaches as well as members of the Maxwell Football Club, national media, both electronic and print, and local media.

Jaworski also announced that Steve Sabol of NFL Films has been awarded the 20th Annual Reds Bagnell Award for Contributions to the Game of Football.  Steve Sabol’s father Ed Sabol also won the Bagnell Award in 1994.

They will join the College Player and Coach of the Year, Tim Tebow, University of Florida and Mike Leach, Texas Tech University, at the Maxwell Football Club Awards dinner to be held at Harrah’s in Atlantic City on March 6, 2009. For more information on the Maxwell Football Club Awards Dinner contact Bob Clark, Executive Director, at (610) 277-8900.

Email: Bobclark@Maxwellfootballclub.org