List of Prizes Named After People - W - Z

Award	Named after	Field	Achievement
!Wade Trophy	Wade, MargaretMargaret Wade	Basketball	Player of the year in Division I women's college basketball, as chosen by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association
Wakker Prize	Henri-Louis Wakker	Architectural history	Presented to a Swiss commune for development and preservation of architectural heritage
Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology	Selman Waksman	Microbiology
Doak Walker Award	Doak Walker	American football	Outstanding running back in U.S. college football
Walker Cup	George Herbert Walker	Golf	Challenge trophy contested by men's amateur teams representing the USA and Great Britain & Ireland
Walkley Award	William Gaston Walkley
Wally !The Wally	Parks, WallyWally Parks	Auto racing
Wally Lewis Medal	Wally Lewis	Rugby league football	State of Origin player of the series
Wanamaker !Wanamaker Trophy	Wanamaker, RodmanRodman Wanamaker	Golf	PGA Championship winner's trophy
Warne-Muralidaran Trophy	Warne !Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan	Cricket	Perpetual challenge trophy awarded to winner of Test series between Australia and Sri Lanka
Warren !Johnny Warren Medal	Warren, JohnnyJohnny Warren	Football (soccer)	Best player in the Australasian A-League, as determined by the league's players
James Craig Watson Medal	James Craig Watson
James Watt International Medal	James Watt
Oswald Watt Gold Medal	Oswald Watt
Wheatcroft !Wheatcroft Trophy	Wheatcroft, TomTom Wheatcroft	Auto racing	Significant contributions to motorsport in the United Kingdom
White !"Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award	White, Byron "Whizzer"Byron "Whizzer" White	American football	Outstanding community service by a National Football League player. Similar to the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, but awarded by the players' union, the NFL Players Association, instead of the league.
Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility	Norbert Wiener
Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics	Norbert Wiener	Mathematics
The Wigner Medal	Eugene Wigner
Prix Daniel Wildenstein	Daniel Wildenstein	Flat racing	Winner of the eponymous horse race
Prince William Cup	Prince William, Duke of Cambridge	Rugby union	Challenge trophy between Wales and South Africa
Ted Williams Award	Ted Williams	Baseball	Most valuable player of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Wolf Prize	Ricardo Wolf	Agriculture, chemistry, mathematics, medicine, physics, and arts	Outstanding achievement in each of the named fields
Wollaston Medal	William Hyde Wollaston
John R. Wooden Award	Wooden, JohnJohn Wooden	Basketball	Player of the Year Awards: Players of the year in NCAA Division I men's and women's college basketball High School Player of the Year Awards: Players of the year in each of the five subsections of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section, plus the CIF Los Angeles Section Legends of Coaching Award: Lifetime achievement by a men's or women's college coach
George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award	Woolf, GeorgeGeorge Woolf	Horse racing	Awarded to a Thoroughbred jockey in the U.S. or Canada who exhibits the highest standards of professional and personal conduct on and off the track
Wright Brothers Medal	Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur)	Aerospace engineering	Outstanding contribution
!Wuerffel Trophy	Wuerffel, DannyDanny Wuerffel	American football	College football player "who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement"
Yashin !Yashin Award	Yashin, LevLev Yashin	Football (soccer)	Outstanding goalkeeper of the FIFA World Cup
Yates !Yates Cup	Yates, H. B.H. B. Yates	Canadian football	Ontario University Athletics championship
Young !Cy Young Award	Young, CyCy Young	Baseball	Most outstanding pitcher in both the National and American Leagues
Yow !Kay Yow Award	Yow, KayKay Yow	Basketball	Outstanding character, on and off the court, by a Division I women's college basketball coach
Ricardo Zamora Trophy	Ricardo Zamora	Football (soccer)	Goalkeepers with the best "goals-to-games" ratio in both La Liga and the Segunda División (Spain)
!Zarra Trophy	Zarra, Zarra	Football (soccer)	Spanish national with the most goals scored in both La Liga and the Segunda División (Spain). Compare with the Pichichi Trophy, for the same accomplishment but open to players of all nationalities.