From 1920 to 1926, Todd and Armistead Drugstore of Knoxville presented an annual award “to that football letterman who, by clean habits, sportsmanship, spirit and enthusiasm, as well as playing ability, has proved himself an asset to his team and to the University.” The award became known as “the most valuable football player award.” The player was given a silver football, and the fraternity of the player held for the year a silver football, engraved annually with the name of the recipient. The practice was discontinued in 1926, mainly because at the meeting of the Southern Conference in fall 1926 representatives voted to discontinue such practices. In addition to the SEC vote, however, the football coach indicated that he could not name one player as the most valuable, and Todd and Armistead was unwilling to make the decision for him. Sigma Nu, the fraternity that held the trophy at the time, turned it over to UT for placement with other UT trophies.