| THE JIM THORPE AWARD | |
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| Phil Steele is proud to be on the voting Commitee for the Jim Thorpe Award! |
| 2015 JIM THORPE AWARD CANDIDATES | ||
| Ishmael Adams, UCLA | Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida | Adrian McDonald, Houston |
| Mackensie Alexander, Clemson | Nate Holley, Kent State | Doug Middleton, Appalachian State |
| Tony Annese, Central Michigan | Adoreé Jackson, USC | David Mims II, Texas State |
| Budda Baker, Washington | William Jackson, Houston | Fabian Moreau, UCLA |
| Adairius Barnes, Louisiana Tech | Randall Jette, Massachusetts | Parry Nickerson, Tulane |
| Dante Barnett, Kansas State | Jonathan Jones, Auburn | Kevin Peterson, Oklahoma State |
| Vonn Bell, Ohio State | Karl Joseph, West Virginia | Jalen Ramsey, Florida State |
| Quin Blanding, Virginia | Damontae Kazee, San Diego State | Max Redfield, Notre Dame |
| Kevin Byard, Middle Tennessee | Montres Kitchens, Troy | Zack Sanchez, Oklahoma |
| Michael Caputo, Wisconsin | Mitch Lane, ULM | Jordan Simone, Arizona State |
| Jeremy Cash, Duke | Richard Leonard, FIU | Weston Steelhammer, Air Force |
| Tony Conner, Ole Miss | William Likely, Maryland | Darian Thompson, Boise State |
| Donte Deayon, Boise State | Paris Logan, Northern Illinois | JJ Whittaker, San Diego State |
| Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech | Trent Matthews, Colorado State | Xavier Woods, Louisiana Tech |
Congratulations to the 2014 Jim Thorpe Winner Gerod Holliman of Louisville |
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Nation's Outstanding Defensive Back |
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For more information about this award, please feel free
to visit: jimthorpeassoc.org |
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| Congratulations To the 2014 Finalists: Landon Collins, Alabama Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon |
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| About the Jim Thorpe Award |
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The Jim Thorpe Award is one of college football’s most sought after and prestigious awards. It is named after history’s greatest all-around athlete, a man who excelled as a running back, passer and kicker on offense, but also was an awesome defensive back. Recognized in the Pro Football Hall of Fame simply as “The Legend”, Thorpe also played professional baseball and won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon.
The candidates for the award are selected by a “screening committee” of Jim Thorpe Association members who follow several players throughout the season, watching games and researching information sources to grade Thorpe Award candidates on the basis of performance on the field, athletic ability and character. The committee then narrows the field three finalists and the names of these finalists are submitted to a national panel of about 50 sports writers, sportscasters, coaches and former players who vote to determine the winner.
The presentation of Jim Thorpe Award will be featured on The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards live on Thursday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The show, hosted by ESPN’s Chris Fowler, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit will feature the live presentation of nine player awards, along with the recipients of Disney’s Spirit Award; The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award, the NCFAA (National College Football Awards Association) Contributions to College Football Award; and student-athletes selected to the Walter Camp All-America Team. Fans can visit the show’s dedicated Web site at http://www.espncollegefootballawards.com to find the latest college football awards news, including show details, previous winners, fan voting, a photo gallery and video highlights.
Each week, Phil Steele will be overlooking the candidates issued by the school, the conference and distinguished committee members. After including his own personal input, the winner will be announced every Thursday at jimthorpeassoc.org and PhilSteele.com.
| Past Winners |
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| 1986 Thomas Everett Baylor 1987 Bennie Blades Miami (Fl) 1987 Rickey Dixon Oklahoma 1988 Deion Sanders Florida St 1989 Mark Carrier USC 1990 Darryll Lewis Arizona 1991 Terrell Buckley Florida St 1992 Deon Figures Colorado 1993 Antonio Langham Alabama |
1994 Chris Hudson Colorado 1995 Greg Meyers Colorado St 1996 Lawrence Wright Florida 1997 Charles Woodson Michigan 1998 Antoine Winfield Ohio St 1999 Tyrone Carter Minnesota 2000 Jamar Fletcher Wisconsin 2001 Roy Williams Oklahoma 2002 Terence Newman Kansas St |
2003 Derrick Strait Oklahoma |
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