Hebert and Wallace Named SIFL Special Teams Players Of The Year
Published on July 21, 2009 under Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) News Release
LAKE CHARLES, La. (July 21, 2009) - Tommy Hebert of the Louisiana Swashbucklers and Darrick Wallace will share the Southern Indoor Football League's 2009 Special Teams Player of The Year Award, it was announced today.
Voting was conducted among SIFL coaches, team front offices, league staff and a composite fan vote. Teams were not allowed to vote for their own players.
Hebert received 12 out of a possible 13 votes among kickers, and won the fan balloting with 51 percent of the vote. Wallace also received 12 out of a possible 13 votes among the kick returners while recording 46 percent of the fan vote to 31 percent for Sammy Knight of Louisiana.
Not only did Hebert and Wallace lead the SIFL, but both were among the leaders among the four indoor football leagues.
Hebert, who led the SIFL scorers with 115 points, converted 93.3 percent of his PAT attempts, second only to Nathan Parseghian of Billings in the Indoor Football League, who was 49 of 50 in six games. Hebert also had a SIFL high 15 field goals and FG percentage conversion rate of 48.4 percent.
Wallace returned five missed field goals and two kickoffs for touchdowns for the Turfcats. He averaged 26.7 yards a kickoff return in addition to his duties as wide receiver, where he caught 27 passes for 281 yards and six touchdowns.
Both Hebert and Wallace will appear in the inaugural SIFL championship game Monday, July 27 when the Swashbucklers host the Turfcats in Lake Charles. Kickoff is 7 p.m. CST.
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