Hameen Mitsurugi Ali III (born April 14, 1977)[citation needed] is an American former college football player for the College of William & Mary who is best known for being the 2000 recipient of the Disney Sports Spirit Award.[1] The award is presented annually to "college football's most inspirational athlete, who displays a sense of courage and an undying love for the game, while overcoming adversity on or off the field."[2]
Ali overcame many obstacles in life prior to earning an athletic scholarship to play for William & Mary, located in Williamsburg, Virginia.[3] As a child, Ali, his mother, and his sisters often had to live in their station wagon in Dover, Delaware because "that's all we had," he later said (he even spent one Christmas Eve in the car).[3] At age 12, Ali was kicked out of sixth grade for getting into too many fights.[4] In 1990, he stepped in to stop his mother's new boyfriend from being abusive toward his younger sisters; the boyfriend then went after him instead.[3] His sisters were fathered by different men, and Ali used to sell drugs on the corner.[3] He ran away and eventually found himself living in a foster home.[3]
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Ali credits living in a foster home as the best thing that could have happened to him.[3] It provided stability, and after a stellar football career at Dover High School, he was awarded an athletic scholarship to play for the Tribe. Ali suited up for the Tribe from 1996 to 2000.[5] In his true freshman season they won the Yankee Conference championship, made it to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs, and were named that year's Lambert Cup winners.[5] Two years later, in his redshirtsophomore season, he led William & Mary rushing; he led the team again the next season as well.[2] While he did not repeat a third time in leading the Tribe in rushing, he did finish his career after the 2000 season having accumulated 21 touchdowns and 2,217 yards (at the time of his graduation in 2001, this total ranked him eighth all-time in school history).[1][2]
^ abc"House Joint Resolution No. 726 / Commending Hameen Ali" (PDF). State of Virginia. January 25, 2001. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
^ abcdefgBianchi, Mike (December 8, 2000). "Runaway Shows Spirit To Endure". Sports. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^"W&M Athlete Proves You Can Change Course In Life". Daily Press. October 8, 1998. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
^ ab"2009 William & Mary Tribe Football Media Guide" (Java). ISSUU. 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
January 01, 1970
hameen, hameen, mitsurugi, born, april, 1977, citation, needed, american, former, college, football, player, college, william, mary, best, known, being, 2000, recipient, disney, sports, spirit, award, award, presented, annually, college, football, most, inspir. Hameen Mitsurugi Ali III born April 14 1977 citation needed is an American former college football player for the College of William amp Mary who is best known for being the 2000 recipient of the Disney Sports Spirit Award 1 The award is presented annually to college football s most inspirational athlete who displays a sense of courage and an undying love for the game while overcoming adversity on or off the field 2 Hameen AliWilliam amp Mary Tribe No 33PositionTailbackMajorInformation ManagementPersonal informationBorn 1977 04 14 April 14 1977 age 47 Harrisburg PAHeight5 ft 9 in 1 75 m Weight205 lb 93 kg Career historyCollegeWilliam amp Mary 1996 2000 High schoolDover DE Career highlights and awardsDisney s Wide World of Sports Spirit Award 2000 Yankee Conference championship 1996 Lambert Cup 1996 Early life editAli overcame many obstacles in life prior to earning an athletic scholarship to play for William amp Mary located in Williamsburg Virginia 3 As a child Ali his mother and his sisters often had to live in their station wagon in Dover Delaware because that s all we had he later said he even spent one Christmas Eve in the car 3 At age 12 Ali was kicked out of sixth grade for getting into too many fights 4 In 1990 he stepped in to stop his mother s new boyfriend from being abusive toward his younger sisters the boyfriend then went after him instead 3 His sisters were fathered by different men and Ali used to sell drugs on the corner 3 He ran away and eventually found himself living in a foster home 3 College editAli credits living in a foster home as the best thing that could have happened to him 3 It provided stability and after a stellar football career at Dover High School he was awarded an athletic scholarship to play for the Tribe Ali suited up for the Tribe from 1996 to 2000 5 In his true freshman season they won the Yankee Conference championship made it to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I AA Playoffs and were named that year s Lambert Cup winners 5 Two years later in his redshirt sophomore season he led William amp Mary rushing he led the team again the next season as well 2 While he did not repeat a third time in leading the Tribe in rushing he did finish his career after the 2000 season having accumulated 21 touchdowns and 2 217 yards at the time of his graduation in 2001 this total ranked him eighth all time in school history 1 2 On December 7 2000 the National College Football Awards Association presented him with their Sports Spirit Award in Lake Buena Vista Florida during an annual ceremony 3 References edit a b Spirit Award ESPN Wide World of Sports 2011 Retrieved June 28 2012 a b c House Joint Resolution No 726 Commending Hameen Ali PDF State of Virginia January 25 2001 Retrieved June 28 2012 a b c d e f g Bianchi Mike December 8 2000 Runaway Shows Spirit To Endure Sports Orlando Sentinel Retrieved January 28 2012 W amp M Athlete Proves You Can Change Course In Life Daily Press October 8 1998 Retrieved June 28 2012 a b 2009 William amp Mary Tribe Football Media Guide Java ISSUU 2009 Retrieved June 28 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hameen Ali amp oldid 1213829166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
