Tebow Named Finalist For Walter Camp Player of the Year Award
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 | Football
University of Florida senior quarterback Tim Tebow (Jacksonville, Fla.) was named one of five finalists for the Walter Camp 2009 Player of the Year Award, announced on Wednesday by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
A finalist for the award for the third-straight year, Tebow has led the Gators to a 12-0 record and a berth in this weekend's SEC Championship Game. He has thrown for 2,166 yards and 17 touchdowns, with just four interceptions, while rushing for 796 yards and 13 more scores.
The 2009 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, who is voted on by the Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, will be presented live on Thursday, Dec. 10, during the 6 p.m. edition of ESPN SportsCenter. The winner will receive his trophy at the Foundation's annual national awards banquet on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, at the Yale University Commons in New Haven. Sponsorships and tickets are available by calling (203) 288-CAMP.
The finalists for the 2009 Walter Camp Player of the Year award include:
Mark Ingram, Sophomore, RB, Alabama
Case Keenum, Junior, QB, Houston
Colt McCoy, Senior, QB, Texas
Ndamukong Suh, Senior, DT, Nebraska
Tim Tebow, Senior, QB, FLORIDA
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.
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