When Sanders won the Jim Thorpe Award, the ceremony was modest. "Lynne (Draper) was telling me there were no limousines, no fanfare. Somebody went out and picked Deion up from the Oklahoma City ...

More than 500 people – including NFL and college football players – attended the 39th Annual Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Banquet.

Jim Thorpe and Phil Donahue. “Phil Donahue rose to transform television and reshape the national conversation over 29 years, nearly 7,000 episodes and 20 Emmys.

Jahdae Barron of Texas was officially presented the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back on Tuesday night in Oklahoma City. Barron became the third Longhorn to win the award ...