Tyrus Thomas honored with Jefferson Award

[spectre]

Thomas among 15 to be honored with "Nobel Prize for Public Service" in Washington, D.C. (http://www.nba.com/bobcats/thomas_jefferson_award_100615.html)


Recognizing their selfless, generous and tireless commitment toward improving the world around them, Tyrus Thomas is one of two professional sports figures that have been awarded Jefferson Awards, one of the nation’s top honors for community service and volunteerism. Past recipients of the 38-year-old award include General Colin Powell, television personality Oprah Winfrey and former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

~more at the link~ Congrats to TT!!!

[ammofan]

Nice job Tyrus! Thats great to see!

[Muttley]

Wow, that's awesome. Nice work, Tyrus.

I haven't been giving him enough credit...

[Toocool]

Great job TT. Hopefully you can win awards on the court as well playing in a Bobcats uniform :biggrin:

[ND22]

This is a great honor. Congrats Tyrus!

[teej]

Congrats! That's really neat.