Marshall University Athletics
Head Named Lou Groza Semifinalist
11/12/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Head Named Lou Groza Semifinalist
11/12/2002
Curtis Head |
The Palm Beach County Sports Commission is pleased to announce the 20 semifinalists for the 2002 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award. Marshall University's Curtis Head was selected to the list.
Head, a senior from Shelbyville, Ky., has connected on 12 of 15 field goals this year, with a long of 53 yards. He is 26 of 29 of PAT kicks and also handles all punting and kickoff duties.
The award, which is presented by the FedEx Orange Bowl, will be given out during a ceremony on Tuesday, December 10, at the Sheraton West Palm Beach Hotel at CityPlace in West Palm Beach, FL.
Among the 20 kickers named semifinalists for the award are three kickers from the Big 10 - Mike Nugent from undefeated Ohio State, Nate Kaeding from sixth-ranked Iowa, and Dan Nystrom from surprising Minnesota. Also on the semifinal list are Billy Bennett from SEC East-leading Georgia, Jared Siegel from Pac 10 power Oregon, and Nick Browne from surging TCU. A brief biography of each semifinalist can be found at www.palmbeachsports.com/Groza.
The voters for the Lou Groza Award are comprised of all Division I head coaches, sports writers and sportscasters from across the country, conference officials, various NFL kickers, and all previous Lou Groza Award finalists.
The three finalists for the Lou Groza Award will be announced on November 18.
The award, now in its 11th year, is named for NFL Hall-of-Fame kicker Lou Groza, who played 21 seasons with the Cleveland Browns. Groza won four NFL championships with Cleveland and was named NFL Player of the Year in 1954. Nicknamed ?The Toe,? Groza was one of the first people to truly make kicking an art form, and he helped usher in to football the idea that a player could be used exclusively for kicking.
The Lou Groza Award is sponsored by AvMed, Bank Atlantic, The Breakers, Continental Airlines, ESPN, Florida Coca-Cola Bottling, JBS Destination Solutions, Palm Beach Kennel Club, The Palm Beach Post, Parallax Productions Rooney?s Public House, Sheraton West Palm Beach at CityPlace, and WPEC News 12.
For more information regarding the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, please go to www.palmbeachsports.com, or call the Palm Beach County Sports Commission at (561) 233-1015.
2002 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award
SEMIFINAL LIST| NAME | SCHOOL | CLASS |
| Joey Ashcroft | Air Force Academy | Jr. |
| Asen Asparuhov | Fresno State University | Sr. |
| Xavier Beitia | Florida State University | So. |
| Dustin Bell | University of Houston | So. |
| Billy Bennett | University of Georgia | Jr. |
| Nick Browne | Texas Christian University | Jr. |
| Santiago Gramatica | University of South Florida | So. |
| Nick Hayes | University of Alabama-Birmingham | So. |
| Curtis Head | Marshall University | Sr. |
| Aaron Hunt | Clemson University | Jr. |
| Mark Jensen | University of California | Sr. |
| Nate Kaeding | University of Iowa | Jr. |
| Dane Kidman | Utah State University | Sr. |
| Kevin Miller | East Carolina University | Sr. |
| Nick Novak | University of Maryland | So. |
| Mike Nugent | Ohio State University | So. |
| Dan Nystrom | University of Minnesota | Sr. |
| Jared Parseghian | Miami University | Fr. |
| Jared Siegel | University of Oregon | So. |
| Shaun Suisham | Bowling Green State University | Jr. |