The Alan Page Community Award has been awarded by the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) continuously since 1967. Previously named the Byron "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award, after Byron "Whizzer" White, the award was renamed in the fall of 2018 in honor of Alan Page. Alan Page has been a stalwart for the players union since his early days as an executive committee member as well as a pioneer for social justice during his distinguished 23-year tenure on the Minnesota Supreme Court.
The award annually recognizes one player who goes above and beyond to perform community service in his hometown and team city. Past winners have included Drew Brees, Warrick Dunn, Gale Sayers, Bart Starr, Archie Manning, Peyton Manning and Ken Houston.
The 2001 recipient, Michael McCrary, was the child in the Supreme Court case Runyon v. McCrary (1976) in which Justice White had participated nearly a quarter of a century before McCrary's award. White had dissented from the position taken by the lawyers for McCrary.
Winners Season Player Position Team 1967 Quarterback Green Bay Packers 1968 Defensive end Green Bay Packers 1969 Safety Los Angeles Rams 1970 Running back Chicago Bears 1971 Defensive back Los Angeles Rams 1972 Linebacker Baltimore Colts 1973 Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers 1974 Running back Denver Broncos 1975 Running back Pittsburgh Steelers 1976 Quarterback St. Louis Cardinals 1977 Defensive end Denver Broncos 1978 Quarterback New Orleans Saints 1979 Quarterback Dallas Cowboys 1980 Guard Oakland Raiders 1981 Safety Washington Redskins 1982 Running back Pittsburgh Steelers 1983 Offensive tackle Cleveland Browns 1984 Placekicker San Diego Chargers 1985 Linebacker Cincinnati Bengals 1986 Wide receiver Miami Dolphins 1987 Defensive end New York Giants 1988 Safety Kansas City Chiefs 1989 Linebacker Chicago Bears 1990 Tight end Cleveland Browns 1991 Offensive tackle Atlanta Falcons 1992 Defensive end Philadelphia Eagles 1993 Placekicker Kansas City Chiefs 1994 Safety Buffalo Bills 1995 Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs 1996 Wide receiver Indianapolis Colts 1997 Defensive tackle Chicago Bears 1998 Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1999 Wide receiver Minnesota Vikings 2000 Placekicker Cincinnati Bengals 2001 Defensive end Baltimore Ravens 2002 Quarterback Jacksonville Jaguars 2003 Cornerback Philadelphia Eagles 2004 Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2005 Quarterback Indianapolis Colts 2006 Quarterback Tennessee Titans 2007 Safety Denver Broncos 2008 Running back Atlanta Falcons 2009 Safety Philadelphia Eagles 2010 Cornerback Oakland Raiders 2011 Fullback New York Jets 2012 Quarterback New Orleans Saints"Drew Brees Wins 46th Annual Byron Whizzer White Award", NFLPlayers.com, January 21, 2012. 2013 Quarterback Pittsburgh Steelers"Byron "Whizzer" White Award goes to Steelers QB Charlie Batch" 2014 Wide receiver San Francisco 49ers 2015 Linebacker Minnesota Vikings"Chad Greenway named 2015 Byron 'Whizzer' White Award winner" 2016 Linebacker Carolina Panthers"Panthers' Thomas Davis Selected As 2016 Byron "Whizzer" White Awardee" 2017 Safety Philadelphia Eagles"Philadelphia's Malcolm Jenkins Selected as 2017 Byron "Whizzer" White Award Winner" 2018 Defensive end Philadelphia Eagles"Chris Long wins NFLPA’s Byron “Whizzer” White award" 2019 Offensive tackle Los Angeles Rams 2020 Linebacker New York Jets 2021 Tight end Atlanta Falcons 2022 Safety Philadelphia Eagles 2023 Safety Buffalo Bills 2024 Defensive end Miami Dolphins 2025 Wide receiver New York Giants2026Garett BollesOffensive tackleDenver Broncos
See also Walter Camp Man of the Year Walter Camp Distinguished American Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Amos Alonzo Stagg Award National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal winners Theodore Roosevelt Award (NCAA) Walter Payton Man of the Year Award Bart Starr Award List of NFL awards
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