Trey Smith awarded the inaugural Fritz Pollard Trophy

[vollygirl]

This honor is given to a college player who has exemplified extraordinary courage, community values, and exceptional performance on the field.

 

[vollygirl]

Films Encore: Fritz Pollard

 

[kamoshika]

Much admiration and respect for this young man...just love everything he represents.

 

[Special Ed]

And all I got was the Michael J. Pollard award.

 

[ftsandersvol]

After what he has been through and his continued commitment and dedication to the Vols and college football, he should be awarded every collegiate award in existence.

 

[VolGirl1126]

Good for Trey! Love that young man!

 

[Remy]

How could this particular award go to anyone else? Congrats Trey in all good things, well deserved.

 

[Palm Beach Vol]

Congratulation Mr. Smith very well deserved! You are the epitome of what this award stands for. Thank You for being a VFL.

VFL..GBO

 

[EconVol92]

Congrats Trey.

 

[RollerVol]

And all I got was the Michael J. Pollard award.

must be the resemblance...liked him when he starred in Balmy and Clod...

GO BIG ORANGE!

 

[Gandalf]

Trey is oh so deserving. Lucky too for that award committee that they had someone so ideal to showcase the qualities they are looking for on their inaugural grant.

The trophy is named in honor of Frederick "Fritz" Pollard, one of our nation's true African-American pioneers. One of the greatest football players in Brown history, Pollard is recognized as the first African-American to play in the Rose Bowl, to earn All-America honors, to play quarterback at the professional level, and become a head coach in the National Football League - and he did all that almost 100 years ago.

 

[stevenrich2003]

Much admiration and respect for this young man...just love everything he represents.

It's hard to think of a better representative of our beloved school than this young man. Gentle giant off the field, absolute skull crusher on the field. I do not exactly understand how they cut it off and on like they do....

 

[TJVol95]

Any award is well deserved for this young man!

 

[vollygirl]

It's hard to think of a better representative of our beloved school than this young man. Gentle giant off the field, absolute skull crusher on the field. I do not exactly understand how they cut it off and on like they do....

Reminds me of a guy from Chattanooga.