Troy Vincent (2008) | UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Troy Vincent

Induction:
2008

1991 finished second in voting for the Thorpe Award, given to the nation's top defensive back
1992 played in the Japan Bowl and the East-West Shrine Game
1991 set UW record for career punt return yards
1990 set UW season (13) and career (31) records for passes broken up
1991 UW's first All-American since 1987
1991 18 career passes defended, tied for second in Badger history
1989 led the Big Ten in punt returns (avg. of 15.1 yds)
1990 2nd team All-Big Ten by AP, finished second in the conference with an average 11.5 yards on punt returns (21st in country)
1991 Big Ten co-Defensive Player of the Year
1991 first team All-Big Ten
1991 first-team All-American (Football News, The Sporting News, UPI, Football Writers' Association); 2nd team voted by Associated Press
1991 team captain and MVP
1992 nominee for Jesse Owens Big Ten Athlete of the Year Award
1992 7th pick in first round of NFL Draft
1992 named NFL All-Rookie Team
1994 won the Ed Block Courage Award as a member of the dolphins
1999 had career best 103 tackles with the Eagles
2000, 01 named by The Sporting News as its "good guy in sports" for community service work
2000, 2001 Pro Football Weekly first-team all-conference
2001 Associated Press second-team All-NFL
2000-04 five-time All-Pro selection
2002 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year
2002 Pro Football Weekly first-team all-conference and AP first-team All-NFL
2003 inducted to the Pennsbury Athletic Hall of Fame
2003 started Troy Vincent Family football scholarship for defensive backs at UW
207 career games; 200 career starts in NFL
Founded Love Thy Neighbor community development and opportunity corporation (formerly the Troy Vincent Foundation), committed to community development by creating opportunities for social and economic change
Finished NFL career with 47 regular-season and four playoff interceptions, for a total of 51
Highest NFL draft pick of the Alvarez era at UW
Honored by the New Jersey Senate and the Delaware Valley chapter of the National Football Foundation
Numerous conference player of the week awards in the NFL
Played professionally with Miami (1992-95), Philadelphia (1996-2003), Buffalo (2004 - 2006) and Washington (2006)
Past-president of the NFL Players Association (2004-2008)