Athletics

Johnson to Receive Doak Walker Award in Dallas Banquet

Penn State All-American Larry Johnson will receive the 2002 Doak Walker Award, presented annually to the nation's top collegiate running back, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at The Fairmont Hotel in Dallas. Johnson is the first Nittany Lion to capture the honor, awarded annually since 1990. Former Texas standout running back and NFL great Earl Campbell also will be honored at the banquet with the 2002 Pricewaterhouse Coopers Doak Walker Legends Award. Campbell won the Heisman Trophy in 1977. For more on this story, go to http://www.GoPSUsports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=3841

Last Updated March 19, 2009