Garcia Nominated for Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 | Football
Redshirt senior linebacker is this week’s highlighted nominee
Orange Bowl Courage Award
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Senior linebacker Cristian Garcia is this week's highlighted nominee for the Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award, as the Football Writers of America announced Wednesday.
In the summer of 2016, Garcia was credited by the Gainesville Police Department for stopping a sexual assault while his was working at a local restaurant.
After the preventing the assault, he was featured on ABC's "Good Morning America" and met then-Vice President Joe Bide, who honored Garcia with one of the administration's inaugural "It's On Us" courage awards.
The Miami, Fla. native has played in 17 games for the Gators, recording 13 tackles. He recorded a career-high five tackles against Iowa in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 2, 2017 and notched four tackles in his latest game against Kentucky.
The Courage Award was first presented by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) in 2002. A select group of writers from the FWAA vote on the winner each year. The requirements for nomination include displaying courage on or off the field, including overcoming an injury or physical handicap, preventing a disaster or living through hardship.
The winner of the award will be included in festivities during Capital One Orange Bowl week and receive his trophy at an on-field presentation.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Senior linebacker Cristian Garcia is this week's highlighted nominee for the Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award, as the Football Writers of America announced Wednesday.
In the summer of 2016, Garcia was credited by the Gainesville Police Department for stopping a sexual assault while his was working at a local restaurant.
After the preventing the assault, he was featured on ABC's "Good Morning America" and met then-Vice President Joe Bide, who honored Garcia with one of the administration's inaugural "It's On Us" courage awards.
The Miami, Fla. native has played in 17 games for the Gators, recording 13 tackles. He recorded a career-high five tackles against Iowa in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 2, 2017 and notched four tackles in his latest game against Kentucky.
The Courage Award was first presented by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) in 2002. A select group of writers from the FWAA vote on the winner each year. The requirements for nomination include displaying courage on or off the field, including overcoming an injury or physical handicap, preventing a disaster or living through hardship.
The winner of the award will be included in festivities during Capital One Orange Bowl week and receive his trophy at an on-field presentation.
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