Green, Rutledge Share Sanders Award as Bruins’ Most Valuable Players in ’86

Junior tailback Gaston Green and senior strong safety Craig Rutledge were named co-recipients of the Henry R. (Red) Sanders Award as UCLA’s most valuable players for the 1986 football season Wednesday night at the team’s annual awards-dinner dance at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Center Joe Goebel and nose guard Terry Tumey shared the Paul I. Wellman Award for all-around excellence.

The full list of awards:

RED SANDERS AWARD (most valuable players)--Gaston Green and Craig Rutledge; PAUL I. WELLMAN AWARD (all-around excellence)--Joe Goebel and Terry Tumey; CHARLES PIKE MEMORIAL AWARD (outstanding scout team players)--Mark Estwick and Bryan Wilcox; JACK R. ROBINSON MEMORIAL AWARD (top senior scholars)--Henry Browne and David Clinton; N.N. SUGARMAN MEMORIAL AWARD (leadership)--Matt Stevens and Craig Rutledge; CAPTAIN DON BROWN MEMORIAL AWARD (most improved)--Onno Zwaneveld, Eric Rogers and Darryl Henley; JOHN BONCHEFF JR. MEMORIAL AWARD (rookie of the year)--David Franey and Brian Jones; KENNETH S. WASHINGTON AWARD (outstanding seniors)--Karl Dorrell, Frank Batchkoff, Greg Bolin, Chuckie Miller; GEORGE W. DICKERSON AWARD (outstanding offensive player vs. USC)--Gaston Green; DONN MOOMAW AWARD (outstanding defensive player vs. USC)--Ken Norton.