Florida Southern College English professor Rogers V. Whitener presents the Character Essay Award to one of the participants in the 1958 Santa Claus Bowl. The Santa Claus Bowl was an annual event held in Lakeland, Florida the weekend after Christmas. It brought together four youth league football teams from around the country for a sort of youth league national championship. In addition to four football games, the young men enjoyed a weekend of activities ranging from a Santa Claus Bowl parade to trips to local attractions, to the awards banquet.
