Jan. 8, 1990: Ronald Reagan becomes the fourth president honored with the NCAA’s Theodore Roosevelt Award. January 8, 1990 40
Jan. 7, 1975: Gerald R. Ford becomes the second president honored with the NCAA’s Theodore Roosevelt Award. January 7, 1975 38
April 23, 1966: The Theodore Roosevelt Award, the Association’s highest honor, is established. Dwight Eisenhower receives the first award at the 1967 Convention, where 12 astronauts who won varsity letters also are honored. April 23, 1966 50
Oct. 9, 1905: Theodore Roosevelt invites leaders of collegiate football, including representatives of Harvard, Princeton and Yale, to the White House for a discussion on reforming or abolishing the game during a season that produced 18 deaths and 149 serious injuries attributed to the sport. October 9, 1905 42
