Butkus Award
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The Butkus Award is a prestigious annual honor in American football given to the nation’s top linebackers at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Butkus Award canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football award
ⓘ
sports award ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Butkus Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | top linebacker performance ⓘ |
| category | individual award ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility |
American football players
ⓘ
college linebackers ⓘ high school linebackers ⓘ professional linebackers ⓘ |
| formerPresenter | Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCollegeDivision | Collegiate Butkus Award GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasGender | primarily male recipients ⓘ |
| hasHighSchoolDivision | High School Butkus Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProfessionalDivision | Professional Butkus Award GENERATED ⓘ |
| honors | linebackers ⓘ |
| inception | 1985 ⓘ |
| level |
college
ⓘ
high school ⓘ professional ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony | various locations in the United States ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | national sports media in the United States ⓘ |
| motto | Believe in yourself ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dick Butkus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Devin White
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luke Kuechly NERFINISHED ⓘ Manti Te'o NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Willis NERFINISHED ⓘ Von Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | linebacker ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Butkus Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizes |
character
ⓘ
leadership ⓘ on-field performance ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
College football awards
ⓘ
National Football League awards NERFINISHED ⓘ high school football awards ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voting by a selection committee ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| type | linebacker-specific award ⓘ |
| website | https://thebutkusaward.com ⓘ |
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