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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Nutt, Documentary Highlight Chucky Mullins Award Banquet On April 11
4/1/2008 | Football
The 2008 Chucky Mullins Courage Award winner will be announced during the banquet, which is sponsored by Phi Kappa Psi and Phi Beta Sigma fraternities. This year’s winner will also be recognized during pregame ceremonies of the annual Red-Blue “Grove Bowl” spring football game, which takes place Saturday, April 12 at 1 p.m. at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field.
Attendees to this year’s banquet will be addressed by first-year Rebel head coach Houston Nutt and will see excerpts of the film “Undefeated: The Chucky Mullins Story.” The award-winning documentary by
Tickets for the Chucky Mullins Courage Award Banquet, which cost $20 each, may be purchased online by clicking here. Tickets are also available in room 331 of the
For banquet sponsorship opportunities, corporations and local businesses may contact Jason Wieloch at 404-518-1368 or email jtwieloc@olemiss.edu.
Established in the Spring of 1990 by the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity at Ole Miss, the Chucky Mullins Courage Award honors the late Chucky Mullins, who had his Rebel football 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, and the recipient receives a framed Mullins jersey and plaque and wears a 38 patch on the front of his jersey. The winning player had previously worn Mullins' No. 38 jersey until 2006, when the number was officially retired. It joined Archie Manning's No. 18 as the only retired numbers in the Rebels’ storied 113-year football history.
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), Patrick Willis (2006) and Jeremy Garrett (2007).
Chucky Mullins Courage Award Banquet Committee members include Kyle Campbell, JoElla Duhon, Princeton Echols, Michael Johansson, Tyrus McCarty, Jeff Roberson, Thomas Wallace and Jason Wieloch.
