Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award

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National Football League award sports humanitarian award

The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award is an annual National Football League honor recognizing a player for outstanding community service and excellence on the field.

Aliases (1)

NFL Man of the Year Award ×2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Football League award → sports humanitarian award →
associatedEvent	NFL Honors →
awardedFor	charitable work → leadership → on-field performance →
category	Humanitarian and service awards in sports → National Football League trophies and awards →
ceremony	held during Super Bowl week →
country	United States →
eligibility	NFL players →
frequency	annual →
givenFor	excellence on the field → outstanding community service →
hasNotableRecipient	Anquan Boldin → Calais Campbell → Charles Tillman → Dak Prescott → Dan Marino → Drew Brees → Eli Manning → Franco Harris → J. J. Watt → Jared Allen → Jason Witten → Joe Greene → John Elway → Ken Anderson → Kurt Warner → LaDainian Tomlinson → Larry Fitzgerald → Lynn Swann → Peyton Manning → Roger Staubach → Russell Wilson → Thomas Davis Sr. → Troy Polamalu → Walter Payton → Warrick Dunn →
inception	1970 →
league	NFL →
namedAfter	Walter Payton →
originalName	NFL Man of the Year Award →
presentedBy	National Football League →
renamedInHonorOf	Walter Payton →
renamingYear	1999 →
selectionProcess	league-wide winner chosen from team nominees → one nominee from each NFL team →
sport	American football →
symbol	helmet decal with Walter Payton silhouette →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bart Starr ("NFL Man of the Year Award") → Darrell Green → Eli Manning → Jason Taylor → Roger Staubach → Russell Wilson →	awardReceived
Larry Fitzgerald →	hasHonor
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award ("NFL Man of the Year Award") →	originalName