2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

1997 Kevin Glover C
1998 Jeff Hartings G
1999 Ray Roberts T
2000 Jeff Hartings G
2001 Brendan Stai G
2002 Ray Brown G
2003 Jeff Backus T
2004 Damien Woody G
2005 Damien Woody G
2006 Dominic Raiola C
2007 Dominic Raiola C
2008 Dominic Raiola C
2009 Dominic Raiola C
2010 Jeff Backus T
Dominic Raiola C
2011 Dominic Raiola C
2012 Rob Sims G
2013 Dominic Raiola C
2014 Riley Reiff T
JOE SCHMIDT LEADERSHIP AWARD
Joe Schmidt Award is presented to the player who has
displayed outstanding leadership, drive and achievement on
the field and in the locker room. Schmidt was named All-Pro
in eight of his 13 seasons (1953-65), earning 10 consecutive
trips to the Pro Bowl. He served as captain of the Lions for
nine seasons. Schmidt was inducted into the Pro Football
Hall of Fame in 1973.
1997 Kevin Glover C
1998 Mark Carrier S
1999 Mark Carrier S
2000 Stephen Boyd LB
2001 Luther Elliss DT
2002 Corey Harris S
2003 Ray Brown G
Robert Porcher DE
2004 Donté Curry LB
2005 Marcus Pollard TE
2006 Jon Kitna QB
2007 Cory Redding DT
2008 Jared DeVries DE
2009 Larry Foote LB
2010 Kyle Vanden Bosch DE
2011 Kyle Vanden Bosch DE
2012 Kyle Vanden Bosch DE
2013 Dominic Raiola C
2014 James Ihedigbo S
MIKE UTLEY SPIRIT AWARD
Mike Utley Award is presented to the player who exhibited
tremendous spirit, desire, dedication and work ethic. Utley
suffered a career-ending neck injury which left him paralyzed
on Nov. 17, 1991; Minutes after the injury, Utley flashed his
teammates a “thumbs up” sign as he was wheeled from the
field, a gesture that galvanized a team that went on to win
its next seven contests and advanced to the NFC Championship
game.
1997 Luther Elliss DT
1998 Luther Elliss DT
1999 Luther Elliss DT
2000 Luther Elliss DT
2001 Luther Elliss DT
2002 Cory Schlesinger FB
2003 Cory Schlesinger FB
2004 Donté Curry LB
2005 Wali Rainer LB
2006 Donté Curry LB
2007 Cory Redding DT
Jared DeVries DE
2008 Kalvin Pearson S
2009 Louis Delmas S
2010 Nate Burleson WR
2011 Nate Burleson WR
2012 Nate Burleson WR
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2013 Nate Burleson WR
2014 D. Tapp/J. Ihedigbo DE/S
CHUCK HUGHES MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
Chuck Hughes Award is presented to the player who, because
of hard work and determination, showed significant development
and improvement during the past year. Chuck Hughes, a
Lions reserve wide receiver, played two seasons with the Lions
(1970-71); Hughes is the only NFL player to have died during
action on a football field, having suffered a fatal heart attack
during Detroit’s game against Chicago on October 24, 1971.
1997 Johnnie Morton WR
1998 Richard Jordan LB
1999 Germane Crowell WR
2000 Bryant Westbrook WR
2001 Cory Schlesinger FB
2002 Dominic Raiola C
2003 Shaun Rogers DT
2004 James Hall DE
2005 Scottie Vines WR
2006 Stanley Wilson CB
2007 Stephen Peterman G
Keith Smith CB
2008 Daniel Bullocks S
Dan Orlovsky QB
Ramzee Robinson CB
2009 DeAndre Levy LB
2010 Drew Stanton QB
2011 Matthew Stafford QB
2012 Nick Fairley DT
2013 Joique Bell RB
2014 Darius Slay CB
ED BLOCK COURAGE AWARD
1984 Ken Fantetti LB
1985 Keith Dorney T
1986 Steve Mott C
1987 Duane Galloway DB
1988 Carl Bland WR
1989 Jimmy Williams LB
1990 Bruce McNorton CB
1991 Mike Utley G
1992 Ken Dallafior G
1993 Kevin Glover C
1994 Victor Jones LB
1995 Aubrey Matthews WR
1996 Bennie Blades S
1997 Ray Roberts T
1998 George Jamison LB
1999 Dan Owens DT
2000 James Jones DT
2001 Charlie Batch QB
2002 Cory Schlesinger FB
2003 Robert Porcher DE
2004 Jared DeVries DE
2005 Boss Bailey LB
2006 Ricky Sandoval Dir. of Security
2007 Kevin Jones RB
2008 Daniel Bullocks S
2009 Jeff Backus T
2010 Jason Hanson K
2011 Shaun Hill QB
2012 Jahvid Best RB
2013 Nate Burleson WR
2014 Calvin Johnson WR
ROBERT PORCHER MAN OF THE YEAR
(renamed in honor of Robert Porcher in 2003)
2000 Ron Rice S
2001 Luther Elliss DT
2002 Robert Porcher DE
2003 Robert Porcher DE
2004 Fernando Bryant CB
2005 Joey Harrington QB
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