Name: Dr. William Prickett
Sport: Football
Why he won: Prickett grew up in Tucson and went to both Sahuaro and Rincon High Schools. In 1988, Prickett transferred from Scottsdale Community College and walked on to the University of Arizona football team as a quarterback from 1988-91. In 1992, he earned his bachelor’s in health sciences and received the Golden Eagle C.A.T.S. Academics Award as well as the Jim Ewing Award, which was awarded to the senior football player with the highest grade point average. Prickett was also a Rhodes Scholar candidate.
Following completion of medical school at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Prickett went on to complete both an internship in general surgery and a residency in orthopedic surgery at Washington University. He then completed a sports medicine and shoulder surgery fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, working with the New York Giants.
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Prickett has been with the Tucson Orthopedic Institute for 14 years and is the Medical Director of Sports Medicine at Northwest Medical Center. Since 2010, he has been an orthopedic consultant for Arizona Athletics.
About the award: Established in 1991, the C.A.T.S. Silver Anniversary Award is given to former student-athletes who competed a minimum of 25 years ago. The award recognizes past letterwinners who have made a significant impact within their community, to the University of Arizona and within their chosen profession.
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