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2009 ARIZONA FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE ARIZONA ALL-AMERICANS 1947 1987 2000 Fred W. Enke, Back, (3rd Team, AP) Chuck Cecil, S, (Consensus,1st Kodak, Clarence Farmer, RB, (1st All Freshman FN, UPI, Walter Camp) TSN, 1st True Freshman Rivals.com) 1951 Joe Toffl emire, C, (2nd team FN) Michael Jolivette, CB, (1st All Freshman TSN) Jim Donarski, G, (2nd Team, AP) Reggie Sampay, C/G, (3rd All Freshman 1988 TSN, 1st True Freshman Rivals.com) 1955 Joe Toffl emire, C, (1st team FN) Art Luppino, Back, (2nd Team, 2002 Williamson) 1989 Bobby Wade, WR, (2nd TSN) 1961 Glenn Parker, OL, (2nd team FN) 2004 Chris Singleton, OLB, (2nd team TSN) Eddie Wilson, QB, (3rd Team, AP) Antoine Cason, CB, (1st All Freshman TSN, FWAA, Rivals.com) 1968 1990 Peter Graniello, OL, (2nd All Freshman Tom Nelson, T, (3rd Team, AP) Darryll Lewis, CB, (Consensus 1st team TSN, Rivals.com) Darryll Lewis AP, UPI, FWAA, Walter Camp, Kodak) 1971 2005 Mark Arneson, LB, (1st Team, TSN) 1992 Danny Baugher, P, (1st Pro Football Rob Waldrop, NG, (Consensus 1st team; Weekly, 3rd AP) 1972 1st AP, 1st UPI, 1st FWAA, 2nd FN) Mike Thomas, WR (TSN All-Freshman 2nd) Jackie Wallace, DB, (1st Team, UPI/ TSN; Josh Miller, P, (1st FWAA, TSN) Johnathan Turner, DE (TSN All- 3rd Team, AP) Freshman 3rd) 1993 Willie Tuitama, QB; Ronnie Palmer, LB 1973 Rob Waldrop, DT, (Unanimous 1st) (TSN All-Freshman HM) Jim O’Connor, OT, (3rd AP/FN) Tedy Bruschi, DE, (2nd team AP) Sean Harris, ILB, (3rd team AP) 2006 1975 Antoine Cason, CB (2nd team SI.com/ Theopolis Bell, WR, (1st Team, NEA) 1994 Rivals.com) Mike Dawson, DT, (2nd Team, AP) Nick Folk, P (3rd team Rivals.com) Tedy Bruschi, DE, (Consensus 1st team) Eben Britton, OT (2nd team TSN All- Spencer Larsen , PK, (Consensus 1st 1976 Steve McLaughlin Freshman), 2nd Rivals.com Keith Hartwig, WR, (3rd Team, FN) team) Tony Bouie, FS, (Consensus 1st team) 2007 1979 Antoine Cason, CB (consensus 1st Cleveland Crosby, DT, (3rd AP/UPI) 1995 team: Walter Camp, AP, TSN, CBS Tedy Bruschi, DE, (Unanimous 1st) Sports, ESPN.com, Rivals.com, SI.com, 1982 CollegeFootballNews.com) Ricky Hunley, ILB, (Consensus 1st team) 1997 Spencer Larsen, LB (2nd team Rivals. (1st team AP/Kodak; 2nd team FN) Chris McAlister, CB, (3rd team TSN) com, 3rd-team CollegeFootballNews.com) Mike Thomas, WR (3rd team CFN.com) 1983 1998 Rob Gronkowski (1st team Freshman Ricky Hunley, ILB, (Consensus 1st team Chris McAlister, CB, (Unanimous 1st - TSN, Rivals.com, collegefootballnews. AP/Kodak, UPI, FWAA) FWAA, AFCA, WCF, AP, FN, TSN) com Yusuf Scott, OG, (2nd FN, 3rd AP) Colin Baxter (3rd team 1984 Trung Canidate, RB, (3rd AP) collegefootballnews.com; honorable Steve McLaughlin LaMonte Hunley, ILB, (3rd Team, FN) Keoni Fraser, DL; Makoa Freitas, OG mention TSN) (All Freshman TSN) Keenyn Crier (1st team FWAA, 2nd team 1985 Freshman TSN and Rivals.com, 1st team Allan Durden, S, (1st Team, UPI, NEA, collegefootballnews.com). Walter Camp, FN) 1999 Nic Grigsby-RB: TSN and CFN.com Max Zendejas, PK, (2nd Team TSN, 3rd Dennis Northcutt, KR, consensus honorable mention Team FN) (AP,FWAA): WR-Burger King/AFCA 1st team, SN 2nd team, FN 3rd team 2008 1986 Trung Canidate, RB, AP 3rd, FN 3rd, Rob Gronkowski, TE (3rd team AP, Byron Evans, ILB, (2nd team, AP, FN) CBS/Sports Line 2nd, ABC/BCS 2nd honorable mention Pro Football Weekly Joe Toffl emire, C, (2nd team, FN) Keola Antolin, RB (honorable mention Chuck Cecil, S, (2nd team, SN; 3rd team, collegefootballnews.com all-freshman) FN) Rob Waldrop Antoine Carson Tony Bouie Chris McAlister Allan Durden WWW.ARIZONAWILDCATS.COM 135 2009 ARIZONA WILDCAT FOOTBALL 2009 ARIZONA FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE SCHOLAR-ATHLETES Mike Moody John Abbott Doug Henderson Jeff Whitton Ivan Lesnik Chuck Cecil Wayne Wyatt ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (Elected by CoSIDA) 1968 Mike Moody, G 1977 Jon Abbott, DT 1979 Jeff Whitton, MG (1st) 1985 Chuck Cecil, DB (2nd) 1975 Jon Abbott, DT Doug Henderson, DB (2nd) 1982 Ivan Lesnik, DL (2nd) 1986 Chuck Cecil, DB (1st) 1976 Jon Abbott, DT 1978 Jeff Whitton, MG (2nd) 1983 Ivan Lesnik, DL (2nd) 1987 Chuck Cecil, DB (1st) 1996 Wayne Wyatt, C (1st) SPENCER LARSEN 2007 TOYOTIRES PAC-10 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE A two-time fi rst-team Academic Pac-10 playing honor and his exemplary citizenship and scholastic All-Pac-10 selection, Arizona linebacker standing helped him earn the award. He led the Pac-10 with 131 tackles Spencer Larsen became the fi rst league his senior year, led Arizona with 15.5 tackles for loss, was in on seven football player named in the initial fumble plays (4 FR and 3 FF)and knocked down fi ve passes. He fi nished group of student-athletes