Football Club News

  • The Maxwell Football Club Announces The Winners of the 76th Maxwell Award And The 18th Chuck Bednarik Award
    December 6, 2012 Philadelphia, PA

    The Maxwell Football Club Announces the Winners of the 76th Maxwell Award for the Collegiate Player of the Year and the 18th Chuck Bednarik Award, presented by Cracker Barrel, for the Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year

    Maxwell Football Club President Ron Jaworski announced today that Manti Te’o of Notre Dame as the winner of both the 76th Maxwell Award for the Collegiate Player of the Year, and also the 18th Chuck Bednarik Award for the Collegiate Defensive Player of the Year...

  • Maxwell Football Club Announces Collegiate Coach of the Year Finalists
    December 5, 2012 Philadelphia, PA

    The Maxwell Football Club (MFC), the oldest football club in America, announced today the finalists for the Club’s Collegiate Coach of the Year Award. Named as finalists are Brian Kelly (Notre Dame), Bill O’Brien (Penn State) and Bill Snyder (Kansas State)

    Kelly has led the Irish to an undefeated season and a 12-0 record and a #1 BCS ranking while navigating one of the most demanding schedules in America. Notre Dame has made a dramatic resurgence under Kelly’s guidance and will face...

  • Maxwell Football Club Announces Baltimore Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome as the winner of the Francis “Reds” Bagnell Award for Contributions to Football.
    December 4, 2012 Philadelphia, PA

    The Maxwell Football Club (MFC), the oldest football club in America, announced today that Baltimore Ravens Executive Vice President and General Manager Ozzie Newsome has been selected as the winner of the 24th Francis “Reds” Bagnell Award for Contributions to Football. Mr. Newsome joined the Ravens organization in when the franchise was established in Baltimore and became the NFL’s first African-American General Manager in 2002.

    Newsome was born on March 16, 1956 in Muscle Shoals,...

  • 2012 Mini Max High School Award winners
    November 27, 2012 Philadelphia, PA

    Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski, announced the 2012 Mini Max High School Award winners for the state of Pennsylvania. The fifty-one players selected are from schools located in Districts 1,3,11 and 12 in the eastern half of the state. Players were nominated by their coaches throughout the 2012 season and were evaluated based on a criteria that includes; academics, football performance and community service.

    The Mini Max Award recipients will be honored at a dinner to be...

  • 2012 Maxwell and Chuck Bednarik Award Finalists
    November 19, 2012 Philadelphia, PA

    Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski, announced the 2012 finalists for the 76th Maxwell Award for the Collegiate Player of the Year and the 18th Chuck Bednarik Award for the Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year.

    The respective lists include a field of three candidates for each of these awards as determined by the Semifinalist voting process which ended on Nov. 18.

    All finalists are listed in alphabetical order with the player's school, position and class designated...

  • 2012 MFC Collegiate Coach of the Year Semifinalists
    November 16, 2012 Philadelphia, PA

    Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski, announced the 2012 semi-finalists for the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year Award. The list includes a field of 16 candidates for the award which have been selected by the MFC National Selection Committee

    All semi - finalists are listed in alphabetical order with the coach’s school designated.

     

     

    MFC Collegiate Coach of the Year Semi-Finalists

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  • 2012 Maxwell and Chuck Bednarik Award Semifinalists Announced
    PHILADELPHIA, PA OCTOBER 29, 2012

    Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski, announced the 2012 Semifinalists for the 76th Maxwell Award for the Collegiate Player of the Year and the 18th Chuck Bednarik Award presented by Cracker Barrel for the Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year. The respective lists include a field of 16 candidates for the Maxwell and Bednarik Awards as selected by the Maxwell Football Club National Selection Committee.

    Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein, USC receiver Marqise Lee and...

  • Cracker Barrel Partners With Maxwell Football Club
    August 29, 2012, Philadelphia, PA

    Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. has entered into an agreement with the Maxwell Football Club (MFC) to be the 2012 Presenting Sponsor of the Chuck Bednarik Award presented to the Outstanding Collegiate Defensive Player of the Year.
    Founded in 1935, the Maxwell Football Club is the oldest football organization of its kind in America. The MFC presents several of the most prestigious awards in the football world at both the college and professional levels. The Chuck Bednarik Award...

  • Maxwell Football Club Announces Maxwell, Bednarik Watch Lists
    July 9, 2012 (Philadelphia, PA)

    The Maxwell Football Club today announced its watch lists for the 76th annual Maxwell Award and the 18th annual Bednarik Award.

    The Maxwell Award has been given to America's outstanding collegiate football player since 1937, and is named in honor of sportswriter Robert W. "Tiny" Maxwell. The Bednarik Award has been presented to the nation's top defensive player since 1995. A former standout at Penn and with the Philadelphia Eagles, Chuck Bednarik is a member of both the College...

  • Brendan Nosovitch of Allentown Central Catholic announced as the winner of the 27th Jim Henry Award
    February 7, 2012 (Philadelphia, PA)

    Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski, announced that Brendan Nosovitch a senior quarterback from Allentown Central Catholic High School (Allentown, PA) has been selected as the winner of the Club's 27th Jim Henry Award.

    Nosovitch, a South Carolina signee, had one of the most prolific careers in Pennsylvania high school football history. He threw for a District 11 single-season record 3,809 yards with 39 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as a senior in helping the Vikings reach...