- Bert Bell Award
The Bert Bell Award for the Professional
American football Player of the Year is presented by theMaxwell Football Club . This award is named in honor ofBert Bell (1895-1959), Commissioner of theNational Football League (NFL) and founder of the Maxwell Club. Voters for the Pro Awards are NFL owners, football personnel, head and assistant coaches as well as members of the Maxwell Football Club, national media, both electronic and print, and local media. The award consists of a trophy in the form of a statue in the likeness of Bell. The award is presented at the club's annual football banquet.Note: Not to be confused with the Bert Bell Man of the Year Award presented by the Bakers Club of Philadelphia.
2007 winner
New England Patriot quarterback
Tom Brady won the 49th Annual Bert Bell Award as Professional Player of the Year. He received 501 first-place votes, 115 second-place votes, and 76 third-place votes totaling 1,809 points on a 3-2-1 scoring basis.Brett Favre of theGreen Bay Packers , the runner-up, received 149 first-place votes, and thePhiladelphia Eagles 'Brian Westbrook was third with 88 first-place votes. [ [http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/news/2007/press_pro.htm 2007 award announcement at the Maxwell Football Club] ]Winners
External links
* [http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/bell_m.htm Maxwell Football Club Official site]
See also
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Touchdown Club of Columbus
*Washington D.C. Touchdown Club
*Kansas City Committee of 101 Awards
*National Football League Most Valuable Player Award
*NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award
*Newspaper Enterprise Association Defensive Player of the Year Award
*NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award
*UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year
*UPI NFC Player of the Year References
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