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#47
Sidney
Haugabrook
Senior
DB
Atlanta,
GA/ Woodward
Academy
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At
Delaware:
2004:
Co-captain with fellow senior Sean
Bleiler...consensus pre-season
All-American and one of the top
cornerbacks in the nation...also one of
the top punt returners
nationally...possible Buck Buchanan Award
candidate as the top defensive player in
NCAA I-AA football...named a pre-season
first team All-American by The Sports
Network, Athlon Pre-season Magazine,
Street & Smith's Pre-Season Magazine,
and Lindy's Pre-Season Magazine...rated
the top cornerback in I-AA by The Sports
Network...earned first team pre-season
All-Atlantic 10 Conference honors at
cornerback and second team honors as a
kick returner...looking to become just the
second player in UD history to earn
all-conference honors all four seasons (DE
Mike Cecere in 1997-2000)...fourth-year
starter who has never missed a game or
start, entering the season with a streak
of 38 straight starts...should Delaware
advance to post-season play, could reach
UD record of 50 straight starts set by Pat
Mulhern (1991-94) and current UD assistant
coach Craig Cummings (1997-2000)...ranks
high on several all-time statistical lists
at Delaware...has recorded 236 career
tackles, ranking No. 18 all-time at
Delaware and No. 2 all-time among
cornerbacks...needs 10 tackles to reach UD
all-time tackle record by a cornerback of
246 set by former NFL player Tim Jacobs
(1989-92)...has 10 career interceptions
and his 159 interception return yards rank
No. 12...has two career touchdowns off
interceptions, one shy of the UD record
three by Kenny Bailey (1993-96)...18
career pass breakups rank No. 15...three
career blocked kicks is two shy of UD
record of five by Lamont Watson
(1997-98)...also has career totals of 59
punt returns (No.5), 629 punt return yards
(No. 2 - 185 shy of Eddie Conti in
1994-98), and 10.7 punt return average
(No. 2, record is 11.3 by Owen Brand in
1981-82)...has three career touchdowns off
interception and punt returns...versatile
and exciting player who has outstanding
speed and a good nose for the
ball...dangerous runner in the open
field...tough hitter despite his
diminutive size...ran a 4.53 time in the
40-yard dash and posted a 36-inch vertical
jump in spring testing...
2003:
Earned second team All-Atlantic 10
honors at cornerback and as a kick
returner in leading Blue Hen to the
Atlantic 10 title and NCAA I-AA national
title...key performer in one of the
nation's top defensive secondary units and
one of the nation's most dangerous punt
returners...defense ranked fifth in I-AA
in scoring defense (15.4) and shut out
Colgate 40-0 in national championship
game...started all 16 games at cornerback,
joining linebackers Mondoe Davis and Mark
Moore and safety Kyle Campbell as the only
UD defenders to start every game...ranked
third on the team in tackles with 84,
including a team-high 58 solo stops...had
2.5 tackles for loss, returned two
interceptions for 52 yards, had a
team-high nine pass breakups, recovered
one fumble (vs. William & Mary),
forced one fumble (Rhode Island), and
blocked one field goal attempt
(Hofstra)...ranked second in Atlantic 10
in passes defended (11)...also returned 35
punts for a school record 433 yards (12.4
avg. - ranking second in Atlantic 10, 18th
in I-AA) and one touchdown and returned
five kickoffs for 134 yards (team-high
26.8 average)...collected five or more
tackles seven times with season-high 10
stops each vs. Massachusetts and William
& Mary...also had eight stops vs. New
Hampshire and Southern
Illinois...intercepted a pass 39 yards for
a touchdown vs. West Chester and returned
a pickoff 13 yards vs. New
Hampshire...returned four punts for a
school record 127 yards vs. Maine,
including an 80-yard return for a
touchdown late in the third quarter that
keyed the Hens' 24-21 overtime win after
trailing at 21-0 at that point...earned
Atlantic 10 Special Teams Player of the
Week honors for his efforts...80-yard
return was the third longest in school
history...also had punt returns for 36 and
27 yards vs. Wofford in I-AA
semifinals...returned a kickoff 44 yards
vs. Massachusetts and had a 26-yard return
vs. Northeastern and a 25-yard return vs.
Northern Iowa...posted three tackles in
spring game...
