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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Jamil Northcutt Named Chucky Mullins Courage Award Winner
3/28/2003 | Football
March 28, 2003
OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss linebacker Jamil Northcutt of Tullahoma, Tenn., has been selected as the 2003 recipient of the Chucky Mullins Courage Award.
The award, sponsored by Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, honors the late Chucky Mullins, who had his Ole Miss career come to an end during the 1989 Homecoming game against Vanderbilt when he was paralyzed after making a tackle. After returning to his studies at Ole Miss, Mullins passed away on May 6, 1991.
The Chucky Mullins Courage Award goes to a rising senior defensive player at Ole Miss. Each winner then wears Mullins' No. 38 during that senior season.
Northcutt, who has worn No. 54 during his first four years, including one redshirt season, with the Rebels, will be in No. 38 Saturday night when Ole Miss conducts its annual Red-Blue game, set for 5:30 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field.
The selection of Northcutt was announced during Friday night's 14th annual Chucky Mullins Courage Award Banquet, which is sponsored each year by Phi Beta Sigma and Phi Kappa Psi fraternities.
"The Chucky Mullins Award is about courage and great attitude," said Ole Miss head coach David Cutcliffe following the announcement. "Jamil Northcutt exemplifies courage and attitude. He is an excellent choice to carry on the Chucky Mullins legacy at Ole Miss."
During his career at Ole Miss, Northcutt has earned two letters while seeing action in 20 games, including all 13 in 2002. He intercepted his first career pass last season against Memphis, returning it 19 yards to the Tigers' six-yard line to set up an Ole Miss field goal in the second quarter.
"It's an honor and a privilege to be selected," Northcutt said. "I will wear Chucky's No. 38 in the same spirit he wore it here at Ole Miss, which was in the spirit of the Lord."
Northcutt joins 13 other former Ole Miss Rebels to receive the Chucky Mullins Courage Award. They include Chris Mitchell, Jeff Carter, Trea Southerland, Johnny Dixon, Alundis Brice, Michael Lowery, Derek Jones, Nate Wayne, Gary Thigpen, Ronnie Heard, Anthony Magee, Kevin Thomas, and Lanier Goethie.
