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| Florida quarterback Tim Tebow (right) sprints past a Western Kentucky defender during a game on Sept. 1 in Gainesville. Tebow was awarded the James E. Sullivan Memorial Award on Tuesday after being voted the nation’s top amateur athlete. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter |
Florida QB Tebow honored with top amateur award.
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow added another honor to his collection, winning the 78th James E. Sullivan Memorial Award on Tuesday.
The Florida quarterback, the first sophomore to win the Heisman, had 3,286 yards passing and 32 touchdowns last season. He also ran for 22 touchdowns, becoming the only player in NCAA
history to have at least 20 TDs
passing and 20 rushing.
The Sullivan Memorial Award is given annually to athletes who possess
qualities of leadership,
character, sportsmanship and ideals. It is named for the founder of the Amateur Athletic Union, James Sullivan.
Other finalists for this year’s honor were Oklahoma gymnast Jonathan Horton, Michigan State hockey
goalie Jeff Lerg, Virginia Tech
softball pitcher Angela Tincher, and 61-year-old track and field athlete Philippa Raschker of Marietta, Ga.
Tebow joins an elite club of past winners and became one of only five college football players to win the award, which includes then-Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning and former Florida State quarterback Charlie Ward.
Tebow was a regular name in the Southeastern Conference awards category last season, winning the Associated Press SEC Offensive Player of the Year award and was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors three times in his first season as a starter.
Only Emmitt Smith has more rushing touchdowns at Florida, with Tebow coming within five of the mark after an NCAA-record scoring streak.
NEW YORK — Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow added another honor to his collection, winning the 78th James E. Sullivan Memorial Award on Tuesday.
The Florida quarterback, the first sophomore to win the Heisman, had 3,286 yards passing and 32 touchdowns last season. He also ran for 22 touchdowns, becoming the only player in NCAA
history to have at least 20 TDs
passing and 20 rushing.
The Sullivan Memorial Award is given annually to athletes who possess
qualities of leadership,
character, sportsmanship and ideals. It is named for the founder of the Amateur Athletic Union, James Sullivan.
Other finalists for this year’s honor were Oklahoma gymnast Jonathan Horton, Michigan State hockey
goalie Jeff Lerg, Virginia Tech
softball pitcher Angela Tincher, and 61-year-old track and field athlete Philippa Raschker of Marietta, Ga.
Tebow joins an elite club of past winners and became one of only five college football players to win the award, which includes then-Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning and former Florida State quarterback Charlie Ward.
Tebow was a regular name in the Southeastern Conference awards category last season, winning the Associated Press SEC Offensive Player of the Year award and was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors three times in his first season as a starter.
Only Emmitt Smith has more rushing touchdowns at Florida, with Tebow coming within five of the mark after an NCAA-record scoring streak.
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