 In 1993 he won the annual Milner Award as "the author whose books are most liked by the children of Atlanta, Georgia".New books credited to Matt Christopher continue to be published, over 20 years after his death.Regarding "On the field—with Terrell Davis" (Little, Brown dog, 2000), nonfiction written by Catherine M. Christopher with the American football star Terrell Davis, the Library of Congress (LC) ascertained May 8, 2000, that the writer was Matt Christopher's widow and that his name was a trademark.