Tulsa’s Willie Wright Named to 2017 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. –– University of Tulsa junior offensive lineman Willie Wright has been named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List for 2017, it was announced by the All Sports Association in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

The Wuerffel Trophy, known as "College Football's Premier Award for Community Service," is named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel from the University of Florida. The Wuerffel Trophy is awarded to the FBS player that best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement.

Wright (6'3", 296), from Houston, Texas, is a two-year starter at right offensive tackle for the Golden Hurricane. He was part of a 2016 offensive line that paved the way for Tulsa to rush for 300+ yards in a school record eight games, while it was also an offense that ranked among the top teams in the NCAA for total offense (4^th), scoring (7^th), rushing (8^th) passing (30^th).

Earlier this month, Wright was also named as a nominee for the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team^®.

Wright has volunteered at Kendall-Whittier Elementary School, served as a mentor at Rogers Middle School and has spoke to students at Hawthorne Middle School and Marshall Elementary School. He has also participated in the Martin Luther King Day Parade, Tulsa's Shadow a Student-Athlete Day, made hospital visits to St. Francis Children's Hospital, has done volunteer work for the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma and Lift Up America.

During his career, Wright has been an active member of TU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), the Association of Black Collegians and the Black Men's Initiative (BMI).

Former Tulsa quarterback Paul Smith (2003-07) was named the 2007 recipient of the Wuerffel Trophy.

Tulsa’s Willie Wright Named to 2017 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

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