The Black Death Award is an individual honor awarded to college football

College football

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 players at the United States Military Academy (better known as 'West Point') who distinguish themselves during a game. It is presented to players only in the case of "exceptional, near perfect play."

The award was first instituted by Army coach Jim Young

Jim Young (American football coach)

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 in 1988. In 2007, Stan Brock

Stan Brock

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, as the new head coach, reinstated the award. The award itself consists of a plaque featuring an Army Ranger-style knife and engraved with the honoree's name. According to Brock, it is given to players who go "above and beyond" and play "a near perfect game and have something to do with the outcome of the game for a victory."

Recent Honorees

Year	Player	Position	Achievement
2007	LTC Greg Gadson	LB
2007	Mike Wright	WR	vs. Tulane Tulane Green Wave football The Tulane Green Wave football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents Tulane University in New Orleans. The team is a member of Conference USA and is led by interim head coach Mark Hutson, who took over on October 18, 2011, when fifth-year head coach Bob Toledo resigned...  (20–17)
2008	Frank Scappaticci	LB	vs. Louisiana Tech (14–7)
2008	Collin Mooney Collin Mooney Collin Karl Mooney is a former American college football fullback for the Army Black Knights of the United States Military Academy. Mooney is West Point's all-time single-season rushing leader with 1,339 yards...	RB	vs. Tulane (44–17)

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