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Mitchell-Fletcher a marquee matchup

...Texas, -- Wisconsin cornerback Jamar Fletcher, the Jim Thorpe Award winner as the nation's top defensive back, insists...been humble leading up the Sun Bowl. On winning the Jim Thorpe Award, he said: "I was shocked. Just to be up for...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2000/12/29/col_303893.shtml
College
SEC notes: Donnan believes Bailey will carry Thorpe Award

The Heisman talk has subsided, but Champ Bailey is still strong candidate for the Jim Thorpe Award, which goes annually to the nation's top defensive back. Georgia coach Jim Donnan expects his junior cornerback/wideout...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/11/13/col_244547.shtml
College
College notes: Former Josey player a finalist for award

...safety at Tennessee, is among three finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, presented annually to the nation's top defensive...against Kentucky. The Thorpe Award, presented by the Jim Thorpe Association in Oklahoma City, will be presented Dec...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1999/11/25/col_275886.shtml
College
ESPN picks Jordan as No. 1

...the century. Rounding out the ESPN top 10 were Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Wayne Gretzky, Jesse Owens, Jim Thorpe, Willie Mays, Jack Nicklaus and Babe Didrikson Zaharias. Twenty-five of the 48 people on the panel selecting the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1999/12/27/oth_279819.shtml
Other sports
Top athletes of the century

...place vote through one point for a 100th place vote: Pts 1. Babe Ruth (5) 1551 2. Michael Jordan (4) 1524 3. Jim Thorpe (3) 1471 4. Muhammad Ali (2) 1462 5. Wayne Gretzky 1368 6. Jim Brown 1333 7. Joe Louis (1) 1327 8. Jesse Owens...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1999/12/12/oth_277517.shtml
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Former Butler star Carlos Rogers seeks Super Bowl ring

...this moment in New Orleans, it was a season football took a back seat that stands out.It happened before he won the Jim Thorpe Award as the best defensive back in the country during Auburn's undefeated 2004 season; before he was drafted No...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-02-02/former-butler-star-carlos-rog
American Eaton takes decathlon

...really wanted," said Eaton.Especially this year, on the 100th anniversary of the event. At the 1912 Olympics, Jim Thorpe won the inaugural title.Thanks to Eaton, the decathlon gold is staying in the United States. Eaton joins 2008 winner...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2012-08-09/american-eaton-takes-decathl
Pass defense to again be key in SEC race

...also has produced plenty of NFL defensive backs during this dynasty.The SEC had each of the past three winners of the Jim Thorpe Award given annually to the nation's top defensive back: Tennessee's Eric Berry in 2009, LSU's Patrick Peterson...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/college/2012-10-10/pass-defense-again-be-key
Sluman, Couples share lead in Mississippi

...morning in the completion of the suspended first round for a course-record 63, then shot 70 in the second round.Jim Thorpe will join Sluman and Couples in the final group today. The 63-year-old Thorpe, is two strokes back after 65. EUROPEAN...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/golf/2012-03-24/sluman-couples-share-lead-mi
Ex-Butler star Carlos Rogers wants Super Bowl, not Pro Bowl

...on a defense that ranked tops in the NFC during the regular season, finally displaying the talent that earned him the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's best defensive back his senior season at Auburn."I'm back playing football like I did in...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/scott-michaux/2012-01-21/ex-butler-star-carl