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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Leesburg's Davis wins Butkus Award - Bay News 9

A Florida high school outside linebacker was picked last week to win the Butkus Award for the second consecutive football season.

Leesburg High’s Noor Davis, who transferred over from The Villages, was honored as the best high school linebacker in the country, averaging double-digit tackles for loss and four forced fumbles playing for an 8-2 team. He will sign a grant-in-aid to play on the next level for academically prestigious Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Tony Steward of Mantanzas (Clemson signee) was the linebacker selected last year by the Butkus committee.

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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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.