ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, December 7, 1996 TAG: 9612090043
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
Virginia tailback Tiki Barber captured another award Friday when he was named Eastern College Athletic Conference Division I-A Football Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
Barber, a senior from Cave Spring High School in Roanoke, rushed for 1,360 yards and 14 touchdowns for the Cavaliers during the regular season. With a 162-yard effort against Virginia Tech, Barber became UVa's all-time leading rusher with 3,389 yards. Barber also caught 22 passes for 258 yards and was the team's leading punt returner with 19 returns for 241 yards and one touchdown. He is the first player in 40 years to lead the ACC in rushing, all-purpose yards (1,859) and punt returns in the same season.
Barber was selected the ACC Football Player of the Year, the ACC offensive football player of the year and was an All-ACC first-team selection. He also is a recipient of a National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame Post-Graduate Fellowship.
Barber received the Dudley Award earlier this week as the college football player of the year in the state of Virginia.
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