The Jacobs Blocking Trophy is the name of several similar annual
college football awards bestowed by a conference upon their best
blocker. The awards are named in honor of William P. Jacobs, founder and president of
Presbyterian College
Presbyterian College (PC) is a private Presbyterian liberal arts college in Clinton, South Carolina.
History
Presbyterian College was founded in 1880 by the William Plumer Jacobs. He had served as the pastor of First Presbyterian Church in ...
from 1935 to 1945. The trophies are awarded by his son, Hugh, and great-grandson, William P. Jacobs V (ACC Trophy), based upon voting of the respective leagues' coaches.
[Virginia's Eugene Monroe named Jacobs Blocking Trophy Recipient]
Atlantic Coast Conference, November 30, 2008. The award was originally presented to a player from the state of
South Carolina
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from 1928 to 1932.
[SoCon Annual Award Winners]
Southern Conference, April 5, 2010. A duplicate award was created and given to a player in the
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I. Southern Conference College football, football teams c ...
(SoCon) beginning in 1933.
[ The ]Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities o ...
(SEC) began the award in 1935. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) established its own version of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy in its first year of existence in 1953.[ The Division II ]South Atlantic Conference
The South Atlantic Conference (SAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the southeastern United States. The SAC was founded in 1975 as a ...
also bestows a version of the award.Wins Blocking Trophy
'' St. Petersburg Times'', December 28, 1945.
See also
* Southeastern Conference football individual awards Coaches and media of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) bestow the following individual awards at the end of each college football season.
Player of the Year
* 1933: Beattie Feathers, HB, Tennessee
* 1934: Dixie Howell, TB, Alabama
* 1935: Willi ...
References
College football regional and state awards
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Awards established in 1935
Awards established in 1953
Atlantic Coast Conference football
Southeastern Conference football
Southern Conference football
South Atlantic Conference
1935 establishments in the United States
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