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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Chucky Mullins Award Finalists Announced, Banquet Set
4/1/2010 | Football
OXFORD, Miss. - The Chucky Mullins Courage Award banquet has been set for Thursday, April 15 at 7 p.m. CT in the Indoor Practice Facility on the Ole Miss campus. Former winner and current Duke assistant coach Derek Jones will serve as speaker for the 21st annual event.
Rebel head coach Houston Nutt announced Thursday the 2010 award finalists are safety Johnny Brown, linebacker Jonathan Cornell, tackle Ted Laurent, end Kentrell Lockett, tackle Jerrell Powe and linebacker Allen Walker.
The winner will be chosen by the Rebel coaching staff and members of the Chucky Mullins Courage Award Banquet Committee. The 2010 Chucky Mullins Courage Award recipient 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 Grove Bowl spring football game, which takes place Saturday, April 17 at 1 p.m. at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/ Hollingsworth Field.
In addition to Jones' speech, attendees to this year's banquet will be addressed by Coach Nutt and will see video highlights of many former award winners offering their reflections on Chucky Mullins and the significance of the honor.
The seventh recipient of the Chucky Mullins Courage Award, Jones was a two-time All-SEC cornerback and captained the Rebels in 1996. He later served as a graduate assistant for Ole Miss for two seasons before moving on to full-time coaching stops at Murray State, Middle Tennessee, Tulsa, Memphis and Duke, where he is entering his third year as the defensive backs coach.
Tickets for the Chucky Mullins Courage Award Banquet cost $25 each and may be purchased online in the OleMissSports.com ticket office.
Tickets are also available in room 331 of the Martindale Center or by contacting any member of Phi Beta Sigma or Phi Kappa Psi on the Ole Miss campus. For more information or for banquet sponsorship opportunities for corporations and local businesses, call 662-915-7404.
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 115-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), Jeremy Garrett (2007), Jamarca Sanford (2008) and Marcus Tillman (2009).
Chucky Mullins Courage Award Banquet Committee members include Chad Bush, Kyle Campbell, Jason Cook, JoElla Duhon, Clifton Ealy, Micah Ginn, William Hamilton, Julius Minor, Jonathan Parker, Greet Provoost, Jeff Roberson, Ryan Upshaw and Thomas Wallace.
