Pendleton named Male Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year Pendleton named Big 12 Sportsperson of Year
Published: June 1, 2007
Pendleton named Male Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year
Carl Pendleton II, the former Oklahoma football player who announced last fall that he would forgo his senior season of eligibility to care for his stepbrother, has been named the Male Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year. Kansas golfer Amanda Costner won the women's award.
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Pendleton graduated in December with a 3.81 GPA in sociology with a minor in religious studies. He has entered graduate school and adopted 11-year-old Kierstan.
"This is really an honor but I don't feel like I have done anything,” Pendleton said. "I wanted to make the most of the opportunities I was given by coming to the University of Oklahoma. God blessed me with the ability to play here. This award is more a reflection of the people who are here at OU.”
Pendleton says he learned from his mentor, the late Jessee Barnes, Jr.
"I believe everything I have gone through in my life is a building block for what is to come,” Pendleton said. "Pastor Barnes told me that God had a big plan for my life.”
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