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41st Rotary Lombardi Award Presentation

December 7-8, 2010

George R. Brown Convention Center

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Join the Rotary Lombardi Team to honor and remember your heroes who have fought or are still fighting the battle against cancer. Celebrate the courage and fortitude of the departed, survivors, patients and their caregivers with a gift in their names to the American Cancer Society. Read more……

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The Rotary Lombardi Humanitarian Award is presented to an outstanding individual from the sports community who embodies Rotary values and incorporates the Rotary 4-Way Test in all that they say, think and do. Humanitarian is defined as a person promoting human welfare and social reform. Read more……

Just the Facts

Award was established in 1970 by the Rotary Club of Houston in memory of Vince Lombardi to honor the top Division IA college football lineman.	73 RLA winners and finalists have been chosen in the first round of the NFL draft - eight were number one picks.
Marie Lombardi granted permission to the Rotary Club of Houston to use the Lombardi name for the award with the stipulation that all net proceeds from the award benefit The American Cancer Society.	44 Division IA colleges have been represented by winners and finalists.
All net proceeds from the award benefit The American Cancer Society. Since its inception, millions of dollars have been raised to support cancer research and direct patient care.	Defensive ends have won the most RLA trophies.
The Rotary Lombardi Award trophy, made from 40 lbs. of Texas pink granite chiseled to resemble the stance of a lineman, is presented annually in Houston at a gala Presentation where the four finalists are honored. This Houston tradition is now in its 41st year.	32 winners have come from the defensive side of the ball and seven from the offensive side.
A significant part of the event each year is the visits made by the four Rotary Lombardi Award finalists to see the Front Line Kids at Local Hospitals.	Orlando Pace is the only multiple winner of the RLA trophy, winning in 1995 and 1996. Nine winners of the award were a previous year’s finalist.
The Front Line Kids are children with cancer who attend the Presentation and other Rotary Lombardi Award events as our special guests.	Seven players were finalists for the award two years in a row.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have drafted the most RLA winners and finalists.	Eight winners and 20 finalists were members of NFL rosters in 2009.
Five previous winners and finalists are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.	28 previous winners and finalists are members of the College Football Hall of Fame.

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Award was established in 1970 by the Rotary Club of Houston in memory of Vince Lombardi to honor the top Division IA college football lineman.	73 RLA winners and finalists have been chosen in the first round of the NFL draft - eight were number one picks.
Marie Lombardi granted permission to the Rotary Club of Houston to use the Lombardi name for the award with the stipulation that all net proceeds from the award benefit The American Cancer Society.	44 Division IA colleges have been represented by winners and finalists.
All net proceeds from the award benefit The American Cancer Society. Since its inception, millions of dollars have been raised to support cancer research and direct patient care.	Defensive ends have won the most RLA trophies.
The Rotary Lombardi Award trophy, made from 40 lbs. of Texas pink granite chiseled to resemble the stance of a lineman, is presented annually in Houston at a gala Presentation where the four finalists are honored. This Houston tradition is now in its 41st year.	32 winners have come from the defensive side of the ball and seven from the offensive side.
A significant part of the event each year is the visits made by the four Rotary Lombardi Award finalists to see the Front Line Kids at Local Hospitals.	Orlando Pace is the only multiple winner of the RLA trophy, winning in 1995 and 1996. Nine winners of the award were a previous year’s finalist.
The Front Line Kids are children with cancer who attend the Presentation and other Rotary Lombardi Award events as our special guests.	Seven players were finalists for the award two years in a row.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have drafted the most RLA winners and finalists.	Eight winners and 20 finalists were members of NFL rosters in 2009.
Five previous winners and finalists are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.	28 previous winners and finalists are members of the College Football Hall of Fame.

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