Awarded for | Most outstanding center in college football |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Boomer Esiason Foundation |
History | |
First award | 2000 |
Most recent | Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon |
Website | www |
The Dave Rimington Trophy is awarded to the player considered to be the best center in college football. Dave Rimington was a center who played at the University of Nebraska from 1979 to 1982.
A member of the National College Football Awards Association, the Rimington Trophy serves as a fundraiser for the Boomer Esiason Foundation's fight against cystic fibrosis. The sculptor of the Dave Rimington Trophy is Marc Mellon, also the sculptor of the NBA MVP Trophy.