The Chicago Tribune Silver Football is awarded by the ''
Chicago Tribune
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'' to the
college football player determined to be the best player from the
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representati ...
.
The
award
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An awar ...
has been presented annually since 1924, when
Red Grange
Harold Edward "Red" Grange (June 13, 1903 – January 28, 1991), nicknamed "the Galloping Ghost" and "the Wheaton Iceman", was an American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and the short-lived New York Yankees ...
of
Illinois
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was the award's first recipient.
A vote of Big Ten head football coaches determines the winner of the Silver Football.
Each coach submits a two-player ballot with a first and second choice, and coaches cannot vote for players on their own team.
The first-place vote receives two points and the second-place vote receives one point.
Coaches and media of the Big Ten also make annual selections for additional
individual honors.
Recipients
The Silver Football award has been presented annually since 1924.
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Winners by school
Winners by position
See also
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Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball The Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball was an award presented annually by the ''Chicago Tribune'' to the top men's and women's college basketball player of the Big Ten Conference. The ''Chicago Tribune'' awarded the Silver Basketball for men's basket ...
References
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Silver
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Most valuable player awards
Awards by newspapers
Awards established in 1924
1924 establishments in Illinois