Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman Award Archives

2021 PFWA Off-Field Award nominees announced

May 20, 2021 1:00 pm PFWA

Each year, the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) vote for several off-field awards given to people working in or associated with the NFL. The 2021 Off-Field Awards balloting is underway through June 3, with […]

Arnsparger and Crennel selected as PFWA 2020 Dr. Z Award class

June 29, 2020 1:00 pm PFWA

The late Bill Arnsparger, who was the mastermind of Miami’s “No-Name Defense” and “Killer Bs” and helped take three different franchises to the Super Bowl, and Houston associate head coach Romeo Crennel, who is in […]

PFWA to announce 2020 Off-Field Awards June 22-26 and June 29

June 19, 2020 1:00 pm PFWA

The Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) will announce their 2020 Off-Field Award winners June 22-26 and June 29, 2020. The announcements will be made at ProFootballWriters.org, through the PFWA’s official Twitter feed (@PFWAwriters) and […]

2020 PFWA Off-Field Award nominees announced

June 9, 2020 1:28 pm PFWA

Each year, the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) vote for several off-field awards given to people working in or associated with the NFL. The 2020 Off-Field Awards balloting is underway through June 19, with […]

Cunningham and Westhoff selected to PFWA 2019 Dr. Z Award class

June 10, 2019 1:00 pm PFWA

The late Gunther Cunningham, who spent 33 of his 35 NFL seasons as an assistant coach and was best known for his feared defensive units in Kansas City over two stints and nine seasons as […]

PFWA to announce 2019 Off-Field Awards June 3-7 and June 10

June 2, 2019 5:27 pm PFWA

The Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) will announce their 2019 Off-Field Award winners June 3-7 and June 10, 2019. The announcements will be made at ProFootballWriters.org, through the PFWA’s official Twitter feed (@PFWAwriters) and […]