75th Anniversary All-Sun Bowl Team
 Cornelius Bennett
Linebacker • Alabama
1983 & 1986 Sun Bowls
Named a 2007 Legends of the Sun Bowl ... earned
the 1986 C.M. Hendricks Most Valuable Player Award ... a three-time All-American
... played in the 1983 Sun Bowl against SMU and the 1986 Sun Bowl versus
Washington ... recorded seven tackles in an upset of No. 6 SMU ... notched 11
tackles and one sack in his 1986 MVP performance ... 1986 SEC Player of the Year
... 1986 Lombardi Trophy winner ... finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy
balloting ... 1985 Aloha Bowl Defensive MVP ... record 287 career tackles ... 37
career tackles for a loss ... 20 career sacks ... named to the Alabama Team of the
Century ... a member of the Alabama Sports
Hall of Fame ... 2005 inductee to the College Football Hall of Fame ... played 14
seasons in the NFL and started in five Super Bowls ... played for the Buffalo
Bills, Atlanta Falcons and the Indianapolis Colts ... earned five Pro Bowl
appearances and two AFC Defensive Player of the Year awards ... a native of
Birmingham, Ala.
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