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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Chucky Mullins Award Banquet Set for April 6
3/28/2007 | Football
OXFORD, Miss. The 18th annual Chucky Mullins Courage Award Banquet will be held here Friday night, April 6, at 6 p.m. in the Indoor Practice Facility on the campus of the University of Mississippi.
The Chucky Mullins Courage Award goes to a rising senior defensive player at Ole Miss, and the recipient receives a framed Chucky Mullins jersey and a plaque to signify his selection.
Past recipients of the Chucky Mullins Courage Award include Chris Mitchell (1990), Jeff Carter (1991), Trea Southerland (1992), Johnny Dixon (1993), Alundis Brice (1994), Michael Lowery (1995), Derek Jones (1996), Nate Wayne (1997), Gary Thigpen (1998), Ronnie Heard (1999), Anthony Magee (2000), Kevin Thomas (2001), Lanier Goethie (2002), Jamil Northcutt (2003), Eric Oliver (2004), Kelvin Robinson (2005) and Patrick Willis (2006).
The 2007 Chucky Mullins Courage Award winner will be announced during the April 6 banquet, which is sponsored by Phi Kappa Psi and Phi Beta Sigma fraternities. This year’s winner will be recognized during pregame ceremonies of the annual Red-Blue “Grove Bowl” spring football game, which takes place Saturday, April 7. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field.
This year’s featured speaker at the banquet will be former Ole Miss linebacker Shawn Cobb, who was Mullins’ teammate at Ole Miss. Cobb earned four letters (1987-90) at Ole Miss and was team captain his senior year in 1990.
Tickets for the 2007 Chucky Mullins Courage Award Banquet, which cost $20 each, may be reserved by calling (662) 915-7705. Tickets are also available in room 233 of the Lyceum or by contacting any member of Phi Beta Sigma or Phi Kappa Psi on the University of Mississippi campus. The public is invited to attend.
Chucky Mullins Courage Award Banquet Committee members include Pam Barefield, Tyler Donahue, Princeton Echols, Tyrus McCarty, Jeff Roberson, Zach Rowalt, J. Stern, Jared Turner, Thomas D. Wallace, Chyna Ward, Jerrick Ward and Jason Wieloch.
