Sophomore fullback Kelly Kent (left) receives the Outstanding Offensive Player award after rushing for 200 yards in ACU’s win over the Univesity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the 1977 NAIA Division I semifinal game in Shotwell Stadium. He repeated the honor in the next game, running for 158 more yards as the Wildcats won the national title in Seattle’s Kingdome. Kent died of a heart attack in 1979 at the age of 21. He was inducted to the ACU Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
DAVID DILLARD
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