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Title: Tide's Carson Tinker a nominee for Orange Bowl/FWAA Courage Award Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on October 05, 2011, 05:29:00 PM Quote http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/10/tides_carson_tinker_a_nominee.html (http://media.al.com/sports_impact/photo/tinker-vs-north-texas-almondjpg-0aefd1bcb5e7c93e.jpg) TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Alabama's Carson Tinker -- a survivor of the April 27 tornado that killed 51 people in and around Tuscaloosa, including his girlfriend -- is the weekly nominee for the 2011 Discover Orange Bowl/FWAA Courage Award. The winner will be announced in December, and the trophy will be presented at the Orange Bowl. Tinker, a junior long snapper from Murfreesboro, Tenn., was thrown 100 yards from his destroyed house by the powerful tornado. His girlfriend, Ashley Harrison, a fellow Alabama student who had huddled with Tinker and two of his roommates in a walk-in closet, did not survive. Her body was found the next day in the same field Tinker in which had landed. The house was ripped to its foundation. Tinker suffered a concussion, a broken bone in his right wrist and cuts on his head and right ankle. Title: Re: Tide's Carson Tinker a nominee for Orange Bowl/FWAA Courage Award Post by: Chechem on October 05, 2011, 05:30:39 PM Great kid. Hopefully he'll get the award.
Title: Re: Tide's Carson Tinker a nominee for Orange Bowl/FWAA Courage Award Post by: rueben on October 05, 2011, 05:52:52 PM I can't see how anyone would deserve it more.
Title: Re: Tide's Carson Tinker a nominee for Orange Bowl/FWAA Courage Award Post by: DanDanScooter on October 05, 2011, 09:25:40 PM He has shown so much character, strength, and courage through this situation; he deserves it. Just following him on twitter he is 100% class and displays a desire to impact people in a positive way, and be a witness for God. He is a great representative for our University.
Title: Re: Tide's Carson Tinker a nominee for Orange Bowl/FWAA Courage Award Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on October 05, 2011, 10:38:25 PM Quote http://blogs.tennessean.com/vanderbilt/2011/10/05/vanderbilt-vs-alabama-five-questions/ Vanderbilt Insider 4. How has Alabama long snapper Carson Tinker, a Murfreesboro, Tenn., native (Riverdale High graduate) who was injured and lost his girlfriend in the April 27 tornado that ravaged Tuscaloosa, adjusted on and off the field since that life-changing day? For Vanderbilt fans driving down, how visible is the town’s devastation today? Izzy Gould: There are still many visible signs of the tornado damage. But considering what this place looked like minutes after the chaos there has been a ton of progress in terms of cleanup. Rebuilding has been slow, but this was a monster that killed 50 people in Tuscaloosa. And there were several killer tornadoes across the state that day. Carson Tinker has been a remarkable inspiration, and I’m not just saying that to be nice. He always puts on a smile, and has taken on an attitude that he lives life with a purpose. He passes inspirational Tweets on Twitter, and accommodates those, who want to speak about the terrible tragedy that will remain a part of him forever. I have been to the spot where his house once stood, several times. I have visited the shallow graves where his dogs were buried, and sat next to the marker near the spot Ashley Harrison was found dead. It’s a very emotional place because it’s so real. I cannot imagine how Carson Tinker pulls himself out of bed each morning. It’s a credit to the human spirit, and his strength. |