The Butkus Schedule

Butkus Award^®
presented by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando

EJ HENDERSON WINS BUTKUS AWARD®

The 2002 Butkus Award® winner is EJ Henderson of the University of Maryland during the black-tie Butkus Award® Gala at the Renaissance Resort at Sea World of Florida. Henderson is the first Butkus Award® winner from the University of Maryland, and the third from the Atlantic Coast Conference. He is the first ACC winner since Florida State's Marvin Jones in 1992. Henderson, Sr. # 42, had 123 unassisted tackles, 40 assisted tackles for a total of 163 total tackles on the year to go along with 15.5 tackles-for-loss, 6.5 sacks and 2 interceptions.

DACO presented Henderson with the Butkus Award® during the gala. Henderson's family and his head coach Ralph Friedgen were all in attendance. Also on hand were the other finalists Teddy Lehman (Oklahoma, Jr.) and Courtney Watson (Notre Dame, Sr.), who were accompanied by their families and head football coaches Bobby Stoops of Oklahoma and Tyrone Willingham of Notre Dame. The Butkus Silver Anniversary Award winner, Lucius Sanford (Georgia Tech/Buffalo Bills), was also honored.

Butkus Award® Activities
Lehman Awed By Hospital Visit Visited patients during Butkus trip

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