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The Jim Thorpe Award was started by an Oklahoma City civic organization in 1986. Three years later, the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame became involved. In theory, the Thorpe Award recognizes the nation’s best defensive back in college football.
That theory took a hit in late October, when the Thorpe committee named its 14 semifinalists and the Gophers’ Antoine Winfield Jr. was not among those contenders.
The list came out on Oct. 22, three days after Winfield had a pair of interceptions for a team that was 7-0. Maybe it was because those two interceptions were against Rutgers.
For sure, the Thorpe committee had to be feeling foolish three weeks later, when Winfield had a pair of interceptions in the Gophers’ 31-26 victory over Penn State in a duel of unbeatens at TCF Bank Stadium.
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The Jim Thorpe Award was started by an Oklahoma City civic organization in 1986. Three years later, the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame became involved. In theory, the Thorpe Award recognizes the nation’s best defensive back in college football.
That theory took a hit in late October, when the Thorpe committee named its 14 semifinalists and the Gophers’ Antoine Winfield Jr. was not among those contenders.
The list came out on Oct. 22, three days after Winfield had a pair of interceptions for a team that was 7-0. Maybe it was because those two interceptions were against Rutgers.
For sure, the Thorpe committee had to be feeling foolish three weeks later, when Winfield had a pair of interceptions in the Gophers’ 31-26 victory over Penn State in a duel of unbeatens at TCF Bank Stadium.
Dynamic connections run deep for Gophers' Antoine Winfield Jr.
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Go Gophers!!