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Tebow gets Sullivan Award

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.

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       13 Comments

Posted by orangebloodgmc on April 2, 2008 at 10:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Isn't that for best female athlete?

Posted by GreerVol22 on April 2, 2008 at 10:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)

his only close competition was a hockey goalie? nice job Tebow, beating up on 61 year old ladies and girls softball pitchers...

Posted by Silent_Fulmer on April 2, 2008 at 11:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Whats Fulmer's record vs. Tebow?

Posted by ORANGEASIAN on April 2, 2008 at 11:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

ESPN and Herbstreit pushed this award. Or was it John Adams.

Posted by Hotllama2 on April 2, 2008 at 12:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The Sullivan Award is given annually to athletes who possess qualities of leadership, character, sportsmanship, ideals, wear jorts and visors, suffer through menopause and gel their hair. Great story and job well done Tebow. That's truly something to hang your visor on.

Posted by givehim6 on April 2, 2008 at 1:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

There is one good thing about all this t-bone stuff, with all the hoopla about him, it will make him not as hungry for the next 2 years. kinda like what happend to vince young, he got all this attention his rooie year, now he's to spoiled to play. So maybe them will happen to him.

Posted by orangebloodgmc on April 2, 2008 at 1:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

KBP, Fulmer and the Vols are 1-0 in 2008. Tebow and your team are 0-1.

Posted by TommyJack on April 2, 2008 at 3:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Makes no sense at all to bash this guy. Except for nafslov. He's terminally stupid. IMO

Posted by 99gator on April 2, 2008 at 4:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

to shed some light on the lsu game and tim tebow.....

lsu faithful got tim tebow's cell phone number and left many a message on the phone including choice comments about his family and death threats.

tebow went out and got a new cell phone.....but, as i am sure some of you would feel....he was a tad bit angry about that.

Posted by BigOrangeInCarolina on April 2, 2008 at 4:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Why is this even in this newspaper? Teabag will win ANY award that he remotely qualifies for. It's a given. He's the golden boy for ESPN, UF, NAACP, UNCF, NRA, and I guess now the KNS, because they do a story on him every time we turn around.

Posted by cookvol1 on April 2, 2008 at 4:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)

99 gator,I have to say,I have read a lot of your posts on here and am glad to see your class shining through!Now,for all you so called true Big Orange (fans),if you remember correctly,in 1997 we had a 1st class player in one PEYTON MANNING that was NOT a thug and I remember the Orange Nation calling foul over the Heisman snub.That being said,I would love to have Tebow in a Tennessee orange jersey,and congratulations to a,I feel like,first class person and a great football player in Tim Tebow..

Posted by supersmo18 on April 2, 2008 at 7:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

What a flower--he had to go up against a hockey goalie and a gymnast as co-finalists? Gimme a break.

Posted by gatorfan8 on April 3, 2008 at 8:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

some of you vol fan are pathetic little @#$ches!!u cant tell me u would'nt want a 20/20 player..thats run & passes for those ingnorant onez. i cant wait till we play "yunz" in knoxville. another beat down!!! i remember his fros year 4th and 1 everybody knew tebow was goin to run and 21 to 20 later yall lost ha ha And ha!!!!!!!!

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