Porter Cup | |
---|---|
Award details | |
Given for | "Best all-around athlete" at a major university. |
Location | Southern United States |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Porter Clothing Company |
The Porter Cup was a sterling silver trophy once awarded by the Porter Clothing Company to the best all-around athlete from a major southern university, including the University of Alabama, Birmingham-Southern College,Tulane and Tennessee's three major universities: Vanderbilt, Sewanee and Tennessee. The three in Tennessee were given by Alf Porter, and Alabama's was given by Henry Porter Loving. Alabama's is thus also called the "Porter Loving Cup".
The following is a list of winners since the award started shortly after the First World War: