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Jim Thorpe Award

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Country
  
United States

First awarded
  
1986

Awarded for
  
the top defensive back in college football

Presented by
  
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame

Currently held by
  
Adoree' Jackson (American football), USC Trojans Football

Official website
  

The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport legend Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football since 1986. It is voted on by the The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, an organization based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Winners

† In 1996, Chris Canty of Kansas State University who was one of three finalists withdrew his name from consideration which caused a re-vote.

References

Jim Thorpe Award Wikipedia