Dobard, a 6'-4", 262 pound tight end from New Orleans, played in all 13 games in 2014, catching 7 passes for 147 yards, including a 32-yard catch in his home state of Louisiana in the Duck Commander Independence Bowl against South Carolina.
He is expected to be a force in the Canes offense in 2015. He will be presented a plaque for the award at the 47th Annual UM Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet on Thursday, April 9th at Jungle Island in downtown Miami.
Among the Class of 2015 is Jonathan Vilma, the 2003 Kichefski Scholarship winner. Other inductees include football's Winston Moss, Kevin Patrick, Rusty Medearis, the late Sean Taylor and former assistant coach Rob Chudzinski. Also, baseball's Alex Fernandez, diver Chris Mantilla, basketball's Kym Hope and track Olympian Lauryn Williams.
There's no question that Walter Kichefski embodied the Spirit of Miami. Walter was associated with this university for 56 years as a player, coach and administrator. Following Walter's death in 1992, a committee was formed to raise funds for a perpetual football scholarship in Kichefski's memory. It's a testament to his spirit that it only took one year to raise the $400,000 that it took at the time, to endow the athletic scholarship.
This remains the only undergraduate award presented by the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.
For information on tickets, call the Hall of Fame at 305-284-2775 or go to UMSportsHallofFame.com.
To view a tribute video to Walter Kichefski on the UM Sports Hall of Fame website, click here.
1995 - Alan Symonette
1996 - Twan Russell
1997 - Ryan Clement
1998 - Richard Mercier
1999 - Joaquin Gonzalez
2000 - Dan Morgan
2001 - Jeremy Shockey
2002 - Matt Walters
2003 - Jonathan Vilma
2004 - Chris Myers
2005 - Kelly Jennings
2006 - Anthony Wollschlager
2007 - Khalil Jones
2008 - Derrick Morse
2009 - Brandon Harris
2010 - Josh Holmes
2011 - Mike James
2012 - Allen Hurns
2013 - Shane McDermott
2014 - Denzel Perryman
Stanford out of the gate 14-0!
Posted by: Sarasota 'cane | March 31, 2015 at 09:43 PM
Go Canes! Get that NIT championship banner to hang at the BUC!
Posted by: BigWindyCane1 | March 31, 2015 at 09:44 PM
Grest job by the Canes. Bring home that NIT trophy!
Posted by: TonyCane | March 31, 2015 at 09:56 PM
Wow!
Posted by: TonyCane | March 31, 2015 at 10:00 PM
Tito:
Zach Moss visiting UM tomorrow
No hunch, no inside info, but it wouldn't surprise me to see him pull the trigger tomorrow. He's talked about committing for quite some time now and I would expect the staff to push him to commit as well.
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | March 31, 2015 at 10:26 PM
http://www.stateoftheu.com/2015/3/31/8323877/bad-news-for-the-miami-basketball
Well that sucks!
Posted by: Sarasota 'cane | March 31, 2015 at 11:03 PM
Stanford now has a 46-45 edge over ODU with about 11 and a half minutes left.
Gutsy win by the U tonight, with neither team seemingly playing their best, and the U taking advantage of the fact that Temple is typically not a great shooting team. With Jekiri out for the championship game after sustaining a concussion tonight, the U will need to see a swarming D with some of the big men stepping up and hopefully a better shooting %. There hasn't been much O rebounding, with the team being more focused on a defensive mindset tonight of getting back and not giving up many, including a lot of one shot and done if Temple had the ball.
Nice run by the U in the NIT. Great to see them get to the championship game. Now, let's see Coach L find a way to pull this one out on Thursday. My hope for the opponent is that Stanford and ODU play into trip OT tonight. Seriously, ODU concerns me more in terms of their potential, but they're both solid teams, and the U can't expect to always come back after giving up huge leads early in the game. That being said, I've been impressed by the never say die attitude!
Okay, now ODU has a 49-47 edge with @ 9 and a 1/2 minutes left.
Posted by: JCane | March 31, 2015 at 11:13 PM
Jekiri out for the NIT final. Damnit. Concussed vs, Temple.
Posted by: Dan Tana | March 31, 2015 at 11:24 PM
Stanford is starting to try to stretch things a bit, now with a 5 point edge with 4:14 left in the game.
Posted by: JCane | March 31, 2015 at 11:25 PM
Here's hoping Sherman really steps up. He has a lot of potential, but still makes many freshman type mistakes. He's not as well-groomed as Jekiri had been, and this team is definitely missing a bunch of players it got through the season with due to injury.
Stanford is now up by 3 with @ 2 and a 1/2 min left after ODU hits two quick buckets to cut into the 7 point lead. 61-58, now make that 61-59 with 2:15 left.
Posted by: JCane | March 31, 2015 at 11:32 PM
under 1:30 to go, still a 2 point game in favor of Stanford. Stanford hits again, back to a 5 point game, 64-59, with 45 sec. left.
Posted by: JCane | March 31, 2015 at 11:36 PM
We play Stanford on Thursday night.
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | March 31, 2015 at 11:40 PM
Quickie overview of Stanford, as they edge closer to a date with the U on Thursday.
They were weak down the homestretch, losing 8 out of their last 12 games prior to the NIT. They beat a then top 10 Texas, but lost to all other ranked teams played, including Duke, Ariz.x 2 and Utah x 2. They also lost to a bunch of mediocre teams, from DePaul to WSU to Colo to UCLA twice. They were pretty solid against most of the teams they should have beaten, but clearly a good but not great team in the PAC whatever conference, ending up with a .500 rec in conference.
Final: 67-60, Stanford wins.
Posted by: JCane | March 31, 2015 at 11:43 PM
Stanford isn't a great shooting team, but they rebound well and end up putting up some points typically. The U has to be ready to crash the boards on D, especially without Jekiri there, and still put up some points on O, something it hasn't consistently done in a while. I expect a tough game, but even with Rodriguez and Jekiri out, the Canes should be able to make a game out of it. We shall see.
Posted by: JCane | March 31, 2015 at 11:46 PM
FWIW, the 4/2 game is at 9pm. 'Night all.
Posted by: JCane | March 31, 2015 at 11:50 PM
NEW BLOG IS UP!
Posted by: SOUP | March 31, 2015 at 11:52 PM