The Burlsworth Trophy is an award given annually to the most outstanding
FBS college football
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player who began his career as a
walk-on.
It was first awarded for the 2010 season and is a program of the
Brandon Burlsworth Foundation. Burlsworth walked on to the
Arkansas Razorbacks football
The Arkansas Razorbacks football program represents the University of Arkansas in the sport of American football. The Arkansas Razorbacks, Razorbacks compete in the
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ...
program in 1994 and became an All-American. He was killed in a car accident 11 days after being selected by the
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. Since the 2008 India ...
in the third round of the
1999 NFL draft.
On October 28, 2019, the Burlsworth Trophy became a member of the
National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). It joins the
Broyles Award as the only members of the NCFAA originating in Arkansas.
The trophy was sculpted and produced by Raymond Gibby of Nobility Bronze in Pea Ridge, Arkansas.
Winners and finalists
References
External links
Burlsworth Trophy.comNobility Bronze (Sculptor of the Burlsworth Trophy)
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College football national player awards
Awards established in 2010
Springdale, Arkansas