AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Football left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. has been named the winner of the 51st Lombardi Award, the Rotary Club of Houston announced Wednesday evening. The award honors the most outstanding college football lineman who displays exceptional performance and ability while embodying the character and discipline that Vince Lombardi championed throughout his life.
Banks is the fourth Longhorn and first offensive lineman to win the prestigious award, becoming the first recipient since defensive end Brian Orakpo in 2008. Defensive tackle's Tony Degrate (1984) and Kenneth Sims (1981) took home the trophy in the 1980s.