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Lea Attends Wooden Trophy Banquet 1/10/2005
Lea Attends Wooden Trophy Banquet Vanderbilt football player Clark Lea attended a star-studded banquet Monday at the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel as a finalist for the 2005 John Wooden Trophy. William Betz, a swimmer from Brigham Young University, won the collegiate division Wooden Trophy while NFL star Peyton Manning won the professional athlete division. Lea, a senior fullback, was one of six finalists for the prestigious award, given to the athletes that best exemplify the ideals of legendary UCLA basketball John Wooden. The 94-year old Wooden was the banquet’s keynote speaker and presented all finalists with a plaque. The John Wooden Trophy, given in conjunction with the organization Athletes for a Better World, considered training behavior and work ethic, competitive behavior, relationships with coaches and teammates, responses to victory and defeat and contributions to society and the community. Wooden Trophy Collegiate finalists *William Betz, Men’s Swimming, Brigham Young University; Dionnah Jackson, Women’s Basketball, University of Oklahoma; Clark Lea, Football , Vanderbilt University ; Caroline Renkin, Women’s Soccer, University of North Carolina at Wilmington; DeAngelo Williams, Football, University of Memphis; Michael Williams, Football, Stephen F. Austin State University Olympic and Professional finalists Ray Allen, Professional Basketball, Seattle Sonics; Sue Bird, Professional Basketball, Seattle Storm; Tim Duncan, Professional Basketball, San Antonio Spurs; *Peyton Manning, Professional Football, Indianapolis Colts; Will Shields, Professional Football, Kansas City Chiefs; Dawn Staley; Professional Basketball, Charlotte Sting * Won trophy |
