Alex Thornton
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- Year:
- 2010
Alex Thornton named first-ever Bennie Abram LEGACY Award
recipient
Adam Gore/LetsGoICC.com
FULTON – Sophomore wide receiver Alex
Thornton has been named the 2010 Bennie Abram L.E.G.A.C.Y
Award recipient.
The first-ever recipient of the award was chosen by the ICC
football coaching staff. The award will annually be given to the
player the coaching staff feels best reflects the life and legacy
of former Indian defensive back Bennie Abram.
“Bennie was a young man that possessed a lot of great traits
that you look for in athletes and people in general,” said
ICC head coach Jon Williams.
“He displayed a lot of leadership, effort, gratitude, a
strong passion for academics, his character was impeccable, and in
essence Bennie was a yeoman (a common man). If you were to spell
those words out you come up with the acronym ‘legacy’
and that’s why we chose to create this award and call it the
Bennie Abram L.E.G.A.C.Y Award.”
Abram, who transferred to play football at the University of
Mississippi as a junior, passed away in February after collapsing
during the first day of team workouts.
Thornton will be honored at halftime of ICC’s home-opener
against Hinds on Thursday, September 2 in a special presentation
from Abram’s parents, Bennie and Erma Abram.
“We as coaches feel like Alex represents all the things that
Bennie displayed over the course of his life,” said Williams.
“This award means a lot to us and I’m sure it means a
lot to his family. We are just happy to have been able to be a
small part of Bennie’s life.”
The award will be given to a sophomore that maintains a grade point
average of 3.0 or above and the recipient will serve as a captain
throughout the season. A plaque will be enshrined in the ICC
football field house with the players names engraved each year to
help preserve the spirit Abram brought to Itawamba Community
College.
The player selected for the award will also wear a patch with
Abram’s number “30” on it while the team will
wear a “BA” logo on their helmet in honor of their
fallen teammate this season.