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Butkus Award®
presented by the Downtown Athletic Club of OrlandoPaul Posluszny WINS BUTKUS AWARD®
The 2005 Butkus Award® winner was Paul Posluszny, Penn State. The announcement was made during a black-tie Butkus Award® Gala at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort, Saturday, December 10, 2005. Posluszny is the second Butkus Award® winner representing Penn State University and the seventh from the Big Ten Conference.
A native of Aliquippa, Pa., Posluszny is a 2005 Walter Camp All-American and the winner of the 2005 Chuck Bednarik Award. Posluszny is fourth in the Big Ten with 111 tackles (60 solo) in addition to having 11 tackles for losses (minus-38), three sacks and two pass break-ups. The first team All-Big Ten selection is only the fourth Nittany Lion to record 100 or more hits in consecutive seasons. He has 251 career tackles, tied with Jack Ham, and needs less than 100 tackles to become school career leader. Earlier this season, Posluszny became the first Big Ten student-athlete selected Football Player of the Week (Offense, Defense or Special Teams) three consecutive weeks since the conference began the selections in 1987. A two-year starter, Posluszny has been instrumental in helping Nittany Lions lead the Big Ten in pass efficiency defense (106.3 rating) and rank second in scoring (16.5 ppg), total (306. 5 ypg) and rushing defense (99.1 ypg) and sacks (38). Penn State is ranked in the top 20 nationally in all five categories.
Other finalists for the award were DeMeco Ryans, Alabama and A.J. Hawk , Ohio State.
The Butkus Silver Anniversary Award winner, Lawrence Taylor, University of North Carolina, was also honored.
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