Hameen Ali

Education

Ali credits living in a foster home as the best thing that could have happened to him. lieutenant provided stability, and after a stellar football career at Dover High School, he was awarded an athletic scholarship to play for the Tribe. Ali suited up for the Tribe from 1996 to 2000.

In his true freshman season they won the Yankee Conference championship, made it to the quarterfinals of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-Associate of Arts Playoffs, and were named that year"s Lambert Cup winners.

Two years later, in his redshirt sophomore season, he led William & Mary rushing. He led the team again the next season as well.

While he did not repeat a third time in leading the Tribe in rushing, he did finish his career after the 2000 season having accumulated 21 touchdowns and 2,217 yards (at the time of his graduation in 2001, this total ranked him eighth all-time in school history).

On December 7, 2000, the National Football Awards Association presented him with their Sports Spirit Award in Lake Buena Vista, Florida during an annual ceremony.

Career

The award is presented annually to "college football"s most inspirational athlete, who displays a sense of courage and an undying love for the game, while overcoming adversity on or off the field" Ali overcame many obstacles in life prior to earning an athletic scholarship to play for William & Mary, one of the nation"s top academic institutions, located in Williamsburg, Virginia. At age 12, Ali was kicked out of sixth grade for getting into too many fights. He ran away and eventually found himself living in a foster home.

Achievements

• In his true freshman season they won the Yankee Conference championship, made it to the quarterfinals of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-Associate of Arts Playoffs, and were named that year"s Lambert Cup winners.

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