DORSEY: A BIG MAN WITH A BIG HEART

The Lott Trophy® Winner, 2007
(Story originally published in December of 2007)

BATON ROUGE, LA. -- Glenn Dorsey blocks out the sun, swallows up ball carriers, punishes quarterbacks. One opposing coach calls him a man among boys, another says he throws players around like rag dolls. This 300-pound LSU senior defensive tackle is one big, mean, menacing monster.

Turns out Glenn Dorsey is also a softie.

The night before the Auburn game this season, he spent time with a 5-year-old who had been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The child, with his legs in casts, was scheduled to have his legs put in braces, just like that of Dorsey when he was 3-years old. Dorsey was named the SEC Community Service Student Athlete of the Week.

Says LSU Coach Les Miles about his star: "He represents everything that makes college football such a great sport. He came back for his senior year to get his degree and lead his team in pursuit of a championship. For that, I have great respect for Glenn as a person, as well as a player. He's the type of person that you wish for your sons to grow up and be like."

Many college football experts consider Dorsey the finest defensive player in the country: ESPN's Kirk Herbstret goes one step further: "He's the best player in college football." But he's more than that.

He is a regular speaker to youth in the Baton Rouge area. His theme to the children he speaks to is "dream big". He says, "even if you're from a small town, you can dream big and make things happen." His list of volunteer efforts include, leading 7th 8th graders at Kenilworth Middle School in math activities that involved foot, hand, and height ratios and gave the children a motivational talk about going to college. He spoke to a group of young kids at the YMCA in June of 2007 in his hometown of Gonzales and is a regular guest speaker at his former high school in Gonzales. Dorsey has also spent time working with kids at the Louisiana School for the Deaf in Baton Rouge, working with children at Southbound Elementary who have Downs Syndrome.

Dorsey returned to LSU for his senior year despite being a first round lock for last year's NFL Draft. Saying he has "unfinished business at LSU like winning an SEC Championship."

His commitment to LSU, his teammates and the LSU football program is one of the key reasons the Tigers are 10-2 overall. A team captain, Dorsey is a member of the unity council for the LSU football team, which is a group of players who meet with head coach Les Miles on issues within the team.

And on the field, he has created havoc: "He's the first guy you look for when you come to the line of scrimmage if you're playing LSU." -- Erik Ainge, Tennessee quarterback.

"I was hoping he'd turn pro. We tried a dozen different ways to block him last year and we haven't slowed him down yet." -- Tommy Tuberville, Auburn Head Coach.

Glenn Dorsey is many things, one being an outstanding candidate for The Lott Trophy®.

Impact: Dorsey was named the fourth recipient of The Lott Trophy® in 2007. In April of 2008, he was the first-round draft choice (fifth overall) of the Kansas City Chiefs.