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The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top
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 in the United States, American football rules first gained populari ...
placekicker Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In many cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist or punter. S ...
in the United States by the
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Sports Commission. The award is named after former
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and
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player
Lou Groza Louis Roy Groza (January 25, 1924 – November 29, 2000), nicknamed "the Toe", was an American professional football player who was a placekicker and offensive tackle while playing his entire career for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America F ...
. It has been presented since 1992, with Joe Allison of
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receiving the inaugural award. The incumbent award holder is Jake Moody of
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. The award is part of the National College Football Awards Association coalition.


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{{College football award navbox College football national player awards Awards established in 1992