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Olympic, World & NCAA Champions Headline Class of Finalists for 92nd AAU James E. Sullivan Award

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Five athletes, each at the top of their respective sports, have been named finalists for the 92nd AAU James E. Sullivan Award.

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  • ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Five athletes, each at the top of their respective sports, have been named finalists for the 92nd AAU James E. Sullivan Award.
  • Jocelyn Alo is NCAA Softball's all-time home runs leader, with 122 home runs in her legendary career.
  • His medal tally includes six World Championship golds, one Olympic gold, eight Pan American golds, and four U.S. Open golds.
  • The winner of the AAU Sullivan Award will join a renowned list of recipients.

Pittsburgh quarterback wins the 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kenny Pickett has won the 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented annually by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc. and A. O. Smith Corporation to the nation's top quarterback who best exemplifies character, scholastic and athletic achievement.

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  • BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kenny Pickett has won the 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented annually by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc. and A. O. Smith Corporation to the nation's top quarterback who best exemplifies character, scholastic and athletic achievement.
  • The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc. and A. O. Smith are happy to be hosting this year's event at the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore.
  • The first-ever winner of the Golden Arm Award, Don McPherson, will deliver the keynote remarks at the event.
  • For more information on the Golden Arm Award, please visit: Golden Arm Award .

Matt Corral wins 2021 C Spire Conerly Trophy as best college football player in Mississippi

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

The trophy was presented during a sold-out Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (MSHOF) awards banquet, which also featured special remarks from CBS NFL football analyst Charles Davis.

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  • The trophy was presented during a sold-out Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (MSHOF) awards banquet, which also featured special remarks from CBS NFL football analyst Charles Davis.
  • Mississippi State left offensive tackle and redshirt sophomore Charles Cross won the 8th annual Entergy Kent Hull Trophy as Mississippi's top college offensive lineman in 2021.
  • The trophy is awarded to the nominee selected as the top player by news media covering college football in the state.
  • "We're very pleased with the caliber of players selected as nominees and finalists for the C Spire Conerly Trophy this year," said Jim Richmond, vice president of Marketing for C Spire.

Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Association Are Proud to Reveal the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award 2021 Semifinalists

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Monday, October 25, 2021

Today, Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame announced the 12 semifinalists for the 2021 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, awarded to the best defensive back in college football.

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  • Today, Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame announced the 12 semifinalists for the 2021 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, awarded to the best defensive back in college football.
  • The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Selection Committee will reconvene on the Monday before Thanksgiving to select three award finalists.
  • The award recipient is selected from the three finalists by the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award National Selection Committee, which boasts members of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), an Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in-house award committee, former Paycom Jim Thorpe Award recipients, and sportswriters and college football journalists throughout the country.
  • The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award commemorative banquet is scheduled to be held Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022.