Mr. Irrelevant / Lowsman Trophy Award
Mr. Irrelevant is the title annually bestowed upon the final pick of the National Football League draft. The term came about in 1976 when Paul Salata, an NFL receiver, founded Irrelevant Week in Newport Beach, California. Following the NFL draft, Mr. Irrelevant is invited to Newport Beach for a week long roast where they will be awarded the Lowsman Trophy — a parody of the Heisman Trophy which looks virtually identical except the player is fumbling the football.
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Did you know that Paul Salata, the founder of Irrelevant Week / Mr. Irrelevant / Lowsman Trophy has an official web site called Irrelevant Week where you can find details about the week-long annual ceremony?
Names of Mr. Irrelevant on the chart above with links actually played in at least one official National Football League game. Those without links never made it to the show. In 1978 there were two Mr. Irrelevant players named because Lee Washburn could not attend training camp due to back injury, Bill Kenney was named his replacement. In 1980 two were named because Kevin Scanlon chose to play in the Canadian Football League and Tyrone McGriff was named as his replacement.
Mr. Irrelevant trivia: Jimmy Walker, the final pick in 1967, never even played college football, but did get selected with the first overall pick in the 1967 NBA Draft; the first official winner of the Lowsman Trophy was Kelvin Kirk in 1976; and Marty Moore, winner in 1994, was the first Mr. Irrelevant to play in a Super Bowl. Share your football trivia with us on Pigskin Fever today.
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