to receive the his career with a total of 312 tackles. He was a 2007 fi nalist for the conference’s new Scholar-Athlete Award. Wuerffel Trophy awarded annually to a top citizen-athlete among Larsen’s 3.70 grade point average in national collegiate football players, and an All-America selection by regional development, his fi rst-team All- rivals.com (2nd team) and cfn.com (3rd). JASON JOHNSON 2003 WOODY HAYES SCHOLAR-ATHLETE University of Arizona senior Johnson, who made outstanding appearances in both the East- quarterback Jason Johnson won the 2003 West Shrine Game and Hula Bowl, earned Academic All-Pac-10 fi rst-team Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athelte quarterback honors for the second consecutive year, was a Verizon District Award in January 2003, honoring an VIII fi rst-team Academic pick, won a berth on the American Football Coaches exemplary year as the outstanding man “Good Works Team” and completed his fi nal year at Arizona with more than in Division I athletics. a dozen single-seeason, career or UA top-10 marks in passing and total The award is presented to a male offense. He was named the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player for 2002 and female in Division I, II and III by and elected a co-captain by his teammates. He has been a Canadian Football the University & Northwest Sertoma League quarterback and Grey Cup Champion for Edmonton in recent years. Club of Columbus, Ohio. Johnson was Johnson completed his undergraduate studies in 2001 with a 3.79 joined by basketball player Lauren Shenk of Ohio State, men’s soccer grade point average in business management, then was a honors graduate player Casey Swanson of North Vernon Nazarene, sprinter Jill Theeler student in religious studies his fi nal two semesters. He was a four-time of North Dakota State, receiver and sprinter Andrew Hilliard of St. winner of the UA’s Mary Roby Academic Achievement Award and won the Thomas and soccer/basketball player Andrea Pawliczek of Emory team’s undergraduate academics award three times. Among his community University. The six combined for a grade point average of 3.9, more activities were the Fellowship for Christian Athletes, Drug Free School than 50 all-conference to All-America titles and a host of activities in Program, youth basketball coaching, Adopt a Family, Race for a Cure community service. Cancer Walk and numerous youth-oriented speaking engagements. WAYNE WYATT 1996 FOOTBALL FOUNDATION SCHOLAR-ATHLETE A two-year starting center on the Directors of America, Arizona’s fi fth player to earn fi rst-team Wildcat football teams of 1995-96 and scholastic honors. eventually one of three team captains, Wyatt also earned $10,000 for the University’s general scholarship fund Wayne Wyatt earned respectable as a weekly winner of the Burger King Corporation’s scholar-athlete program numbers on the fi eld. But his numbers and earned Pacifi c-10 All-Academic and GTE All-District 8 honors. He was off the fi eld captured national attention honored as one of the UA’s distinguished scholar-athletes, named every — namely his 3.941 grade point average. semester to the Dean’s List and earned Phi Beta Kappa honors as well. He was selected as one of the 16 National Wyatt, a graduate of Mountain View High School in Tucson, received Football Foundation and College Hall of a bachelor’s degree in philosophy in August 1995 and a master’s degree Fame National Scholar-Athletes in 1996, in business administration in May 1997. He was one of a handful of with an $18,000 scholarship for post-graduate studies, which he students enrolled in the UA’s 3/2 Program, an honors program designed used for dental school. Wyatt was named to the 1996 GTE Academic for gifted students that allowed graduation in fi ve years with both an All-America football fi rst team by the College Sports Information undergraduate degree and an MBA. 2009 ARIZONA WILDCAT FOOTBALL 136 WWW.ARIZONAWILDCATS.COM 2009 ARIZONA FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR DARRYLL LEWIS 1990 JIM THORPE AWARD Arizona defensive back Darryll Lewis won Lew is was a game-turning defensive back; such the 1990 Jim Thorpe Award as the country’s top as the time his interception return of 70 yards for defensive back. Lewis, who was inducted into a score helped UA beat UCLA. Or his goal-line stop Arizona’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1995, fi nished of scrambling Oregon quarterback Bill Musgrave at his career with 14 interceptions, played in the the goal line to preserve another victory. Those Hula Bowl, was a third-round NFL pick and is were huge plays by a big-time player, but a few of a regular NFL starter. He was the 1990 Pac-10 many he provided as a four-year letterman from Defensive Player of the Year.