106:. During his career at Minnesota, Mortell handled all punting and holding duties over three seasons. Mortell's career includes 203 punts with an average of 44 yards (40 m) per punt, currently ranking him first in team history. Off the field, Mortell (as well as other specialists at Minnesota and around the
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1124:Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award
301:St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
244:Fields & Futures Foundation (OKC)
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1502:Academic All-America of the Year
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328:Boys & Girls Club of Norman
1732:Walter Camp Football Foundation
556:World, Cody Stavenhagen Tulsa.
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1669:Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
1663:(South, school's best athlete)
1575:Walter Camp Alumni of the Year
1027:Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
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1395:(Div. I FCS offensive player)
1360:(Div. I FCS defensive player)
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1685:Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award
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1098:Little All-America team
1527:(Humanitarian-athlete)
1494:and versatility awards
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992:Patrick Mannelly Award
920:Fred Biletnikoff Award
864:Bronko Nagurski Trophy
846:UPI Player of the Year
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822:AP Player of the Year
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784:(Player of the year)
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1460:Hec Crighton Trophy
1358:Buck Buchanan Award
1350:Walter Payton Award
1167:George Munger Award
1067:Deacon Jones Trophy
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952:Ted Hendricks Award
904:Davey O'Brien Award
874:(Defensive player)
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1533:Senior CLASS Award
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1045:(Best performance)
1035:Paul Hornung Award
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833:Player of the Year
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