Heisman Great Danny Wuerffel To Be Honored With Maxwell Football Club’s Reds Bagnell Award

Quarterback Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman winner from Florida who has a long history in philanthropy, was announced as the Maxwell Football Club’s latest Francis “Reds” Bagnell Award winner for his contributions to football.

Wuerffel, a College Football Hall of Famer and the namesake of the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy — college football’s premier award for community service — will be honored at the 89th Maxwell Awards Gala, which will be held on March 14 at the Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre in Atlanta.

— Below, from the Maxwell Award’s official press release.

Wuerffel has dedicated his life to advancing the values of football through leadership, service, and lasting impact beyond the field. A legendary quarterback at the University of Florida, Wuerffel led the Gators to four SEC Championships and the program’s first national championship, setting 17 NCAA and school records along the way. His career culminated in winning the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and the Campbell Award as college football’s top scholar-athlete in 1996.

Following his collegiate success, Wuerffel was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the 1997 NFL Draft and played for multiple NFL franchises, also capturing a World Bowl Championship in NFL Europe before retiring in 2004. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

Wuerffel’s most enduring contribution to football has perhaps come through his leadership off the field. Since 2005, he has served as the namesake of the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy, college football’s premier award recognizing community service, leadership, and impact beyond the game. Through his leadership of Desire Street Ministries and the Wuerffel Foundation, Wuerffel has consistently used football as a platform to inspire service, develop leaders, and strengthen communities—embodying the spirit of the Reds Bagnell Award and its recognition of those who give back to the game in meaningful and lasting ways.