Trojan Football History all-america players All-America Selections
Tim Betts
Robert Bradley
Sherrill Busby
Sim Byrd
Blake Carruthers
Mitch Geier
Vince Green
Perry Griggs
Bob Hall
Clifford Ivory
Kerry Jenkins
Mark King
Al Lucas
Pratt Lyons
Bubba Marriott
1939 AP....................................... Sherrill Busby, Back 1968 NAIA.............................................Sim Byrd, QB 1969 NAIA....................................... Ronnie Shelley, S 1970 NAIA........................................ Vince Green, FL 1971 NAIA........................................Greg Wright, LB 1973 AP..................................................Mark King, C 1974 AP..................................................Mark King, C 1976 Kodak....................................... Perry Griggs, SE 1978 AP...............................................Tim Tucker, LB 1980 Kodak.......................................Willie Tullis, QB 1984 AP................................................Mitch Geier, G 1985 Football News.....................Robert Bradley, LB 1986 Consensus........................... Freddie Thomas, S 1987 Consensus........................... Freddie Thomas, S Kodak, Football News..............Mike Turk, QB 1994 AP, AFCA.........................................Bob Hall, T 1995 AP, AFCA.........................................Bob Hall, T 1996 Consensus................................ Pratt Lyons, DE AFCA.................................... Kerry Jenkins, OL 1997 Walter Camp........................ Clifford Ivory, DB 1998 AP, Walter Camp ESPN/USA Today............ Marcus Spriggs, DE Walter Camp.............................. Eric Sloan, DB Don Hansen............................Cleve Roberts, T Don Hansen..................................Al Lucas, DT 1999 Buck Buchanan Award........................Al Lucas AP, Sports Network, Walter Camp.........................................Al Lucas Walter Camp, AFCA................ Michael Moore Walter Camp...................................... Eric Sloan 2000 AP, Sports Network.................Lawrence Tynes AFCA, AP, Don Hansen...................Tim Betts Don Hansen........................... Blake Carruthers 2002 Sporting News Freshman.....Thomas Olmsted
Al Lucas - 1999 Buck Buchanan Award Winner This award is given yearly to the top defensive player in the nation at the Division I-AA level. The award was named after former Grambling State defensive lineman Buck Buchanan, who went on to a stellar career in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs. Two-time All-America defensive tackle Al Lucas claimed the award after the 1999 season. That year, he led the Trojans to an 11-2 record and berth in the I-AA quarterfinals. He finished with 126 tackles, which ranked second on the team, and had 20 tackles for loss.
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