Football Club News

  • February 1, 2012 (Philadelphia, PA)

    The Maxwell Football Club announced today Mike Tirico of ESPN's Monday Night Football has been selected as the winner of the Club's 2011 Award for Broadcast Excellence presented by Harrah's Entertainment. The award is given yearly to a broadcaster or sports journalist who has demonstrated exceptional performance on a national level.

    Tirico has handled a variety of assignments for ESPN, ESPN Radio and ABC Sports since 1991, establishing himself as one of the most recognizable faces and...

  • January 30, 2012 (Philadelphia, PA)

    The Maxwell Club, the oldest football club in America, announced today that University of Michigan Head Coach Brady Hoke has been selected as the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year for the 2011 season.

    Hoke was named the 19th head coach in University of Michigan football history on Jan. 11, 2011. A former assistant coach at U-M (1995-2002), Hoke led the Wolverines to an 11-2 record (6-2 Big Ten) and Allstate Sugar Bowl victory in his first season. Hoke had previous...

  • January 26, 2012 (Philadelphia, PA)

    The Maxwell Club, the oldest football club in America, announced today that Green Bay Packers' head coach Mike McCarthy is the winner of the 24th Annual Earle "Greasy" Neale Award as the National Football League's most outstanding coach and that Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the winner of the 53rd Annual Bert Bell Award as the most outstanding Professional Player of the Year.

    McCarthy led the Packers to a 15-1 regular-season finish and the NFC North Division championship. In...

  • December 29, 2011 (Philadelphia, PA)

    The Maxwell Club, the oldest football club in America, announced today that Delaware Valley College head coach Jim Clements has been selected as the winner of the Club's 14th Tri-State Coach of the Year and Rutgers University wide receiver Mohamed Sanu was chosen as the Club's 11th Tri-State Player of the Year.

    The three-time reigning Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Coach of the Year, Clements has posted a 51-17 record with four conference championships, one Eastern College Athletic...

  • Maxwell Football Club President Ron Jaworski announced today that Andrew Luck of Stanford University as the winner of the 75th Maxwell Award for the Collegiate Player of the Year, and that Tyrann Mathieu of LSU is the winner of the 17th Chuck Bednarik Award for the Defensive Player of the Year.

    The winners of the 75th Maxwell Award and the 17th Chuck Bednarik Award were announced tonight as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show and the formal presentation of these...

  • November 21, 2011, Philadelphia, PA

    Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski, announced the 2011 finalists for the 75th Maxwell Award for the Collegiate Player of the Year and the 17th 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. 20.

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

  • October 31, 2011, Southampton, PA

    Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski, announced the 2011 Semifinalists for the 75th Maxwell Award for the Collegiate Player of the Year and the 17th Chuck Bednarik Award 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 Advisory Committee.

    Wisconsin's Russell Wilson, Houston's Case Keenum and Oklahoma's Ryan Broyles, who lead the nation in...

  • October 11, 2011

    The Maxwell Football Club today announced the expansion of its 2011 Watch Lists for both the 75th Maxwell Award and the 17th Chuck Bednarik Award.

    The original lists were comprised of 65 players, who were selected based on their performances during the 2010 season. As the 2011 season has progressed, the Club believes that several additional players warrant attention because of their noteworthy play.

    Nine new names have been added to the Maxwell Watch List; an additional 11 have...

  • NEW JERSEY, September 27, 2011

    RotoExperts Fantasy Player of the Year Award, Presented by the Maxwell Football Club

    RotoExperts, the leader in original Sports / Fantasy Sports content and the Maxwell Football Club, the oldest football organization in America, announced today that they will be presenting an annual NFL Fantasy Player of the Year Award.

    The “RotoExperts NFL Fantasy Player of the Year Award, presented by the Maxwell Football Club,” will be given to the most outstanding player as voted...

  • August 9, 2011 (Philadelphia, PA)

    The Maxwell Football Club (MFC), the oldest football club in America, announced today that National Football Foundation (NFF) Chairman Archie Manning has been selected as the winner of the 23rd Francis “Reds” Bagnell Award for Contributions to Football. Mr. Manning joined the NFF Board of Directors in 1993 and became chairman in 2008.

    Manning was born May 19, 1949, in Drew, Mississippi. He attended the University of Mississippi where he was named an All-American Quarterback and is the...