Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Annual Team Awards
These are the Minnesota Golden Gophers annual team award recipients. Season awards References {{Minnesota Golden Gophers football navbox College football annual team awards by team Awards An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration. An aw ... Minnesota sports-related lists ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minnesota Golden Gophers
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (commonly shortened to Gophers) are the college sports teams of the University of Minnesota. The university fields a total of 25 (12 men's, 13 women's) teams in both men's and women's sports and competes in the Big Ten Conference. The Gophers women's ice hockey team is a six-time NCAA champion and seven-time national champion. In women's ice hockey, the Gophers belong to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. In all other sports, they belong to the Big Ten Conference. Most of the facilities that the teams use for training and competitive play are located on the East Bank of the Minneapolis campus. There are arenas for men's and women's basketball ( Williams Arena) as well as ice hockey ( Mariucci Arena and Ridder Arena). The Gopher football team began playing at TCF Bank Stadium in September 2009. The women's soccer team plays on the St. Paul campus in the Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium. The Cheerleaders and the Dance Team are also part of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Matt Herkenhoff
Matthew Bernard Herkenhoff (born April 2, 1951) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The t ... between 1976 and 1985. 1951 births Living people People from Melrose, Minnesota American football offensive tackles Minnesota Golden Gophers football players Kansas City Chiefs players Players of American football from Minnesota {{offensive-lineman-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sean Lumpkin
Sean Franklin Lumpkin (born January 4, 1970) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints who drafted him out of the University of Minnesota. While at Minnesota Lumpkin played four years and accrued numerous awards: *1990: All Big Ten Second-team *1991: All Big-Ten First-team, Bronko Nagurski Award (Team MVP), Carl Eller Award (Outstanding Defensive Player), Captain Lumpkin was the 106th player selected in the 1992 NFL Draft and played 67 games for the Saints between 1992 and 1996. He was released by the Saints in June 1997. Lumpkin grew up in Golden Valley, Minnesota Golden Valley is a western and first-ring suburb of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The city is mostly residential and is bordered by U.S. Highway 12 (Interstate 394). Over 15% of the city is parks or nature reserves. ... and graduated from Benilde-St. Margaret's School where he is one of a handful of notable alumni. Referen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marquel Fleetwood
Marquel Fleetwood (born January 23, 1970) is a former American football quarterback who played four seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Ottawa Rough Riders, Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He played college football at the University of Minnesota. He was also a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football (WLAF). Professional career Ottawa Rough Riders Fleetwood signed with the Ottawa Rough Riders in April 1993, spending two seasons as a backup quarterback with the Rough Riders. He was released in May 1995. Toronto Argonauts Fleetwood was signed by the Toronto Argonauts in May 1996. He was released by the Argonaut in May 1997. BC Lions Fleetwood signed with the BC Lions in June 1997. He retired before the start of the season. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Fleetwood came out of retirement to play for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Cana ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Norries Wilson
Norries Wilson is an American football coach and former player. He was the running backs coach of the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights football team, but was let go in 2015. He was the first African-American head football coach in the Ivy League with the Columbia University football team. He also has coached at Bucknell University, Livingstone College, North Carolina Central University, was an offensive co-coordinator at Connecticut and was a graduate assistant at Minnesota. A 1989 graduate of the University of Minnesota, Wilson was a captain, two-year starter and three-year letterwinner for the Gophers. He also earned two letters in wrestling, and qualified for the NCAA Championships as a heavyweight. Coaching career Columbia Wilson was hired at Columbia following the 2005 season, during which the Lions finished 0–7 in the Ivy League, 2–8 overall. Wilson joined Columbia after four years as offensive coordinator at the University of Connecticut. In 2004, he was a f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Darrell Thompson
Darrell Alexander Thompson (born November 23, 1967) is a former professional American football running back who played for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers. He was selected by Green Bay in the first round (19th overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft. Early life Thompson was born in St. Louis, Missouri to George and Morsie Thompson and is the oldest of three children. Thompson comes from an athletic family; both his siblings, George Jr. and Jennifer, played collegiate volleyball, and George Thompson is the nephew of Alice Coachman, the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal. When Darrell was one year old, the family relocated to Rochester, Minnesota. At John Marshall High School Thompson was a three sport standout where he was all-state in track & field, a McDonald's all-American in basketball and a Gatorade all-American in football. As a three-year player, Thompson became one of the most decorated and sought after running backs in the n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chip Lohmiller
