Robb4242 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Jim Thorpe Award List - SemifinalistsSubmitted by Frank Coyle on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 10:30am. College Award ListsJim Thorpe Award List - SemifinalistsThirteen of the nation’s best college football defensive backs were announced as finalists for the 2008 Jim Thorpe Award. The award named after Oklahoma born Native American sports legend Jim Thorpe, is presented annually to the defensive back who best exhibits performance on the field, athletic ability and character. The semifinalist list will be narrowed to three finalists on Monday, November 24, and the winner will be announced on the ESPNU College Football Awards Show, broadcast nationally on Thursday, December 11. Formal presentation will be at a banquet in Oklahoma City, Monday, February 11, 2009. Frank Coyle has been a Jim Thorpe voter the past 15 years.2008 Jim Thorpe Award Semifinalists:Asher Allen, Jr., GeorgiaEric Berry, So., TennesseeEmanuel Cook, Jr., So. CarolinaVontae Davis, Jr., IllinoisTrimane Goddard, Sr., N. CarolinaMalcolm Jenkins, Sr., Ohio StTrevard Lindley, Jr., KentuckyTaylor Mays, Jr., USCMike Mickens, Sr., CincinnatiD. J. Moore, Jr., VanderbiltWilliam Moore, Sr., MissouriAlphonso Smith, Sr., Wake ForestOtis Wiley, Sr., Michigan StWiley and Goddard were added to the award’s preseason ‘watch list’ midway through the season. The first Jim Thorpe Award was presented in 1986 to Thomas Everett, Baylor, and last year’s trophy went to Antoine Cason, Arizona.Jim Thorpe is generally considered history’s greatest all-around athlete, a man who excelled as a running back, passer and kicker on offense, but also an awesome defensive back. Recognized in the Pro Football Hall of Fame simply as “The Legend”, Thorpe also played professional baseball and won gold medals in the 1912 Olympics decathlon and pentathlon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb4242 Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 Predictions on who wins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb4242 Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 I'm taking Vontae Davis, Jr., Illinois in this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRob215 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I'll go with Alphonso Smith, Sr., Wake Forest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon82 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Having a hard time making a pick ... prolly between Jenkins, Davis and Berry ... guess it will be Davis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Offseason Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 just for kicks...trimmane goddard. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwood32 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Otis Wiley!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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