scottditzen Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Iba Awards recipients reflect on positive influences by: JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer Tuesday, June 07, 2011 6/7/2011 4:50:43 AM Who do the good guys think are good guys? Jason Taylor, Kristine Lilly and Stephen Wampler were honored during the Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Awards Monday night at the Renaissance Hotel. The Iba Awards, named in memory of former Oklahoma State and U.S. Olympic basketball coach Henry Iba, are presented annually by the Rotary Club of Tulsa to recognize positive role models who excel in their sport and who show, by their actions, a desire to help others. Essentially, the Iba Award is a good-guy trophy bestowed upon sports figures who do good things for others. During a pre-event press conference, the tables were turned and recipients were asked to talk about the best things anyone has ever done for them. Taylor's response:"(It was) probably (former Akron football coach) Gerry Faust back in the day giving me a scholarship to go to school, to have a chance to go get an education and play a sport that I hadn't played except for one year," Taylor said. "That was probably the beginning of it, but there are so many people in my life that have gotten me to where I am and helped me out. It is by no means an individual thing." full article here: http://209.184.242.1/site/printerfriendlys...B1_CUTLIN514567 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 With guys like Tressel running around, I think it makes people appreciate the character of a guy like Gerry even more these days. A guy that really practiced what he preached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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