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Mizzou’s Harris named to Lombardi Award preliminary watch list

riggertMissouriCOLUMBIA, MO. – Mizzou Football’s Charles Harris (Kansas City, Mo.) has been named to the 2016 Rotary Lombardi Award Preliminary Watch List, as announced by the Rotary Lombardi Award committee on Thursday. Harris is one of 158 total student-athletes and 42 Southeastern Conference players selected to the list who demonstrate outstanding performance and skill and exemplify the discipline, virtue and wisdom of Vince Lombardi. It’s now the fourth preseason watch list for Harris after being named to the Ted Hendricks, Bednarik and Nagurski watch lists earlier this summer.

Harris was a Second Team All-SEC honoree following the 2015 regular season. In his first year as a starter, he led the SEC in tackles for loss (18.5) and registered seven sacks, solidifying himself as the next standout in a long line of stellar defensive ends at Mizzou. He anchored the defensive line on one of the nation’s top defenses, starting all 12 games while finishing with 56 total tackles, two forced fumbles and a pass break-up.

The annual Rotary Lombardi Award began in 1970 in honor of the NFL coaching legend and recognized exceptional linemen in college football that upheld the values of leadership, courage, desire, respect and discipline. It has since been expanded to include players of all positions who exemplify those characteristics. Net proceeds from the award activities are contributed to cancer research and children who cannot afford treatment to fight the disease that claimed the life of Lombardi.

— Mizzou Athletics —

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