2002:
Enjoyed an outstanding sophomore
season...played all four defensive
secondary positions and was a valuable
team leader for the unit...earned second
team All-Atlantic 10 honors...started all
12 games and ranked second on team with 84
tackles, including 63 solo stops...also
had 3.5 tackles for losses of 17
yards...also intercepted two passes for 41
yards, broke up five passes, forced one
fumble, and blocked a punt...posted five
or more tackles 10 times with season-high
12 stops (10 solo) vs. West Chester...also
had 10 tackles and three pass breakups vs.
Villanova and nine tackles each vs. The
Citadel and Maine...enjoyed his finest
game of the season in win over No. 5
ranked Maine as he posted nine tackles
(eight solo), forced a fumble, and
returned an interception 41 yards for a
touchdown...for his efforts, was named
Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week,
Blue Hen Touchdown Club Defensive Player
of the Week, The Sports Network National
Defensive I-AA Player of the Week, and
ECAC Defensive Player of the Week...had
seven tackles, including 2.5 for loss, and
blocked a punt vs. Richmond...was pressed
into punt return duty when Mike Adams went
down with a season-ending hip injury in
the season opener vs. Georgia
Southern...returned 24 punts for 196 yards
and an 8.2 yard average (third in Atlantic
10)...long return was 25 yards vs.
Northeastern...excelled in spring testing,
leading team in agility (side to side
motion) drill (4.01 seconds)...
2001:
Enjoyed an outstanding freshman
season...became the first defensive player
ever to be named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the
Year and Eastern College Athletic
Conference (All-East) Rookie of the
Year...also earned third team All-Atlantic
10 honors following a season that saw him
rank third on the team with 68 tackles,
including a team-high 58 solo stops...
also had five tackles for loss, broke up a
team-high four passes, and blocked a
kick...intercepted a UD freshman
record-tying six passes for 44 yards in
return...tied UD freshman interception
record set by teammate Dan Mulhern in
1999...ranked second in the Atlantic 10
and No. 10 in NCAA I-AA in
interceptions...named Blue Hen Touchdown
Club Defensive Player of the Week three
times (vs. Georgia Southern,
Massachusetts, and Northeastern)...started
all 10 games at cornerback...intercepted
two passes each in consecutive games vs.
Northeastern and New Hampshire...recorded
nine or more tackles four times with
career-high 15 vs. New Hampshire...had
nine stops vs. Hofstra, Richmond, and
Villanova...one of two Blue Hen Touchdown
Club Most Improved Players at defensive
back in spring drills...
2000:
Did not see game action and retained
freshman eligibility...
High
School Honors: Played running back,
wide receiver, and defensive back and
returned kicks under head coach Dale
Wiggins at Woodward Academy...team captain
for 10-3 squad...rushed for 1,210 yards
and 15 touchdowns as a junior and 972
yards and 13 touchdowns as a
senior...returned two kickoffs and two
punts for touchdowns as a senior when he
also caught 12 passes for 259
yards...two-time team Most Valuable Player
and two-time All-South Fulton County
All-Star...Atlanta Journal honorable
mention All-State as a senior...Defensive
Player of the Year in
basketball...
Personal:
Sidney Blair "Sid" Haugabrook
(pronounced "hog-a-brook")...born March
11, 1982...son of John and Mary
Haugabrook...consumer economics
major...has worked in UD Catering
Department during the summer....Peer
Mentor in Delaware's H.E.N.S. (Helping
Each Newcomer Succeed) program in which
upperclassmen help freshman
student-athletes adjust to college
life...has also been active with the
Police Athletic League...has enjoyed an
outstanding career as a sprinter for
Delaware track teams under coach Jim
Fischer...holds the second best indoor 55
meter time (6.40) in school history and is
No. 6 all-time in the indoor 60 meters
(7.00) and 200 meters (22.33)...has the
No. 8 best outdoor 100 meter time (10.83)
in school history...fifth in the 4x100
meter relay (with UD football teammates
Roger Brown and Rashaad Woodard) and
seventh in the 100 meters at the 2004
Colonial Athletic Association Outdoor
Championships...CAA runner-up in the 400
meter relay and was third in the 200
meters as Hens placed second overall
during the 2003 outdoor season...two-time
IC4A regional qualifier.
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