Robert E. "Bob" Stephenson (born September 20, 1959) is a former American football player.
 A native of Evansville, Indiana, Stephenson He played college football as a tight end for the Indiana University Hoosiers football team from 1979 to 1981.
 As a member of the 1979 Indiana Hoosiers football team, he played in the 1979 Holiday Bowl and scored the first touchdown in a bowl game in Indiana Hoosiers football history.
 He was selected by both the coaches (UPI) and media (AP) as the first-team tight end on the 1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
 He was selected as the tight end on the all-time Indiana football teams named by the "Chicago Tribune" in 1993 and by "Inside Indiana" magazine.
 He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2007.
John Mackey (September 24, 1941 – July 6, 2011) was an American football tight end who played for the Baltimore Colts and the San Diego Chargers.
 He was born in Roosevelt, New York and attended Syracuse University.
 He was the first president of the National Football League Players Association following the AFL-NFL merger, serving from 1970 to 1973.
 Mackey was also a big reason for the NFLPA to create the "88 Plan" which would financially support ex-players who required living assistance in later years.
Jonathan "Jake" Duane Butt (born July 11, 1995) is an American football tight end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).
 Many of his college teammates called him "The Butt" because of his name.
 He played college football at Michigan.
 As a junior, he won the Ozzie Newsome Award.
 He was selected as a first-team All-American and was named Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year in both 2015 and 2016.
 He won the John Mackey Award given to the top tight end in college football and the Senior CLASS Award in 2016.
Connor Hamlett (born April 12, 1992) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent.
 He lettered in football, basketball and track at Meadowdale High School in Lynnwood, Washington, where he earned All-State honors in football his senior year.
 He played college football at Oregon State, recording career totals of 104 receptions for 1,109 yards and 10 touchdowns.
 He finished third in school history in receptions for a tight end and fifth in receiving yards for a tight end.
 He was named Pac-12 All-Academic second-team his junior season in 2013 and Pac-12 All-Academic first-team his senior season in 2014.
 Hamlett signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars after going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, and has since been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys.
Sebastian Paul Costa (December 7, 1941 – October 12, 2015) was an American football tight end.]
 He played college football for the University of Notre Dame's Fighting Irish.
 The American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs drafted him in his junior year, 1964, and he was traded to the AFL's Buffalo Bills for the 1965 season.
 He won a starting job at tight end his rookie year with the Bills, and soon became an excellent tight end, being named an AFL All-Star in his first two seasons.
Dwayne Lamont Allen (born February 24, 1990) is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
 He played college football for Clemson University, earned consensus All-American honors, and was recognized as the most outstanding college tight end in 2011.
 He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Gordon Lynn Hudson (born June 22, 1962) is a former American college and professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons during the 1980s.
 Hudson played college football for Brigham Young University, was a two-time consensus All-American, and set the NCAA record for most career receiving yards by a tight end (2,484).
 He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009.
The Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award is an American college football award given annually by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston to "the player who by his conduct on and off the gridiron demonstrates a high esteem for the football code and exemplifies sportsmanship to an outstanding degree" among northeastern colleges and universities.
 In 1982, the award was narrowed to the player deemed to be the "very best, and most academically talented, college football player in New England."
 Since 1989, the award has been given annually to two players (with the exception of a single winner in 1996 and three winners in 2007), one from a Division I football program, and one from a small college.
The John Mackey Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding tight end.
 Established in 2000 by the Nassau County Sports Commission, the award is given annually to the tight end who best exemplifies the play, sportsmanship, academics, and community values of Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey.
James Michael Mandich (July 30, 1948 – April 26, 2011), also known as "Mad Dog", was an American football player.
 Mandich played college football for the University of Michigan from 1967 to 1969 and was recognized as a consensus first-team tight end on the 1969 College Football All-America Team.
 A second-round pick in the 1970 NFL Draft, he played in the National Football League (NFL) as a tight end for the Miami Dolphins (1970-1977) and Pittsburgh Steelers (1978).
 After his playing career ended, he worked as the color commentator for the Miami Dolphins and also hosted a sports talk show on local AM radio in Miami.

Question: The football award given to college football's most outstanding tight end is named for a player who played for which university?
Answer: Syracuse University