The Patrick Mannelly Award is an award given annually in the United States to the best
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
long snapper
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. The award is named after
Duke Blue Devils
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alum and former
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...
long snapper
Patrick Mannelly. The award was founded in 2019 by Mannelly,
Chris Rubio, and Kevin Gold.
Winners
References
External links
The long snapper revolution in college football
College football national player awards
Awards established in 2019
2019 establishments in the United States
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