Tebow a finalist for Walter Camp Player of the Year
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 | Football
University of Florida junior quarterback Tim Tebow (Jacksonville, Fla.) was named one of five finalists for the Walter Camp 2008 Player of the Year Award, announced today by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Tebow is a finalist for the award for the second straight year. He has led the Gators to an 11-1 record and a berth in this weekend's SEC championship game. Tebow has thrown for 2,299 yards and 25 touchdowns, with just two interceptions, while rushing for 507 yards and 12 more scores. He had three games where he passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two as well.
The 2008 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, voted on by the 119 Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, will be announced live on the 6 p.m. edition of ESPN SportsCenter on Thursday, Dec. 11. The winner will then receive his trophy at the Foundation's annual national awards banquet on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, at the Yale University Commons in New Haven. Tickets ($275) are available by calling (203) 288-CAMP.
The finalists for the 2008 Walter Camp Player of the Year award include:
Sam Bradford – Oklahoma - Sophomore, Quarterback
Michael Crabtree – Texas Tech - Sophomore, Wide Receiver
Graham Harrell – Texas Tech – Senior, Quarterback
Colt McCoy - Texas – Junior - Quarterback
Tim Tebow – Florida - Junior, Quarterback
Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp, a former Yale University athlete and football coach, is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation, a New Haven-based all-volunteer group, was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.
