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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Leesburg linebacker Noor Davis receives Butkus Award, December 5, 2011

Leesburg linebacker Noor Davis (l), football coach Randy Trivers, Dick Butkus and his son Matt Butkus at the ceremony where davis was awarded the Butkus Award. (Courtesy of Leesburg High School)

posted by joe williams on December, 5 2011 4:26 PM

Leesburg linebacker Noor Davis was awarded the Dick Butkus Award as the nation’s top high school linebacker Monday afternoon in a ceremony at the school.

Butkus, the Hall of Fame linebacker who played nine years for the Chicago Bears and is considered one of the best to play the game, was present for the award presentation and surprised Davis when he walked out of a closet in the football team’s meeting room.

Davis, who has committed to Stanford University, is the second consecutive Florida player to receive the award. Last year’s recipient, Tony Steward, played at St. Augustine Menendez, and is a freshman linebacker at Clemson University.

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BUTKUS SURPRISES LOCAL PLAYER WITH AWARD, December 5, 2011

Noor Davis holds the high school 2011 Butkus Award on Monday, December 5, 2011 at Leesburg High School.

Published: Tuesday, December 06, 2011

LEESBURG

FRANK JOLLEY | Staff Writer

frankjolley@dailycommercial.com

Dick Butkus was considered to be one of the meanest and toughest football players in history.

In a nine-year career with the Chicago Bears, Butkus turned professional gridirons into his calling card, with running backs, quarterbacks and receivers strewn about as evidence that he had been there.

Lore has it that Butkus was once criticized for biting an opponent's fingers when they protruded through his facemask. According to the story, Butkus acknowledged the biting incident, and told the opponent, "anything that comes inside my facemask belongs to me.

Butkus played with an anger and toughness that few before or since have ever possessed. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979, the first year he was eligible to be inducted.

Leesburg's Noor Davis is recipient of 2011 high school Butkus Award, December 5, 2011

The award is given annually to the top high school linebacker in the nation

December 05, 2011|Joe Williams, Orlando Sentinel

LEESBURG — NFL great Dick Butkus surprised Leesburg's football players Monday afternoon when he walked out of a closet in the team's meeting room and presented Noor Davis with the Butkus Award as the nation's top high school linebacker.

Most surprised might have been Davis.

"It was an incredible experience to win the award, it being presented by Dick Butkus and to represent my school, the community and my family," Davis said. "It's a tremendous honor to know that I always will be attached to a legend like Dick Butkus. I will always be tied to this award."

Butkus is a pro football Hall of Fame member who played nine years with the Chicago Bears (1965-73) and is generally regarded as one of the best to play the game. His No. 51 has been retired by the Bears and was selected to the Pro Bowl eight times and twice was the defensive player of the year.

The Butkus Award began in 1985 and was originally awarded to the top collegiate linebacker and was sponsored by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando. In 2008, the Butkus Foundation took over control of the award and expanded it to include a high school and a pro player.