John McLeod "Chip" Lohmiller (born July 16, 1966) is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, and St. Louis Rams. He played college football at the University of Minnesota and high school football at Woodbury Senior High School. College career During Lohmiller's time at Minnesota, he was named to the All-Big Ten Conference first-team in 1986 and the second-team in 1987. By the end of his college career, Lohmiller became Minnesota's all-time leading scorer with 268 points (since broken by Dan Nystrom in 2002). Professional career Lohmiller was drafted in the second round (55th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, for whom he played from 1988 to 1994. Lohmiller finished his career kicking for the New Orleans Saints (1995) and the St. Louis Rams (1996). Notable moments * On September 9, 1991, in a Monday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Lohmiller beca ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ray Hitchcock
Raebern Brooks Hitchcock Jr (born June 20, 1965) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, who drafted him in the 12th round of the 1987 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Minnesota and attended Saint Paul Johnson High School. Hitchcock currently serves as the offensive line coach at Cretin-Derham Hall High School Cretin-Derham Hall High School (CDH) is a private, co-educational Catholic high school in Saint Paul, Minnesota operated by the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. It is co-sponsored by the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the Sis .... References 1965 births Living people American football centers Minnesota Golden Gophers football players Washington Redskins players High school football coaches in Minnesota Players of American football from Saint Paul, Minnesota {{offensive-lineman-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rickey Foggie
Rickey Foggie (born July 15, 1966) is a former gridiron football quarterback. Foggie was the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Golden Gophers for four seasons, before going on to play professionally in the Canadian Football League and Arena Football League. Foggie is currently a head football coach in high school football in Red Wing, Minnesota. College career Foggie became a successful option quarterback in the South Carolina high school ranks and was recruited by Lou Holtz to play collegiately at the University of Minnesota, where Holtz was coming in to take over the program, after surprisingly leaving powerhouse Arkansas. The Gophers were coming off a 1–10 season under Joe Salem, from the previous year, and it didn’t take long for Foggie to assert himself as the starting quarterback for Minnesota as a true freshman. The Gophers finished the 1984 season with a 4–7 record in Holtz’s first season as coach and Foggie’s first year as signal caller, as Foggie starte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peter Najarian
Peter Michael Najarian is an options trader, television personality, market analyst, and co-founder of optionMONSTER, a provider of market intelligence, commentary, and trading strategies. Along with his brother, Jon Najarian, he founded an online brokerage called tradeMONSTER in October 2008, which sends trading information through the Web without requiring clients to download trading software. In 2016, Najarian co-founded Market Rebellion, a provider of options education, commentary, and trading strategies. Najarian was a contributor on CNBC's show ''Fast Money'' alongside Guy Adami, Steve Grasso, Karen Finerman, and Tim Seymour, and has served on the NaturalShrimp, Inc. advisory board. Biography Najarian grew up in Minnesota, the son of transplant surgeon John Najarian. Football career Najarian played college football with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers as a linebacker. He was named to the All-Big Ten second-team for three years, from 1983 to 1985, and wa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karl Mecklenburg
Karl Bernard Mecklenburg (born September 1, 1960), nicknamed "the Albino Rhino", is a former football linebacker for the Denver Broncos in the National Football League (NFL). National Football League In 1983, the Denver Broncos drafted Karl Mecklenburg in the 12th round with the 310th pick overall. In spite of his low selection, Mecklenburg went on to become an integral part of the Broncos' Super Bowl teams of the 1980s. He played in six Pro Bowls. His 79 sacks is the third highest total in franchise history; he is one of only three Broncos with four sacks in a game, and the only one to do so twice. In 2001, during half time of a game against the Baltimore Ravens, he and Dennis Smith were inducted into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame. He is also in the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame and serves on the Broncos Alumni Council. Since retiring from pro football in 1994, Mecklenburg divides his time between family, motivational speaking, and his ongoing charity involvements. Karl a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Randy Rasmussen (American Football, Born 1960)
Randy Rasmussen (September 27, 1960) is a former professional American football player who played offensive lineman for five seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansio ... He was drafted by the Steelers in the eighth round of the 1984 NFL Draft. References 1960 births Living people American football offensive linemen Pittsburgh Steelers players Minnesota Vikings players Minnesota Golden Gophers football players People from New Brighton, Minnesota Sportspeople from Ramsey County, Minnesota Players of American football from Minneapolis {{offensive-lineman-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |