AFL Announces Award Finalists
May 30, 2003 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
NEW YORK â Following is the list of finalists for the 2003 ADT Defensive Player, Offensive Player and Ironman of the Year. The ADT Defensive Player of the Year will be announced Monday, June 2; Offensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, June 3; and Ironman of the Year on Wednesday, June 4.
This season, for the first time in history, AFL fans contributed towards selecting AFL award winners by voting online. The collective fan vote in each category counted as one coach's vote and will be used as a tiebreaker, if necessary, when compiled with the 16 head coaches' votes.
Following is a complete list of the AFL award finalists (listed alphabetically):
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Chicago OS ANTONIO CHATMAN
New York OS MIKE FURREY
New York QB AARON GARCIA
Las Vegas OS MIKE HORACEK
Los Angeles OS CHRIS JACKSON
ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dallas OL/DL TOM BRIGGS
Orlando DS KENNY MC ENTYRE
Chicago OL/DL JOHN MOYER
Georgia OL/DL JERMAINE SMITH
Tampa Bay DS OMARR SMITH
San Jose DS/KR CLEVAN THOMAS
IRONMAN OF THE YEAR
Arizona WR/LB HUNKIE COOPER
Arizona WR/DB RANDY GATEWOOD
Los Angeles WR/LB GREG HOPKINS
Tampa Bay WR/LB LAWRENCE SAMUELS
San Jose WR/LB BARRY WAGNER
About Arena Football
Often recognized as one of the nation's most affordable and fan-friendly sports leagues, the Arena Football League is in the heart of its Drive to ArenaBowl XVII. The Quarterfinal Round begins this Saturday, May 31, with all games, including ArenaBowl XVII on June 22, being televised by NBC.
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