Distinguished American Award Winners

1966 - William Carpenter
1967 - No honoree
1968 - No honoree
1969 - Archibald MacLeish
1970 - Vince Lombardi
1971 - Dr. Frank Boyden
1972 - Dr. Jerome H. Holland
1973 - No honoree
1974 - Bob Hope
1975 - Rev. Theodore Hesburgh
1976 - James A. Van Fleet
1977 - Rev. Edmund P. Joyce
1978 - No honoree
1979 - John W. Galbreath
1980 - Fred Russell
1981 - David Sonny Werblin
1982 - Silver Anniversary - all honored
1983 - Leon Hess and Jimmy Stewart
1984 - David Nelson
1985 - Bill Flynn
1986 - John L. Toner
1987 - Ike Sewell
1988 - Joe Rodgers
1989 - Edward "Moose" Krause
1990 - Pete Rozelle
1991 - Joe Paterno
1992 - Wellington Mara
1993 - Dick Kazmaier
1994 - Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
1995 - Tom Osborne
1996 - J. Donald Monan, S.J
1997 - No honoree
1998 - Roy Kramer
1999 - No honoree
2000 - Arthur J. Decio
2001 - Dr. James Frank
2002 - George B. Young
2003 - Dr. Robert C. Khayat
2004 - Robert F. Casciola
2005 - Hon. Alan Page