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The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the college football player judged by a panel of sportscasters sportswriters and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best football player in the United States. The award is named after Robert W. Maxwell a Swarthmore College football player coach and sportswriter. Johnny Lattner (1952–1953) and Tim Tebow (2007–2008) are the only players to have won the award twice.