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8.13.04 | Football
PHILADELPHIA-The Executive Committee of the Rotary Lombardi Award has named Temple junior linebacker Rian "Goo" Wallace to its 2004 watch list, a compilation of the best interior players in college football. Wallace has already been named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Chuck Bednarik Award Watch Lists, both presented to the nation's most outstanding defensive player.
Wallace, who ranks third among all Division I-A returnees in total tackles, has received numerous accolades this summer. He has been named a First Team Preseason All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com and a Third Team Preseason All-American by both Athlon Sports and Street & Smith's. Wallace was also recognized by The Sporting News as the Big East Conference Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
Wallace (6-4, 245), a Second Team All-Big East Conference honoree in 2003, concluded last season by being named a Second Team All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com and a First Team Sophomore All-American by CollegeSportsReport.com. He is the Big East's top returning tackler after posting the sixth-best single-season stops output in school history with 148 tackles (97 solo) and 19.5 tackles-for-losses in 2003. Wallace ranked second in the league and sixth nationally in total tackles (12.33 per game), first in the conference and eighth nationally in solo tackles (8.08) and tied for first in the league and tied for 11th nationally in TFLs (1.63).
Eligibility for the Rotary Lombardi Award is limited to down linemen and those defensive players who line up within five yards of the football. The 2004, 113-player watch list includes 27 offensive tackles, 24 defensive ends, 20 linebackers, 13 centers, eight defensive tackles, seven offensive guards and four tight ends.
The annual Rotary Lombardi Award Dinner will be held in Houston on December 8. All net proceeds from the dinner and related activities add to the total of nearly $3 million that has been raised for the American Cancer Society since the inception of the event.
Wallace, who ranks third among all Division I-A returnees in total tackles, has received numerous accolades this summer. He has been named a First Team Preseason All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com and a Third Team Preseason All-American by both Athlon Sports and Street & Smith's. Wallace was also recognized by The Sporting News as the Big East Conference Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
Wallace (6-4, 245), a Second Team All-Big East Conference honoree in 2003, concluded last season by being named a Second Team All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com and a First Team Sophomore All-American by CollegeSportsReport.com. He is the Big East's top returning tackler after posting the sixth-best single-season stops output in school history with 148 tackles (97 solo) and 19.5 tackles-for-losses in 2003. Wallace ranked second in the league and sixth nationally in total tackles (12.33 per game), first in the conference and eighth nationally in solo tackles (8.08) and tied for first in the league and tied for 11th nationally in TFLs (1.63).
Eligibility for the Rotary Lombardi Award is limited to down linemen and those defensive players who line up within five yards of the football. The 2004, 113-player watch list includes 27 offensive tackles, 24 defensive ends, 20 linebackers, 13 centers, eight defensive tackles, seven offensive guards and four tight ends.
The annual Rotary Lombardi Award Dinner will be held in Houston on December 8. All net proceeds from the dinner and related activities add to the total of nearly $3 million that has been raised for the American Cancer Society since the inception of the event.
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